Rotisserie chickens...lazy man's food or stroke of genius?

[Mannginger]

I'm with the stroke of genius camp.

Those hot rotisserie chickens that are now readily available in the supermarket are a fantastic thing: easy, cooked excellently with a series of flavours, perfect for salads, soups, sandwiches etc and for only a quid or so more than the uncooked ones.

Although this being PH and you should never start a thread expecting people to agree with you, I am expecting a load of people to tell me to stop being so lazy and roast my own!

[RDE]

Stop being so lazy and roast your own.

Or roast a duck - they're yummy

Edited by RDE on Saturday 15th March 12:27

[marshalla]

Mannginger said:

with a series of flavours

Because the one thing they will never taste like is chicken...

battery farmed broilers, bred to keep price down.

[uriel]

Asda seem to have plain and 'extra tasty'. From what I can gather, 'extra tasty' means swimming in extra grease.

[ganglandboss]

[Homer Simpson]Hmmmmmm!......Extra grease![/Homer Simpson]

[robinhood21]

Whatever you do; do not let the Top Gear Team near your chicken.;0

[immigrant]

marshalla said:

Mannginger said:

with a series of flavours

battery farmed broilers, bred to keep price down.

Yup, and as the OP said, brilliant value for quick snacks, post gym protein fixes, sandwiches and so on. Its only a shame some of them are a bit greasy.

The pricy free-range stuff can be bought for Sunday Roasts and date meals.

[jeff m]

I have a rotisserie on my grill, but have never managed to get the "stake" central so the thing "flops" so have nearly always bought these from chicken places or supermarkets.

The supermarket ones seem dry though.

Great chicken can be cooked in a turbo cooker, glass convection thing with a fan. Skin crispy, meat juicy, fast cooking, easy clean up.

[minimoog]

immigrant said:

The pricy free-range stuff can be bought for Sunday Roasts and date meals.

The point of free-range is animal welfare, not trying to get laid.

[immigrant]

Cock a Doodle Doo.

[slow_poke]

There's a thought I've been having on and off for a while now: Is there anywhere online to buy a home rotisserie? Not a big bulky catering/commercial one, just a nice handy one for the kitchen.

I quite fancy rotisserieing a chicken at home.

[minimoog]

slow_poke said:

There's a thought I've been having on and off for a while now: Is there anywhere online to buy a home rotisserie? Not a big bulky catering/commercial one, just a nice handy one for the kitchen.

I quite fancy rotisserieing a chicken at home.

Try the local paper classifieds. Just about any cooker from the 70s will have a rotisserie built in

[slow_poke]

minimoog said:

slow_poke said:

There's a thought I've been having on and off for a while now: Is there anywhere online to buy a home rotisserie? Not a big bulky catering/commercial one, just a nice handy one for the kitchen.

I quite fancy rotisserieing a chicken at home.

Try the local paper classifieds. Just about any cooker from the 70s will have a rotisserie built in

Cool, but I was thinking more along the lines of a handy little worktop portable unit, if you know what I mean.

[Rude Girl]

What's the benefit of a rotisserie? I can see how it will make a lot more washing and cleaning up, but what's the plus side?

If you want a roast chicken, buy a chicken (free range from your local farmer if you want it to taste of anything), bung an onion and a few bits of garlic in the cavity, put it in a Baco roasting bag and in to the oven. That's it. Juices and a bit of wine to make gravy and eat.

[Plotloss]

Rude Girl said:

What's the benefit of a rotisserie? I can see how it will make a lot more washing and cleaning up, but what's the plus side?

If you want a roast chicken, buy a chicken (free range from your local farmer if you want it to taste of anything), bung an onion and a few bits of garlic in the cavity, put it in a Baco roasting bag and in to the oven. That's it. Juices and a bit of wine to make gravy and eat.

Little advantage for chicken really, bigger bits of meat cook more evenly, end up juicier and are self basting.

They also look far cooler than a Neff oven.

[Semi hemi]

slow_poke said:

minimoog said:

slow_poke said:

There's a thought I've been having on and off for a while now: Is there anywhere online to buy a home rotisserie? Not a big bulky catering/commercial one, just a nice handy one for the kitchen.

I quite fancy rotisserieing a chicken at home.

Try the local paper classifieds. Just about any cooker from the 70s will have a rotisserie built in

Cool, but I was thinking more along the lines of a handy little worktop portable unit, if you know what I mean.

Something like this?
http://www.choiceful.com/choiceful-id-21161-Vertic...

[Trax]

slow_poke said:

There's a thought I've been having on and off for a while now: Is there anywhere online to buy a home rotisserie? Not a big bulky catering/commercial one, just a nice handy one for the kitchen.

I quite fancy rotisserieing a chicken at home.

They seem to be regulary advertised on the shopping channels that are somwhere after QVC.

[sleep envy]

Mannginger said:

I'm with the stroke of genius camp.

agreed - if I do the weekly shop on a Saturday it's usually with the mrs and a raging hangover

last trip round the supermarket is a chicken, fresh french stick and iceberg lettuice - job done

[TIGA84]

sleep envy said:

Mannginger said:

I'm with the stroke of genius camp.

agreed - if I do the weekly shop on a Saturday it's usually with the mrs and a raging hangover

last trip round the supermarket is a chicken, fresh french stick and iceberg lettuice - job done

Good man. A nice dollop of mayo and job done.