How do you cook a whole chicken?

[Maree]

@pauline3

To get it tasting succulent and not dried out?

I have my secret ,but I will share mine , only if you share yours first,

Just remembered you never told us your secret

[Bratti]

@Eliza

in the past ive dome mine by laying it breast down so all the juices run into it .

another good method is in a roasting bag .

Agree. Flipping both turkeys and chickens upside down keeps the meat nice and tender or those roasting bags. Both methods seem to make the most out of the birds with zero waste. No parts of the bird get dried out

[Alain]

I went through a phase of using my slow cooker a lot, so tried cooking a whole chicken in it and also the veg and potatoes. It worked out well, in fact it’s got my mouth-watering talking about it, so I may try it again.
I also used to make bread and soups in my slow cooker. I’m using the slow cooker more now, as I love making veg soup.

[Meg]

For me the best thing to do with a whole chicken is to handle and cook it with care so as not to catch any nasty bacteria,
…fill it with herbs so you can’t smell the nasty thing cooking,
… then remove and portion the meat into little containers to go in the freezer ready and put it in the dog

[PixieKnuckles]

Love this, Meg!

[logan1]

I wouldn’t use a roasting bag with all that polyester type of plastic, they say that they’re safe but you don’t know.
I use aluminium foil but never know if that’s safe but it’s the best I think.