I'm making spatchcock chicken for the first time. I bought this 16x13 roasting pan for $22 on Amazon and it arrived today, this is my first dish in this pan and why I bought the pan. Side dishes are oven roasted green and yellow squash and baked potatoes.
I'll post some more pics as I go.
So, chicken general, post your chickens, recipes, prices, etc.
Spine is out and I used my fists to pound is flattish. It wasn't very messy.
>tomarrow there is going to be a bunch of black gentlemen selling their EBT,2 gibs for one buck
>20 dollars for 40 dollars worth of food
it's very tempting
I used rubbed some oil on the skin and bottom. I seasoned with adobo and pepper. I put some oil on the bottom of the pan under the rack to help with sticking. I'm hoping it doesn't burn. It's in at 450 for 20-25 minutes. I'll reduce heat after.
>>9244564
>saline pumped up pre-frozen chicken so you're paying for mostly water weight
>the meat is going to taste like shit no mater how well you cook it
>not getting fresh killed chicken from the poultry house that tastes like chicken and not solutions
>>9244567
I too buy foodstamps. I'll go to the local methadone clinic and get them for $.25 on the dollar around the first of the month. Junkies man.
Here's some prices I'll pay for chicken. These are a little pricey, but it's still cheap. Typically drumsticks can be as low as $.29/lb and whole chickens as low as $.39/lb
Squash
Everything is going. Potatoes are almost done and the chicken skin is almost crispy when I drag my tongs across it. The squash is just about done too. It should all finish around the same time.
Everything came out great!
>>9244557
where'd you get the face hugger? just a regular butcher shop?
>>9244557
How long did it take to cook? I've always wanted to do spatchcock but I'm afraid I'll give myself sarsaparilla poisoning. Hope you enjoy it
>>9244564
Did you pull out the sternum? It lays flat really easily once you yank that out.
>>9244557
Is buying bone in chicken worth the price? I can only find boneless skinless chicken breast for 1.99/lb at the absolute lowest. I found some split bone in chicken breast at the store for 80 cents a pound though. I bought a few packs and did cut along the ribs to get most of the meat. I don't know what the bone/meat ratio is though so am I just wasting my time when I could have bought boneless skinless for the same amount of chicken for the price?
I kept the bones because I plan on making chicken noodles in a day or two. I'll cook the bones for a while and see how that goes. I've heard it adds a lot more flavor but we'll see. My only concern is the smaller bones getting lost in the soup and some idiot choking.
>>9245000
wow ok
whole chicken are the cheapest, you can get the breasts, wings, legs down in like 2 min with some practice.
the meat itself is no different obviously, though you always get better cooking results with bone-in cuts, like for example airline chickenbreast. it looks better, tastes better and is cheaper.
i have no idea what your plans are for making chicken noodles, but it sounds like you have no idea what you are doing with the bones.
google a "chickenstock", youll have to add some veg to it and obviously you strain the fucking broth/stock when there are any concerns for smal bones, though it should be pretty clear, so youll prolly see all the particles anyways
>>9244851
How long was cook time?
>>9244557
Over the summer, been trying to master cooking chicken on the charcoal grill. I'm good with beef and pork but chicken, especially bone-in has been tricky for me, fully cooking right to the bone without burning the skin and getting flare ups.