Roasting whole chicken Any luck with roasting a whole chicken or does it have to be cut in half or quarters because of limited oven height?
1549522
We've roasted a 5 lb chicken (after flattening it somewhat) and draping some aluminum foil over the top (breast-side down). It's much easier to cut the bird in half and roast it that way
1549523
The convection process favors a shallow pan and lots of flat surface area for the forced air to develop a pattern over and under. So the quartered chicken, laying flat on the broiler top of the baking dish, will probably yield the most consistent, browned and moist results.
404348
I think the space is pretty tight for roasting a whole chicken. The top of the chicken would be too close to the heating elements, causing uneven browning. Even cutting the whole chicken into pieces would overcrowd the roasting pan. The size is more ideal for roasting 2 bone in chicken breast halves or several chicken leg/thigh pieces. Cutting a whole chicken in half would also work better.
560389
You probably can fit a whole chicken in this crock pot. I read about some slow cooker/crock pot that it is better to CUT whole chickens and large pieces of meat in half before placing in the slow cooker just to make sure they cookthoroughly. I, myself prefer to cut meat into smaller portions for easier cooking. Hope this is helpful. Thank you
2244022
I have only cooked the 3 1/2 lb type of chicken.....I am sure you could go larger for one chicken at a time. If you do two chickens I would stick to the 3 1/2lb type.
594824
Possibly, I have never tried it. The chicken would cook down eventually, but might not be able to use cover initially.
2208384
you can cook meet but i will not advise to cook a full chicken. Saussage or small part of a chicken is ok. you cannot add butter or oil so it is cook only by steam
410602
I haven't tried cutting the bone. Roast a whole chicken, cut at the joint...
2055196
I have only cooked beans in it but you should be able to cook a small roast. Not sure about a whole chicken - could be tight.
244708
There are 4 racks in the smoker and they measure 18X36 roughly. You should get 15 leg quarters to each rack easy. As to cooking time i cook whole chickens in about 3 hours or less running the smoker at about 240-260. Your time should be less i would bet. I would think with 4 racks loaded with chicken figure minimum 2.5 hours.good luck, i hope they turn out great
410046
No it isn't big enough to do a whole chicken. You could steam a cut up chicken but I have not tried it for meat. I use a slow cooker for that.
411417
For A roast any portion of meat should not extend above the 2/3 full mark. For a whole chicken is the same and both should be pressured in 6-quart or 8-quart pressure cooker.
594823
uncertain. I use it for heating milk (2 Qt). I think it depends on how the chicken is cut. If not cut it might be a little shallow. This is more round and flattish, not a typical roaster shape.
1272195
No, definitely not. Two chicken breasts or four thighs would work, or an intact fryer, but not a whole cut up chicken
231774
Sorry but I am not sure. I usually cook a whole chicken on it...about 3 to 5 lbs. You probably could put a small turkey or capon on it but I think the legs would be far over the sides so you would have to put it on a flat pan in the oven to catch the dripping juices. Hope that makes sense.sml
957743
it takes hours in full sun to cook a chicken with sunflair Oven. I have to move the oven to be directly facing the sun every 30 minutes. I haven't tried using it inside a car. It might work on a warm, very sunny day. so far this year the oven has not reached a high enough temperature for long enough to cook a whole chicken, I live about 100 miles from Canada. I would expect not to be able to cook until about 10am when the sun is high enough in the sky, and I would expect it to take 4 or 5 hrs.
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I do not think you would be able to do that. When cooking a chicken you place the chicken over the tubed center (about 3" tall) of the dish. Inside that "tube" you ad liquid which steams up through the cavity of the chicken. Hope this helps you.
231779
This depends on where your going to used the roaster. If on a grill, a large (7 to 8 lbs.) chicken would probable fit. I live in a studio and have a small oven. Therefore, I usually use a small bird (3 to 4 lbs) sitting on a baking sheet on the lowest level of my oven and still have problems fitting the bird.
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Yes, you can do a whole chicken. You can do a whole slab of ribs (cut in half). As for pork roast just yesterday I did the smoking of a piece of fresh rear leg (2.9 kilos), completing the slow cooking process in a gas owen.