Beercan Chicken
Discussion
Thanks to Trustmeimadoctor on this thread I bought the £5 M&S Chicken cooker thing.
Excellent first go, unfortunately there aren't any pictures of it coming out of the oven. What with the gravy and other family related issues I simply didn't have time.
Recipe was a combination of tips from the various offerings on the web so in summary I made my own garlic and herb butter to rub on the skin, cooked for an hour and a quarter (1.3kg chicken) then rested for 15 mins. I used the remaining beer in the can in the gravy - I noticed that when steaming there was also a good amount of chicken juices in there too.
Apart from the carrots being cut a bit small it was great, the meat was juicy and tender, the skin crispy and tasty. The spuds went well in the juices too and we've now got a bigger chicken to do it again for some friends tomorrow.
Excellent first go, unfortunately there aren't any pictures of it coming out of the oven. What with the gravy and other family related issues I simply didn't have time.
Recipe was a combination of tips from the various offerings on the web so in summary I made my own garlic and herb butter to rub on the skin, cooked for an hour and a quarter (1.3kg chicken) then rested for 15 mins. I used the remaining beer in the can in the gravy - I noticed that when steaming there was also a good amount of chicken juices in there too.
Apart from the carrots being cut a bit small it was great, the meat was juicy and tender, the skin crispy and tasty. The spuds went well in the juices too and we've now got a bigger chicken to do it again for some friends tomorrow.
Looks rather good!
Another one who bought the £5 M&S one here. Did a test run in the oven, but fell asleep and got a seriously overcooked, malty smelling sparrow on the first run. Dogs liked it though.
Done a few on the BBQ and loved it, so can't wait to try it with the veg etc done on the M&S tray - trying it on Sunday.
Another one who bought the £5 M&S one here. Did a test run in the oven, but fell asleep and got a seriously overcooked, malty smelling sparrow on the first run. Dogs liked it though.
Done a few on the BBQ and loved it, so can't wait to try it with the veg etc done on the M&S tray - trying it on Sunday.
Stu R said:
Digger said:
Can you remove the handles off of the m&s pan?
They're riveted on, so you could with a drill / hammer & punch, but you'd need to rivet them back on if you wanted them in future 
Annoyingly I have one of those Panasonic combi-microwave ovens.
I too got one but didn't use it like that.
I poured the liquid into the container at the bottom - shoved the pyramid thing up its bum and plonked it in the fluid. It also means that it's a little lower and it's legs sort of sat either side of the tray in a comical chicken stance.
Doing it this way means you can pour whisky for example into the container at the bottom. Which I may try next time. Whisky flavoured chicken..mmmmm
I poured the liquid into the container at the bottom - shoved the pyramid thing up its bum and plonked it in the fluid. It also means that it's a little lower and it's legs sort of sat either side of the tray in a comical chicken stance.
Doing it this way means you can pour whisky for example into the container at the bottom. Which I may try next time. Whisky flavoured chicken..mmmmm
crmcatee said:
..I poured the liquid into the container at the bottom - shoved the pyramid thing up its bum and plonked it in the fluid. It also means that it's a little lower and it's legs sort of sat either side of the tray in a comical chicken stance.
Doing it this way means you can pour whisky for example into the container at the bottom. Which I may try next time. Whisky flavoured chicken..mmmmm
That's the plan for the next one - Doing it this way means you can pour whisky for example into the container at the bottom. Which I may try next time. Whisky flavoured chicken..mmmmm
Depending on the strength of flavour of the liquid used do you then pour it into the gravy once it comes out to rest?
escargot said:
Those M&S things are good but the juices do leak out of the holes at the bottom (where you slot the can holder in), which is a bit of a pain in the arse.
Having read the comments on m&s website I refrained from purchasing. May well explain why they were £5! Cynical? Moi?escargot said:
Those M&S things are good but the juices do leak out of the holes at the bottom (where you slot the can holder in), which is a bit of a pain in the arse.
I bought one of thaws but have yet to take it out of the box! Is there anything to rectify this or is it necessary? Or is it a case of resting another tray under it?Gassing Station | Food, Drink & Restaurants | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff