Chicken in the slow cooker

[Mark A B]

Afternoon guys,

About 1pm I popped a full chicken in the slow cooker. Seasoned and stuffed with onions and garlic and on a bed of veg.

It's just over a kilo in weight so was thinking about 5 hours on high? Or am I totally off?

Thanks

Mark

[MocMocaMoc]

I tried that once... The breast was great (titter) but the rest was a nightmare. The bones dissolved into everything!

[Shaw Tarse]

I've done chicken in slow cooker, looks crap,tastes

[Mark A B]

Would 5 hours be ok for the size of the bird then?

[Mobile Chicane]

Difficult to say. I'd give it six with a final blast in the oven to brown it off a bit. It's cooked when you can easily separate the thigh joint from the rest of the body.

[Mark A B]

Yeah thought I'd need to brown it off under the grill. Will keep use updated with how it turns out

[AtWork]

Did my first chicken yesterday and was pleasantly surprised by the result - very tasty, juicy and didn't look as off-putting as I'd expected

[Mark A B]

Ended up in for about 5 hours and was brilliant. Didn't bother with the grill in the end. Have the left over for lunch with sweet potato and broccoli.

Will prob use the slow cooker for full chickens from now on.

[Mashedpotatoes]

Daft question here but I take it you are all covering the bird in liquid in the slow cooker ?

[toon10]

I normally add a bigger bird, ooh er misses, for about 8 hours on a slow cook with water and chicken stock to stop it drying out. No better way to enjoy chicken in my opinion.

[TheD]

I don't use any stock when using the slow cooker for a chicken. Just butter, seasoning and any veg. I give it six hours and although it all falls apart and looks st, it tastes great. My favourite way to cook chicken.

[Mashedpotatoes]

TheD said:

I don't use any stock when using the slow cooker for a chicken. Just butter, seasoning and any veg. I give it six hours and although it all falls apart and looks st, it tastes great. My favourite way to cook chicken.

Am i being a dumb ass here you say no stock but you still cover with water yes ?

[Mobile Chicane]

Mashedpotatoes said:

TheD said:

I don't use any stock when using the slow cooker for a chicken. Just butter, seasoning and any veg. I give it six hours and although it all falls apart and looks st, it tastes great. My favourite way to cook chicken.

Am i being a dumb ass here you say no stock but you still cover with water yes ?

No.

Just sit it on a trivet of roughly chunked vegetables and the water in these / the meat itself will be more than enough.

[TheD]

Mobile Chicane said:

Mashedpotatoes said:

TheD said:

I don't use any stock when using the slow cooker for a chicken. Just butter, seasoning and any veg. I give it six hours and although it all falls apart and looks st, it tastes great. My favourite way to cook chicken.

Am i being a dumb ass here you say no stock but you still cover with water yes ?

No.

Just sit it on a trivet of roughly chunked vegetables and the water in these / the meat itself will be more than enough.

Correct.

[Mashedpotatoes]

Wow I am rubbing my head in disbelief. This has opened up a whole new world of slow cooking to me. Looks like I will be blowing the dust off the slow cooker soon. Ty all

[Don]

SO. You know you can chuck a shoulder of lamb in the slow cooker, then chuck it in hot oven to "finish" and go brown?

Try the same with a whole chicken. Cook as you prefer whole in the slow cooker - no added liquid, though. Then hot finish in a bd hot oven for about ten to fifteen minutes. No more else it will dry.

Goes all brown on the outside, hot "poached" chicken on the inside.

I intend to experiment with slow cooking a whole duck next. Hot finish essential for a crispy skin. Will report back...