hestons roast turkey/chicken injecting with butter

[CraigVmax]

Hi all,

I saw the Heston episode a few years ago where for the Christmas roast he cooked chicken wings in butter then injected that juice into the turkey/chicken during cooking.

The proceedure as a whole is quite long and it will never happen for us but I wondered if still benefit of injecting the bird with this>?

[The Major]

well Im guessing that it will make the meat a lot more juicy as its got the juices that its lost back into it.

[CraigVmax]

yeah that was my thinking too. I'm keen to do it but just didnt want to cock it up because mother will carve me up too if I do!

[marctwo]

Jamie's version is just to season some butter and slide it under the skin over the breast (of the Chicken!). I can confirm this works a treat

[Shaw Tarse]

Maybe brine the turkey as Nigella does?

[Melman Giraffe]

Shaw Tarse said:

Maybe brine the turkey as Nigella does?

Yep brine the bird first and purchase a thermostat for the oven. Heston has written a home cook book on this subject

[CraigVmax]

i'll never get anything like brineing past momma thats the prob

[Shaw Tarse]

CraigVmax said:

i'll never get anything like brineing past momma thats the prob

Then let her cook it & go to the pub

[Mobile Chicane]

The Major said:

well Im guessing that it will make the meat a lot more juicy as its got the juices that its lost back into it.

Not to mention more flavoursome from the browned chicken skin.

Great idea.