emulating a grown up...
So how is it that I'm 32 years old and I don't know how to roast a chicken? I've been pelting a work friend with texts - she used to be a chef and she actually knows how to cook stuff.
I happened to get a box of stuffing from the food bank the other day - which prompted me to finally thaw that random whole chicken I happen to have. The whole mess is in the oven - wish me luck.
I missed the part where it says "stuff loosely to allow for expansion". This could get interesting. And I still have roughly twice as much stuffing as I have chicken body cavity, though the box says to just put it in a greased pan and toss it in the oven for the last 45 minutes.
Which would be great except for the part where I have NO FREAKING CLUE how long to cook this chicken for. What is the last 45 minutes of an indeterminate baking time?
Fortunately she remembered to mention drippings and fat, which I hadn't thought about. Changed my plan from a cookie sheet to a stoneware casserole dish. No oven fires for me today.
Fingers crossed...
I happened to get a box of stuffing from the food bank the other day - which prompted me to finally thaw that random whole chicken I happen to have. The whole mess is in the oven - wish me luck.
I missed the part where it says "stuff loosely to allow for expansion". This could get interesting. And I still have roughly twice as much stuffing as I have chicken body cavity, though the box says to just put it in a greased pan and toss it in the oven for the last 45 minutes.
Which would be great except for the part where I have NO FREAKING CLUE how long to cook this chicken for. What is the last 45 minutes of an indeterminate baking time?
Fortunately she remembered to mention drippings and fat, which I hadn't thought about. Changed my plan from a cookie sheet to a stoneware casserole dish. No oven fires for me today.
Fingers crossed...