Question about cooking a whole chicken...

[misskerri]

I am considering cooking a whole chicken in my crock. Usually, I just roast them, but the convenience of sticking it in the crockpot just sounds sooo appealing

Comments

[1ginacolada]

The skin browns and crisps when I cook it in my crock pot.

[jehannamama]

I do this often when I want chicken for soup or salad. It may not have a crispy skin, but it sure is juicy and delicious! Try putting in some chopped onion and/ or celery and herbs in the cavity as well as in the liquid. Pull that cooked bird out and let it cool a bit, then pick the bones and make a juicy chicken salad or some great soup - or both!

[sparkle_lite]

Put some aluminum foil balls in the bottom of the crock pot, just like in this recipe! It will help brown the chicken skin! http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZlUEzKEh-YM/SZQ0ZzCs_yI/AAAAAAAAA1w/_KDU02nMtHc/s320/crockpot%2Bchicken.jpg&imgrefurl=http://realmomkitchen.blogspot.com/2009/02/crock-pot-rotisserie-chicken.html&usg=__UCFEkNTv8lRekzksfo6gSKKI4PY=&h=320&w=320&sz=30&hl=en&start=27&um=1&tbnid=V9Y0ZAS2a5INlM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwhole%2Bchicken%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bcrock%2Bpot%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D20

[sparkle_lite]

You really won't need to use the broiler unless you truly want crispy skin.

[sparkle_lite]

It'll definitely be brown enough to look tasty, just like the picture you posted, but the broiler would get it more so, and crispy.

[rita0373]

OMG! This sounds delicious, thanks for the link.

[allisonbb]

I tried a whole chicken in my crock recently with nothing in it but the bird. It turned out like soup with bones & fat. I hope yours is much more successful than mine was!

[misskerri]

*that* does not sound appetizing!

[jumpers]

That's what happened to me. I was so grossed out.