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Personally I just get a chicken from Tesco and stick it in a decent sized roasting tin - after taking it out of the bag and cook it for the amount of time it says on the bag
seems to work
seems to work
One day...I might buy a 'decent' chicken, I might be really missing out ?
This. I find it virtually impossible to find herbs and spices that replicate the taste you get from ready made blends. I used to buy Schwartz Mediterranean Roast Veg until they stopped it, I've no idea how to get the same taste now. Certainly not by buying the bags of frozen 'Med Roast Veg'.it would save time in Googling what herbs to buy
I remember these were popular some years ago. Have tried them, nothing special really, factory bred, not much flavour. You're better off buying a better quality small chicken and putting it in foil with some herbs etc. Then remove the top half of the foil for last 10 minutes to brown it.
I haven't bought a whole chicken since my mother became unable to come round, perhaps 15 years, I use these chicken pieces for myself. The ones I used to get were the ones that had the stuffing alreaady in, and then just put them in a tin in the oven.
This. I find it virtually impossible to find herbs and spices that replicate the taste you get from ready made blends. I used to buy Schwartz Mediterranean Roast Veg until they stopped it, I've no idea how to get the same taste now. Certainly not by buying the bags of frozen 'Med Roast Veg'.
I didn't much like my own substitutes for Schwartz Biryani, Chilli con Carne, & Spaggy Bol either, but I've got used to them over the years.
Now Tesco have stopped their paella spice, so I'm stuck for that too. The reviews of it all complain that it wasn't as good as their previous stuff in a sachet, and it certainly wasn't, but it's still better than smoked paprika, which is what all the paella recipes say you're supposed to use.
Sainsbury’s have a paella seasoning
https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-inspired-to-cook-paella-recipe-mix-30g
Stick a whole chicken in the oven and cook according to size. No need for a bag.
I've used a roasting bag - I think it was a specific type, but can't remember - when I had no oven, but needed to roast a chicken. The bag enabled me to do it in the microwave (which was a very expensive beastie 40-ish years ago) and it had a lovely golden 'roasted' finish. It was also deliciously moist and juicy. I wonder if you can still get that type of roasting bag? I think I did other meaty, roasted-type things in them, too.
I honestly can't remember if it was a bog-standard roasting bag, which I always think of as 'useful to keep the oven clean' but no more useful than an enclosed roasting tin, or a foil 'tent', or if it was marketed specifically for microwave use and, especially, its 'browning' effect. The latter, I think. I know I was surprised at how successful the browning of it was, having previously cooked chicken in the microwave without such a bag, and it coming out really very unappetising looking - although perfectly well-cooked and fine when added to a sauce which covered its unappealing pallid appearance.Thanks for the tip about the microwave - it never occurred to me a roasting bag would work well in one.
Stick a whole chicken in the oven and cook according to size. No need for a bag.