Do you remember the first time we cooked one of these at W~'s house? You had it in the freezer, and we sat down to cook it and it took forever and neither of us knew what to do, and we ended up eating at 11, playing skip-bo and Apples to Apples?
Good times.
Since then, I've had a lot of practice with these little cuties. They are amazing. You need a pile of them in your freezer, because they are very versatile, and cheap. They keep well, taste amazing and you look like a rock star domestic making your own broth, soup, roast, fried chicken, what have you. They are the perfect size for dinner for two and leftover lunches for two the next day (though I'll leave you the task of getting Alex to take his own lunch and remember to eat it, etc.)
Keep 4 in your freezer at all times. You will never be disappointed.
A chicken will defrost in the fridge overnight, though I often pop them in a hot oven straight from the freezer. Do NOT put a frozen chicken in a slow cooker. You know, because I like you guys and you can't spell S-E-X-Y with salmonella.
Take a look at this video about cutting a whole chicken into pieces. Practice this and do it well. Now you're ready for your own Food Network special.
That's it for now. I think whole chicken recipes will be so common that I'll do a series. It's a constant, on-going project for me.
Cheers!
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