Kitchen

[AKgirl2]

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@sixteencharacter wrote:

This is from a Cook's Country email I received recently, and I wanted to share.  I think this is brilliant, and I would have never thought of it.  I'm not a seasoned cook, so I really don't have the gene for thinking outside the box too much when it comes to cooking.  Maybe others will appreciate it like I did because I often use rotisserie chickens, and they can get dry.  Thanks for all the help I've received on this forum over the years.

CLEVER TRICK  Chicken Rescue

Allison Holmes, Plano, Texas

I often buy rotisserie chickens to make chicken salad for a quick lunch or dinner. The problem is that the meat is most often overcooked, dry, and bland. I’ve found that I can season some chicken broth (I like to use salt, pepper, and dried thyme), pour it over the chopped-up chicken, and refrigerate the mixture until it’s cool. The chicken absorbs the seasoned broth, making the meat much more moist and flavorful.

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I don't buy rotisserie chickens that often but have been buying them for many years, and never bought a dry one (yet)!  Not as good as homemade to me, but certainly good enough, especially chicken salad, or sliced chicken sandwich.  I've purchased them at grocery stores, Costco and Sams, all good👍

[Citrine1]

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@Mothertrucker wrote:

This tip is also great for Thanksgiving turkey that gets dried out....In fact, Bobby Flay frequently recommends this on the Food Network holiday shows...He recommends to always have some stock simmering....

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Also good to know because, although my chickens are always moist, my turkeys are always dry!

[Mz iMac]

@Citrine1

"my turkeys are always dry!"

[AKgirl2]

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@Citrine1 wrote:

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@Mothertrucker wrote:

This tip is also great for Thanksgiving turkey that gets dried out....In fact, Bobby Flay frequently recommends this on the Food Network holiday shows...He recommends to always have some stock simmering....

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Also good to know because, although my chickens are always moist, my turkeys are always dry!

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Ipstick to Butterball, never had a dry bird yet!  I have purchased a few different brands through the years, as well as fresh turkey.  Butterball just tastes best to me and family...friends never complained either, not that they would☺️

[toria]

Don't use it for chicken salad as we only like white meat.

[Jessa9]

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@Sooner wrote:

We've bought them from Sam's for more than 20 years and I can't ever remember a bad one.  My tip is the opposite:  I debone them and put the skin, bones and wings in a pot, add some onion and celery and water and make broth out of it then freeze it.  It is so often that I need a cup or so of broth and it's right there and F R E E!

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I always bought mine from Sams too Sooner but the other day our fridge broke and I ran down to the local supermarket and got one.  It looked like a pidgeon compared to Sams.