What is the best way to cook a whole chicken, roasting or rotisserie, and why?

Answer 1

Whenever I've had rotisserie chicken, it's always been very juicy and delicious.

Whether roasting or rotissering any poultry, marinate it in a flavored brine first. The meat soaks up the saltiness and it comes out very tasty and very juicy, even the white meat. I do this at Thanksgiving and the turkey breast oozes juices, even after the turkey has rested from the oven for about 1/2 hr. It's the best way to go. It's not a cooking method, but a preparation method.

Answer 2

I like to cook whole chicken in a corningware dish with a lid. I add about an inch of chicken stock, rub the chicken with olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper (I also fill the cavity of the chicken with about 1/4 cup of miced garlic). About halfway through the roasting process I remove the lid and drizzle the skin with honey. You then leave the lid off. Then about 3/4 of the way done I drizzle it with some real maple syrup. This makes the skin nice and crispy and it is very moist and so tender. It also tastes wonderful. I make a nice chicken gravy out of the leftover liquid. My family LOVES it!

Answer 3

Either way if properly done the chicken should be tender and juicy. You could make "blasted chicken" - put your chicken breast side down in roasting pan after you have washed it and rubbed with salt and pepper or your favorite spice and cook on high heat 450 degrees for one hour without opening the oven. Check nancyskitchen on Yahoo for the exact recipe. You don't want to do it wrong and waste your chicken or make your oven smoke.

Answer 4

rotisserie from the store is always fun! roasting at home is a lot cheaper. i don't know, i like chicken on the grill.

Answer 5

Roasting, I have never did the rotisserie before.

Answer 6

Put it in the microwave for one hour....in the last 30 minutes pour barbecue sauce on it.

Answer 7

beer can chicken in the oven or bbq.