Do I Have to Tie up the Chicken?

[babywings76]

Okay, I don't have cotton string to do the whole tie up the chicken thing for the 30 minute chicken for the DCB. Is this a mandatory step? I also don't have lemon at the moment. Will it be okay without it? What is the absolutely quickest way to prepare this chicken for the microwave. I was busy putting in a last minute show and didn't realize how late it was and I need to cook this chicken tonight. Any help would be great!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I use lemon sometimes at home, but not at my shows.

I've never tied up a chicken. That seems a little cruel to me.

 

[janetupnorth]

I use lemon sometimes at home, but not at my shows.

I've never tied up a chicken. That seems a little cruel to me.

I saw the title and the first two thoughts that came to mind were:

1. If the rooster is chasing you while getting the eggs from the hen...

...and

2. Only if you want to choke the chicken...eww...

 

[chefmeg]

I just laughed and laughed when I saw this title.....my thought was "that is a little harsh, isn't it?...what did that chicken do to you?"

 

[raebates]

Your question has already been answered, so I'll simply tell you about my reaction to your thread. You see, I'm helping my pastor with another book. This one is a devotional based on past messages. I recently completed my first attempt at summarizing a message. He had asked that I keep it to two pages. (That's two halves of an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper.) You've got to realize that my pastor is an amazing speaker who routinely speaks very quickly for 45 minutes to an hour. When I handed the completed attempt to him I told him I felt like I was handing him a plucked chicken. All of the meat was there, but everything that made it pretty was gone.After reading it over, he said he felt that I had done an excellent job, but he saw what I meant. He decided that he was too hung up on the 2-page format. He asked if I was willing to try again with another message (he was still thinking the first one through), boiling it down to four pages. I finished that today. I was telling a friend about this one and she asked if that meant this one had a few feathers. I said I thought it had several feathers, so it was only half plucked. She said, "So, this is a half-naked chicken?" We were laughing about this as I logged onto CS. (I wanted to read the "Last Wish" thread to her.) This one was the second post listed. I cracked up. When I read the title to her, she cracked up. We had a really good belly laugh. Who'da thunk that sermons and a recipe question could lead to such fun?

 

[babywings76]

LOL, you guys are so funny. I knew as soon as I hit enter for posting that thread I worded it so blunt it sounded funny and would get some entertaining responses.

I was so excited to get my DCB and tried it out last night. The evening got chaotic and I really wanted to make my chicken in it. So I appreciate the quick help! It ended up tasting SO good! I will enjoy trying a lot of the other recipes for this.

 

[leftymac]

Okay, I don't have cotton string to do the whole tie up the chicken thing for the 30 minute chicken for the DCB. Is this a mandatory step? I also don't have lemon at the moment. Will it be okay without it? What is the absolutely quickest way to prepare this chicken for the microwave. I was busy putting in a last minute show and didn't realize how late it was and I need to cook this chicken tonight. Any help would be great!

It's not necessary. However, I do think that tying the legs together helps the skin on the thighs get a little crispier. I have done it both ways.