- Feb 3, 2009
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I know this is not a smoker, but this is a propane section. I personally do not like the taste of smoked chicken(or poultry/birds) for that matter. I dont know what it is, but i find it to taste funny. Ive smoked birds on numerous occasions with all different woods so i know its not the wood, i know its not me messing up. Beef, pork, MEAT tastes awesome.
I wanted to keep some heat out of the kitchen with the upcoming summer already reaching 105° in the central valley. I thought of using my Grill more for chicken until i stumbled upon the Charbroil : The big easy. At first i was skeptical. Deep fried goodness without oil? I dont believe it!! I read some reviews and finally went over to home depot to pick one up for 139.00.
http://www.charbroil.com/Consumer/Pr...uctSeriesID=95
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...8X-_-100655049
(sorry i dont feel like tagging those right now)
Assembly was quick and painless. I seasoned it like you would any good cooker. I then put on a small 4lb chicken with olive oil and seasoning on the outside(no brine, no injection). In under an hour of infrared cooking i had a good looking chicken with CRISPY skin. Time to rest for 15 minutes. Now for the moment of truth, the breasts. I take the chicken apart with my razor sharp knife that i barely got to use because the whole bird fell apart. I more or less could just use my hands to gently dismantle the creature. The meat was very juicy all the way through. There was not a spot of red, nothing over cooked, nothing under cooked.
All in all i really liked this. Im sure i will use it only for chicken as smoking ribs and roasts is still too good.
I would rate this to be more similar to a rotisere without the spinning action. Is it similar tasting to deep frying? I dont think its on par with deep frying but i dont use any oil. For me that is well worth it. Im a health nut and eating a lot of meat could be bad in itself, let alone eating gallons of oil to go with it. Next project will be chicken nuggets. No more oily treats for the kids.
Thanks for reading,
Kris
I wanted to keep some heat out of the kitchen with the upcoming summer already reaching 105° in the central valley. I thought of using my Grill more for chicken until i stumbled upon the Charbroil : The big easy. At first i was skeptical. Deep fried goodness without oil? I dont believe it!! I read some reviews and finally went over to home depot to pick one up for 139.00.
http://www.charbroil.com/Consumer/Pr...uctSeriesID=95
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...8X-_-100655049
(sorry i dont feel like tagging those right now)
Assembly was quick and painless. I seasoned it like you would any good cooker. I then put on a small 4lb chicken with olive oil and seasoning on the outside(no brine, no injection). In under an hour of infrared cooking i had a good looking chicken with CRISPY skin. Time to rest for 15 minutes. Now for the moment of truth, the breasts. I take the chicken apart with my razor sharp knife that i barely got to use because the whole bird fell apart. I more or less could just use my hands to gently dismantle the creature. The meat was very juicy all the way through. There was not a spot of red, nothing over cooked, nothing under cooked.
All in all i really liked this. Im sure i will use it only for chicken as smoking ribs and roasts is still too good.
I would rate this to be more similar to a rotisere without the spinning action. Is it similar tasting to deep frying? I dont think its on par with deep frying but i dont use any oil. For me that is well worth it. Im a health nut and eating a lot of meat could be bad in itself, let alone eating gallons of oil to go with it. Next project will be chicken nuggets. No more oily treats for the kids.
Thanks for reading,
Kris
