Whole chicken in the microwave?! - Adventures in Everyday Cooking
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- čas přidán 26. 01. 2022
- Can you seriously cook a whole chicken in the microwave and have it be not only edible, but actually good?! Well, let's find out. A few months ago someone asked me if you could cook chicken in the microwave (think dorm rooms!), so today I'm trying it and the results will surprise you!
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How to cook a whole chicken
Ingredients:
Whole chicken, defrosted
Oil for skin
Salt and pepper, to taste (or seasonings of your choice)
Oven Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 425°F/210°C. Oil and season your chicken. Place chicken into a roasting pan breast side up. Bake for 75 minutes, basting half-way through your time. Check the temp of the chicken for around 60 minutes and remove from the oven when the internal temp reaches 165°F. Out of the oven, cover with lid (or foil) and allow to rest for 10-15 minutes.
Air Fryer Instructions:
Oil and season your chicken. Place chicken into the basket of your air fryer, breast side down. Set the air fryer to 360°F and set time for 60 minutes, turning over halfway through cooking. Check the temp of the chicken at 45 minutes, and remove when the internal temp reaches 165°F.
For rotisserie function: Season your chicken. Install your chicken onto the metal rotisserie rod (or squish into the rotating basket). Make sure you tie up the legs and wings so they do not get caught i the machine. Install your chicken into the air fryer. Use the Rotisserie function at 400°F for 45 minutes. Check the temp of the chicken at 35 minutes, and remove when the internal temp reaches 165°F
Pressure Cooker Instructions:
Season your chicken (omit oil). Place wire rack/trivet inside the inner pot. Add 1 cup of water. Place the whole chicken into the inner pot on top of the rack (not in the water). Seal the lid and set your pot on high pressure for 14 minutes. At the end of the time, allow your pot to Natural Pressure Release (NPR) for 5 minutes before releasing the pressure. Check chicken temp right away at the thickest part of the bird. If the chicken is not at 165°F, reseal your lid and set your pot for another 1 minute.
Sous Vide Instructions:
Oil and season your chicken. Set your immersion circulator to 150°F. Seal your chicken in a leak proof bag. Set your circulator for 6 hours. When timer goes off, heat your broiler to high. Take chicken out of the bag (reserve broth to use later), and place on a baking tray (with sides). Broil until the skin is golden brown which may take 5-7 minutes. Allow your chicken to rest before serving.
Microwave Instructions:
Oil and season your chicken. Spray inside of a microwave safe baker with oil and place chicken into the baker. Microwave for 25-30 minutes or until internal temp reaches 165°F.
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I have done this with my Tupperware Stack Cooker. It wouldn’t be my first choice to microwave a whole chicken, but to me it’s about the same as a pressure cooker chicken. Juicy but a bit tougher than a perfectly cooked oven chicken. Not #1, but it’s edible. Lol
I was given a microwave for Christmas around when microwaves were new, and didn’t have turntables, I cooked our Christmas turkey in it, my dad, who wasn’t a turkey lover, was extremely impressed and enjoyed it! Chicken is very easy.
That's amazing!!!
My brother in christ why
I just cooked a quarter leg of chicken on just a plate seasoned with nothing but salt and pepper and it was great
As a kid My dad cooked amazing roast meals and would cook chicken perfect in microwave everytime.
Hi Heather, I knew it would work because one of the 1st PC parties I went to 10+ years ago they featured cooking in the deep covered baker. The consultant did the chicken in the microwave. I was so shocked I had to buy the deep covered baker but I don’t think I have ever used it in the microwave 🤷♀️. It has had tons of use in my oven. Loved watching your reaction and I think I still have a whole booklet of DC baker recipes the consultant gave me. If you would like me to look,
A long time ago I used to cook boneless skinless chicken breasts in there because they came out moist, not dry. Never thought of a whole chicken in there.
Thank you! Im in an RV without a stove top or oven!!! I needed this.
You are welcome! A gal commented just above that you can actually do it from frozen if you want!
OK, first off, you crack me up. And I appreciate the fact that you actually have a microwave and not a combo microwave/convection oven like most people show doing a chicken. I just turn them off. My Anchor Hocking pie plate is supposed to be microwave safe, it blew up on me a couple of months ago. First time I used it, first time it ever happened. Ever. So I’m a little skittish. But I’ll see. Thanks for your time.
I have been cooking chicken in a microwave for years,,, it is fantastic
Great vid
It's definitely a time saver!
It's a great way to cook the whole bird ,but I have an air fryer and oven so I can put it in for five minutes ,I like the skin on it keeps it from being dry. I am a believer in microwave whole chicken now. Thanks , I won't buy in deli now that it's this easy.👍
I gave up microwaved food at 14 and haven’t looked back since, but this was still entertaining to watch!
Hi, any reason for that decision? was it safety or taste issue? Thanks 🙂
@@drbenirusani Taste and texture
If u eat out u probably eat microwaved food without knowing. And it's hard to reheat certain food w/o it.
I was surprised too 😁 thanks for another interesting video
I'm glad I'm not the only one. I seriously was prepping to say, NOPE don't do it. LOL But I've legit done this again since this video LOL
I seasoned mine with rosemary lemon pepper garlic
30 minutes it was so juicy..planing on it tomorrow
Yummy seasoning Lemon Ms Dash
Yummy!
Thank you for your hardwork and effort ♥️♥️♥️♥️👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
You're welcome!!
Informative and entertaining! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
My fave Chef, David Chang, cooked chicken in the microwave. A for real, legitimate Chef doing it. There's a snobbery towards microwave food, that most have no other alternative. Appreciated for quickness and healthy choice. Maybe half cook in microwave, glaze, and put to finish in toaster oven to counter the texture?
That is a great idea!!!
How long should you cook chicken fillet pieces in the microwave? Only 1/2 kilo of fillets.
I currently live in a boarding house with meals provided and a kitchen with both a regular oven and a large microwave oven. I could have used the oven after dinner but decided to use their large microwave to cook in. So, after watching your adventure in testing if a whole chicken could be cooked in a microwave using a covered baking dish, I was sold. My only disappointment is the microwave does not seem to produce a deeply browned skin which is my favorite part. Since my current situation is temporary, I will have future chickens baked in my own kitchen in a convection oven. However, I will buy a whole Foster Farms chicken and cook it in the microwave, using the breast meat for chicken salad sandwiches and eat the rest reheated in the same microwave for late-night snacks. Thank you, Heather, for an entertaining video and for declaring microwaved chicken edible even if a different texture to an oven-baked chicken. I will give Kinder Buttery Steakhouse a try as seasoning has always been a very important step in cooking a successful dish. I will bookmark this so I can post my own review after microwaving a chicken for myself. I do wonder if I could also cook a leg of lamb or a rack of lamb in one as lamb is my favorite meat.
Hi Heather…. I just saw your first video and very like it and started to follow you by subscribing your channel from the Seattle…. 👌🌺
Awesome! Thank you!
Hey there,
Fun presentation your genuineness is captivating. And you are a very lovely lady.
That looks delicious.
Thank you for this I only have a microwave on my boat and this helps a lot 🇬🇧
Did this last week. Used pyrex baking dish. 10 minutes 3 times.
Perfect and so juicy and yummy.
I did a video of the process. Now to try the silicon popcorn popper I received from amazon last night to cook a chicken.
I looked everywhere to see who's using it for other than popcorn!
Think it'll be so perfect.
How much did you use in the microwave?
@@Knud451 the whole chicken
@@joytoall9377 haha, sorry. I meant how much power (don't know how I could forget that word).
3 times 10 minutes at 100%. Covered with parchment paper.
Came out 👍🏻. I only ever use microwave for cooking. Yesterday chickpea spaghetti.
The trick is to first boil water. I use my coffee maker. Then add the pasta. Hope that helps.
@@joytoall9377 thanks. I was actually thinking how many watts your microwave is at 100% 😀
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Aw great! Now I'm going to have to try this!!! So... the microwave turntable...? I guess it serves no purpose when using a large dish like the deep dish cooker, right?
Actually the turn table worked great rotating it in a circle. I don't know if it mattered too much. But really.. it's crazy it worked! And confession, I had to make two chickens for a weekend getaway (chicken salad and chicken soup) and I legit used this again. I asked my family how the chicken tasted, everyone complemented! SHOCKED AGAIN! lol
@@AdventuresinEverydayCooking do you think cooking it in 2 - 10 minute intervals and letting it sit a couple between each for temping than doing like 3 minute intervals would get it more tender?
The amount of time I said “That’s what she said “ joke in my head
LOL
Great video! Can you do a stuffing with it? I'm just as surprised it worked.
That is a good question... off to google that ;)
SURE CAN!!!!! I mix bread cubes, sage, salt, whatever else seasiong you like and water to moisen and stuff the chicken.
Try the grill setting on the chicken 🍗 after the cook function
Good idea!!
Oh yeah. I do have a very nice microwave. Panasonic, 2.2 ft.³, inverter. This thing is huge. Stainless steal outside. I love it. I bought it at a yard sale for 20 bucks. It works great. Best microwave eggs I’ve ever had. Best brownies I’ve ever had. Fluffy. Best cornbread ever had. Fluffy. For a microwave.
How big is your microwave ? Mine is 25L. What wattage is yours? Mine is 900w. How would you adjust the timings?
Cathie, I wish I could tell you, but I’ve moved away from that microwave (we moved in May) so I’m not sure. However I’ll do a little research and find out!
My microwave is 1.4 cb feet. 1000w. You would have a sifference 15 to 30 sec. Itbis not a really considerable difference. Hi power 35 min. In yours or mine. 700w then will take longer, may be 10 more minutes
Hello, I found your video today & I enjoyed watching and listening to you....has anyone ever told you that you have a resemblance to former awesome comedian Rosanne Rosana Dana of the Saturday night Live show.... i wll be back to watch for your recipes.
I haven't ever heard that but LOL
She's never done it in a microwave!!!!!???? The only way we do it
You didn't mention at what power?
Oh man, I wish I could tell you what power microwave it was but it was just a standard over the oven microwave. We moved from that house so I can't check for you.
If your hair gets frazzled it's fully cooked.
Is this normal microwave or grill mode?
Normal microwave!
I cook mine from frozen 36 min in a deep plate spice it on 17 min turn it over finish the 17 min and add another 15 min
Thank you for the tip!! :) People underestimate the power that a microwave has to help in the cooking adventures!
Guess what you missed out? the power setting on the microwave. The most important thing.
You'd think that I'd know a microwave by now... but alas... LOL
I thought you were crazy when I read the title. 🤣
I was... I mean... I am? LOL Seriously shocking. I am crazy but... wow.
Love chichen in micro, all is gteat.
U look and act exactly like Amy in big bang theory
WELL IIII NEVER
RIGHT?!
Maybe try to Cook it longer with less power to be more tender...
Sounds good!
Thats a moist bird
Surprisingly so!
Does this work with live chickens?
No, they may not sit still long enough. ;)
Can you do this with duck?
I am almost certain you can!!
Lift HER UP !!! Not HIM!!! Right? Easy enough. (It's ok. We know what you meant. 😁
We love you f 🇮🇳 india
Fabulous job , mines in my Microwave now I can’t wait for it ! Camping 🏕 trips brilliant !!
Hope you enjoy it!