This was a chance to use my new injector from Spitjack ( thanks muebe for the heads up!
) and to spatchcock a chicken ( I still wince from the painful sound of that descriptive term
) and cook it on the MAK 2 Star General. I call it "Roadkill" because it looks like it should have tiretracks on it, being flattened...
Here we go-
Really nice padded cordura kit.
This is the most complete package on their site with four different size needles - and a cleaning brush. This thing is built like a TANK!
Yeah...I know it says "STEAK SAVOR" - but it works so well in poultry too!
So...we use a knife to cutdown to bone - all along the keel, then use poultry shears to cut thru the bone
Then blend 1/4 cup Steak Savor, 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup olive oil in blender to homogenize ( only used about half of it )
Draw it into the syringe/injector
Inject the legs/thighs
Now - the breasts - note the entry point under the "shoulder" joint of wing. Small amounts, then change angle
A little olive oil, then rub it around so the Steak Savor that we are going to dust onto the chicken can stick to it.
Dust it on...
Use enough - and tuck those wing tips! Add a little salt an pepper while you are at it....
Placed the Amazen Tube with a mix of 100% Cherry and 100% Pecan...set MAK to 300F - cooked for 1hr.45 min....AND:
Bottom line: I can't believe how good this was. Absolutely - without doubt the best chicken I have ever cooked. Has a really "chickeny" flavor, with mild, but supportive savory herbal flavors. A real wood fired - open roasted flavor! Perfect skin, and meat so juicy it would squirt at you!
