A few of the things I'd really like to point out about Cornell Chicken when properly used (as close to 24 hours in the brine/marinade as possible and then cooked over very hot coals).
You really nailed the cook with perfection here.
Cornell doesn't really add a lot additional flavor to the chicken, but it does brings out the natural flavors and natural sweetness of the chicken. I suggest your first cook use Cornell alone and on your subsequent cooks, season to your tastes if you need to. This allows you customize your flavors, as you will then know what to expect as the base flavor from Cornell Sauce.
It does however add a ton of moisture into the meat, so much so that it drips when you bite into the meat, it is so tender, and almost melts in your mouth. NO MORE DRY Chicken......
The skin; when the chicken is cooked properly over hot coals, jogging back and forth between direct and indirect heat, the skin always comes our crisp and paper thin. It is so good that one wants to eat just the skin (LOL).
One comment I hear from time to time is that some say they taste vinegar in the chicken. I dislike vinegar, but can tolerate very small amounts of it, I have never tasted vinegar in the chicken; so I attribute it to the fact that maybe it wasn't cooked over very hot coals as Dr. Baker instructed it to be done.
Cornell and Chiavetta's are similar, with Chiavetta's having much more vinegar in the mix. Many local Volunteer Fire Departments and Churches use these marinades/brines in fundraising. 1,000's of take out dinners are sold out weeks and even a month in advance of the event. These are so popular and in demand that they have to sell tickets in advance for these takeout meals.
The perfect addition for the most enjoyable chicken barbecue dinner. Chicken on a grill, mouth-watering smoke and aroma filling the air, and everyone getting hungrier by the minute. It’s like standing at the podium conducting the philharmonic- turning the chicken as you baste it with the sauce.
When used as a marinade and basting sauce, the chicken turns to a golden brown color as the flavor is infused by marinade drippings onto the hot flames. Chicken never tasted so good, and your neighbors will be led over to your patio or deck once the smoke aroma reaches their noses. One taste of this chicken would make even the Colonel lick his lips!
I also suggest marinating in Zip-Lock bags, you use less marinade, thus much less waste or loss.
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