What is a frying chicken

[pal251]

Local store has a "frying chicken" on sale. Is that the same as a roasting chicken or is it smaller...bigger?


Also what is this PBC thing that has popped up lately...?

[Offthehook]

I copied this because I can't type it all on my phone.

Chickens are classified by age, here's the basic guidelines:

Broiler-fryer - a young, tender chicken about 7 weeks old which weighs 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 pounds when eviscerated. Cook by any method.

Rock Cornish Game Hen- a small broiler-fryer weighing between 1 and 2 pounds. Usually stuffed and roasted whole.

Roaster - an older chicken about 3 to 5 months old which weighs 5 to 7 pounds. It yields more meat per pound than a broiler-fryer. Usually roasted whole.

Capon - Male chickens about 16 weeks to 8 months old which are surgically unsexed. They weigh about 4 to 7 pounds and have generous quantities of tender, light meat. Usually roasted.

Stewing/Baking Hen - a mature laying hen 10 months to 1 1/2 years old. Since the meat is less tender than young chickens, it's best used in moist cooking such as stewing.

[HeSmellsLikeSmoke]

It is a small, young chicken that is tender when fried. A roaster is older and tougher.

[landarc]

A fryer is a small to medium sized chicken, ideal for frying. A roasting chicken is meium to medium large and it ideal for roasting and a stewing chicken is a large chicken, best cooked in a braise. It all related to age and size.

A younger, more tender, bird is typically desired for frying.

[pal251]

I was thinking of trying out the Beer can recipe variants and didn't know which size to get.

[Churrasqueiro Bob]

All of this chicken talk is making me hungry. When's dinner?

[landarc]

I prefer roasters for roasting chickens, better flavor and more meat. Overall better size for even cooking.

[Bob Wiley]

Local store has a "frying chicken" on sale. Is that the same as a roasting chicken or is it smaller...bigger?


Also what is this PBC thing that has popped up lately...?

Don't let them fool you.
A "frying chicken" is actually intended for roasting, and a "roasting chicken" is actually intended for frying. The guys on this board will sometimes try to mess with your mind.

That PBC thing; well, it's just a conspiracy.

[Big M1ke]

All of this chicken talk is making me hungry. When's dinner?

:rockon:

[timzcardz]

Pbc = pit barrel cooker

Google it for more info

[buccaneer]

I call BS.
Chickens can't fry, everyone knows that...

[bigabyte]

Either dead or quickly on the way there.

Did I win?

[bizznessman]

"What is a frying chicken?"

One Hot Clucker!!!!

:mrgreen:

[KotaChuk678]

Smaller younger bird!