Well are you ready for the initial test chicken review? Two brave chickens gave their lives to test a prototype of our mechanical chicken plucker that our friend Ray is building for us. They had leg injuries and had been inside for a couple weeks in a brooder pen so I could keep a close eye on them, they were healthy, but they couldn't walk well enough to compete for feed with the batch of chickens outside. They quickly became a little too messy to have in house, so they made excellent test subjects and told us what we needed to know about the chicken plucker adjustments that were needed. They were about 4 weeks old when we processed them so they had another potential 4 weeks to grow. They each dressed out at about 1.5-2 lbs.
They had been in the refrigerator for a couple days and I debated on whether to use the crock pot, roast them in the oven, or grill them. In the end, we were in a hurry that night we decided to cut them up into pieces and cook them in the George Foreman Grill method. We marinated them in Lawry's Sesame Ginger Marinade for 30 mins and cooked them on Med-Low for 15-20 mins in the grill.
They were done to perfection, they had a great flavor, and were tender but firm texture, and overall we were VERY excited and pleased they were so delicious! Secretly, I've been hoping we have another one with a leg injury or something so we can have another to test out! I think roasting one in the oven will be a better test of texture and flavor, so that will be the next test meal.
Obviously, I am not a food photographer. You might just have to take my word for it, it was really tasty!
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