Roasting two chickens in the Same Pan and Need Help
I am roasting two chickens in the same roasting pan for a family dinner tomorrow night. Each of the chickens weighs a little over 3 lbs. I usually roast my chicken at 400 degrees for a little less than an hour. Will it take longer to roast the two chickens in the same pan than it does to roast one chicken?
How much longer?
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8 Comments:
I would use a stand up roasting device or beer can. It will cook them better.
JerzeeTomato at 11:22PM on 03/14/09
It shouldn't take longer, just make sure you rotate the chickens about half way so they're skins can crisp up nicely. I do agree with Jerzee...my, oh my, my very food critical father-in-law loves my beer can chicken, on the grill or in the oven. Season those chickies well and enjoy!
dhorst at 11:31PM on 03/14/09
Use a cooking thermometer. Then you don't have to guess.
bravian at 11:41PM on 03/14/09
I often do the Thomas Keller chicken recipe on a broiler pan (with potatoes in the bottom to cook in the drippings), and I put on 2 chickens last week. I wondered the same thing.
I cooked the normal time and used a thermometer as always to check doneness after about 1:15. I always do because the weight of the birds varies. Did not notice that it took appreciably longer than 1 bird.
Remander at 12:56AM on 03/15/09
If both chickens fit in the pan with some space around each of them then it won't take any longer than your normal method. If the chickens are pressed together to fit into the pan then those spaces where they touch may take a little longer to cook.
ccbweb at 10:21AM on 03/15/09
My suspicion is that it will take a little longer because you're putting a greater volume of un-hot stuff into the hot oven, so it'll be soaking up more of the heat, dropping the temperature of the oven more than a single bird would. I'm sure it won't be twice as long, but my guess is that it'll stretch it out, a la Remainder up there.
lemons at 11:45AM on 03/15/09
@lemons: Remander found that it didn't take any longer to cook two.
ccbweb at 3:06PM on 03/15/09
I stand corrected....
lemons at 6:05PM on 03/15/09