Customer Reviews

Fox Run Non-Stick Vertical Poultry Roaster

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I think this is a great product for baking chicken without having to handle the raw poultry a lot and to assure a crisp skin and fully cooked interior.

This Vertical Roaster isn't tippy and fits nicely into virtually all my roasting pans, which I use to catch the drips. If you're careful, you can line the pan with foil to make clean up a breeze.

I don't like beer can roasters because they are way unbalanced and the beer spills all over if you have to unstick the chicken - and you will - to remove it. If cooked chicken sticks to this one, it is easy to disengage the chicken without making a mess.

What a great invention! My roasted chicken comes out PERFECT every time! The meat is sooooooooo tender and juicy that a whole chicken practically falls off the bone! So I am now addicted to roasting chickens in the oven because it's so simple to do, quick (only several minutes of actual work time) and sooooooooo economical. One serving of chicken with a side dish cost me one to two dollars per person. You can't beat that!

I roast two birds at a time and save one for tomorrow's dinner :) You don't have to pre-marinade because the chicken comes out so tender when using this vertical roaster.

Here's how I do it ... I coat the chickens inside and out with a strong mixture of lime juice, salt and oil. Roast at 450 degrees for 20 minutes, lower to 350 degrees and cook for 1 hour and 20 minutes more. You may have to adjust the latter time to your oven. Let rest for 20 minutes, then carve. At this point, you can pour your sauce of choice on top of the chicken pieces, move oven shelf up and broil on low for another 10 minutes or so. Yuuuuuuuuummy! You will get a completely different chicken this way.

Happy roasting!

This unit is only okay.

Strengths are:
1) super easy to clean up.
2) Very stable for chicken up to 7 pounds (but you would want to stew Capons or Stewing Hens anyway).
3) Christopher Walken uses one, and he is so cool you can be too if you use one.

Weaknesses:
1) If you use a low-fat, organic, free range chicken the meat will dry out before it is done (yep, weird I know). You need to add a lot of extra fat to control for the moisture loss.
2) Can't use stuffing.
3) Skin is crispy on top, but soggy on the hindquarters.
4) breasts can dry out before thighs and legs are done.
5) Wings can dry out and be useless before breasts, thighs, and legs are done.

This is not a "simple" to use device, but takes careful monitoring and expert basting and careful temperature control. It is aimed at thee "low fat" roasting market but actually has a very narrow range of uses. Good for fryer/broiler size chickens, only so-so for roasters and useless for game hens.

This was advertised as an add on with the Char broil cooker I purchased. Appeared to be advertised as a turkey roaster. It is not. Barely big enough for a chicken. Sure it would work but I prefer the ones I already have. A beer can half full.

I cobbed the idea of using this thing off of Christopher Walken. Look up his "Chicken with Pears" video, it's lovely.

This thing works the charm, both at cooking the bird with an all-around deliciously crisp roasted skin and at giving me a feeling of superiority to a world of slobs who just cook their birds lying down in a puddle of drippings. The old slime-back.

Sometimes you wonder about buying a new product, whether that thing can really improve your life or not. Well, considering you'll eat something like 2000 chickens in your lifetime, and some of those you'll cook for yourself, don't you think you deserve better than slimy-backed chickens? I KNOW I do.

I find this vertical roaster so easy to use. The chicken always comes out juicy and tasty, and it is very easy to clean afterwards! My kids go crazy excited when I say I am cooking my special chicken. It takes only about an hour and turns out perfect! Would definitely recommend this roaster!

I bought this specifically for using the smoker. It is perfect many sizes of birds (duck, chicken, cornish hens, etc.). I just love it!

This works great on the grill (Big Green Egg) as well as in the oven to brown your entire chicken.

Works great with small chickens in my Charbroil oil less turkey fryer. Easy to clean, easy to use. Great grilling tool

I bought this to dry the kids' bath mitts. We pull the mitt down over it and it lets the mitt dry out much faster!