"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> ChattyCathy said...
>
>> Got one of those 'combi' MWs - i.e. microwave/grill/convection oven,
>> think I've only ever used it for defrosting/re-heating...
>>
>> Was gonna cook outdoors - but it rained (again). I was busy cleaning my
>> electric stove/oven and I had a (small) whole chicken that I had
>> planned on cooking...
>>
>> Anyway, my MW has an 'auto roast' function for doing whole chickens,
>> hunks of beef or pork, so I thought 'What the heck?'. Put my usual rub
>> on the bird, slapped it in the MW, chose 'auto roast/chicken', punched
>> in the weight of the bird on the panel, hit the start button and voila!
>> the MW 'did it's own thing' i.e. chose it's own combi settings and
>> proceeded to cook the chicken. Approx 40 minutes later I had a very
>> edible bird. The skin was crispy, and the meat was tender and moist.
>> Not too shabby, IMHO. To think I've had the MW for over 6 years and
>> never tried this before <lol>.
>
>
> Cathy,
>
> Glad it cooked up right! I've never tried that. My nuker is lots less
> feature rich than yours. Just 1,100 watts.
>
> What about all the rendered out fat? Where did it go? In a pool on the
> turntable?
>
> Andy
Back when we got our first microwave (about the size of a small car..lol)
I used it for our Christmas turkey. It cooked a 12 - 14 pound bird just
fine. .....Sharon in Canada