If I don't have any kitchen foil can I still roast a chicken?

[TwigTwoolett]

without going to get any that is

(I'm out of greaseproof paper too)

yes I never use foil only on turkey Just baste it a few times it'll be fine xx

thanks

... does it go dry?

I never use tinfoil, should you anyway???

my roasts always taste divine.

think you will be ok x

never use it

just ground pepper and herbs sometimes

yes... i never use foil ever!! rub chicken with olive oil and rock salt, make a space between the skin & the breast and push in some butter & herbs...stick in the oven, baste frequently...always stays really moist...HTH!

I always tinfoil until last 30 minutes

then when I take it out of oven rest it under the tinfoil for 10 mins before carving

Yes, I never use any.
Follow Hugh wotsit-tingmy instructions will go check, hang on...

Yes.
Roast it upside down, or keep turning it over.

Or just put another roasting tin on top like a lid for the first half of cooking.

Or 'pot roast' it - put it in quite a deep raosting tin with a paddling pool of stock and veg all round and roast longer and lower temp that you normally would, so it stays moist and doesn't burn.

doesn't it make the skin all soggy resting it covered?

I never use it either - but a guy on some cooking programme yesterday said you can use a butter wrapper (foil one) instead

well I never knew that I was doing it wrong

I shall try

should I just cover it with bacon d'ya think?

(don't tend to eat the skin but it is crispy from the oven so stays that way)

Only done it twice, following Jamie Oliver - basically what Lulumama describes (but also sticking some lemon and rosemary in the cavity) - no need for foil - and it was utterly gorgeous both times.

20 mins 210 turn on to 180 for 30-40 depends how big rest in oven...... done

oh and stick a glass of white wine in tin after hot bit

Yes, just cover it in bacon if you have some.

I am never using foil again ..

I have never used foil to roast my chicken. And my chicken has always been moist and the skin crispy! Yummy yum yum! Ooh I could roast a chicken daily just for my own consumption.

Oh and I never baste either! Life's too short to baste!

Nope never used foil and never had a complaint. I rub a lemon over it, garlic olive oil, salt & tarragon (yum)

Foil???

Roadt upside down for first half, then turn it over so you get crispy skin.

I use foil until the last 30 mins - unless I do Delia's fast roast - 230C for 45 mins - works great for a 3lb bird.

You can use the paper that wraps around half a pound of butter. Keeps it moist and means you're recycling. My mum's always done it like that, Anchor, Lurpak type paper all fine and then lift off for final 30 mins for cripsing.