Well it didn't start well. I pre-heated the roaster and THEN read the instructions where it said to take the lifting rack out BEFORE pre-heating. Of course, I had just put all my oven mitts, and pads, (I have 197 of them,) in the washer. So I grabbed two tea towels and took the rack outside to cool down. Then I put the chicken in a small pan, put the pan on the rack on the counter, added a touch of water, lifted the rack, walked over to the roaster and the pan/chicken/water slipped off and went flying across the kitchen floor! I picked it up, washed it off, plopped it back into the pan and proceeded to put in the roaster more carefully!
Michelle, upon my describing the incident, asked, with a straight face... "why did the chicken cross the floor?" I replied... "because it could." We laughed uproariously, Matthew just looked at us. I think he's forgotten Michie's and my delightful sense of humour!
Really, I washed it well and it's cooking at 350 it should be fine. Plus, I don't eat chicken and the prime rib didn't fall on the floor! ha!
ps: The chicken is done but I'm waiting for Bob to come home as I'm afraid to try to take it out! A cooked chicken falling onto the kitchen floor is NOT funny!
