But chicken wasn't always reasonably priced. Until after World War II, only the affluent could manage the proverbial Sunday chicken.
Chickens fall into several classifications.
The more flavorful roasters have more fat and are perfect for roasting and rotisserie cooking. They re more flavorful but less tender, and are best cooked with moist heat, such as in stewing. Ranging from 4 to 10 pounds, capons are full-breasted with juicy, flavorful meat particularly suited to roasting. Rock Cornish hen , also called Rock Cornish game hen , is a hybrid of Cornish and White Rock chickens. Rock Cornish hens are best broiled or roasted.