Question: what is the difference between a whole frying chicken and a whole roasting chicken?
Answer: Whole chickens come in various sizes. Broilers and fryers are younger chickens that weigh 2½ to 4½ pounds. A roaster (or oven-stuffer roaster) is an older chicken and usually weighs between 5 and 7 pounds. Our tasting and research proved processing is the major player in texture and flavor.