This cooking project has required reading and re-reading the same sections. My curiosity about chicken led me on an Internet search to find trussing needles and string. Apparently whole chickens should be tied to cook better. Surprisingly, trussing needles aren’t readily available. I did finally find a source for various implements and rather cheaply. My roasted chickens tend to fall apart–the legs and wings fall off. Tying them together will prevent that. This cooking project requires a few items that even I don’t have in my kitchen. I could use a few more pans–specialized pans. My reading has had me pouring over Williams Sonoma and coveting a Le Creuset pot. They are beautifully brightly enameled and expensive–a must have for browning followed by slow cooking.

I expect to have needles, twine and cheese cloth in a week, which will give me time to create a plan before going to the grocery store. So far every time I have looked at a recipe, I realize that I need to go to the store–AGAIN.