Heard a neighbor say they just throw a whole chicken in with no liquid

They said it always turns out fine, but that's a great way to end up with a dry, tough bird. I always add at least a cup of broth or water to the bottom of my crock. Has anyone else had a bad result from skipping liquid entirely?

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hugog435mo ago

Oh man, I did that once and it came out so dry we literally couldn't swallow it! Never again, broth or nothing for me too.

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reed.ray6mo ago

My aunt tried that once and we ended up with chicken jerky.

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jason736mo ago

Yeah @reed.ray, that's the classic mistake. Gotta keep the temp super low, like 160 tops, and check it every hour. My buddy left his in for six hours once and we could've used it to fix a shoe.

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