I really hope you guys never stop doing these. They have helped me immensely, and I am spending less money by thinking about how much things cost. It makes the meals better because they are quality. I have been cooking for a long time, but I am still learning new techniques for many of these episodes.
This dude is the shiznizzle his totally changed the way I cook. And so much for the better. I used to cook salty greezy junk that surely would've killed me sooner rather than later. Now my family is blown away and we will probably all live longer. Thank you so much for all your hard work.
I learned to spatchcock a chicken a few years ago and it was a revelation. And I've been an adult for a long time. If you're just learning to cook, follow Frankie's advice. These are great videos!
im glad you did beer can chicken cause for people who never had it now has a chance to make some delicious chicken (but to also make it simple is butter or oil, salt, rosemary, thyme and oregano is optional for the rub)
Just rewatch every single episode until you have the exact timestamp for every part of the process perfectly memorized. That's what the rest of us do, right?
It would be really nice if you could show the potential cost of the items used in your packet drawer. Some people are too poor to eat out enough to develop a packet drawer.
Roast 'em and use them with the bones to make a stock. This is especially true of the neck. Adds great nutrition & flavor, and if you have a dog or cat, you can feed them the boiled guts :)
@@mirpandas Chickens, like many animals, have what is known as a digestive system and other organs. Did you perhaps confuse chickens with sea cucumbers, which are one of the only animals I know of that don't have guts? I think sea cucumbers might be a bit on the expensive side when they're prepared as food.
Love this guy and what a great way to eat/save money!!! Only thing he is missing is 3 or 4 plants in his kitchen!! If he had rosemary, basil, oregano, and lemon thyme!!! Killer!!!!! And you can buy the plants from Walmart all for around $10 bucks!!!! Or buy seeds!!!! Either way, you have fresh herbs!!!!! Talk about “adulting”!!!!!!
Ask for extra the next time you order takeout. Stuff your pockets at the gas station the next time you get a big gulp and hot dog. Or just buy condiments. They only add pennies per meal.
@@jutde also like, often when you get takeout, they give you condiments without you even having to ask or pocket. Of course takeout is expensive, but you might as well get some long-term benefit from the extra seven soy and duck sauce packets you got with your food.
Your videos are quite entertaining, cost effective & fun! But dude, you are killing me with the packet drawer! I thought I was the only one with a packet (bag)! My teeny tiny kitchen doesn't even have drawers! Cook on!
I admit, I'm a bit skeptical with the whole "magic packet drawer" which would cost alot in takeout food just to have access at a packet drawer, but when Frankie is on it he is on it. Everything here looks great, is easy and cost-effective, and I learned some things too! Thanks!
Also, one could put a whole chicken into a crockpot (slow cooker) and let it cook on low for 8hrs while one is away from home working, and then one comes home to a nice flavorful chicken that way too, although admittedly not very crispy it's still completely hassle-free. Obviously seasoning is important before one starts the process. Hmm, I wonder if this might inspire an episode of crockpot recipes?
Love your Videos.. BUT how do you get so many items for the FLAVOR DRAWER?? I don't eat out that much where I could load up on those packets. BUT you can be I do get them now when I'm out.
When we were poor my roommate (who was a chef) made THE BEST chicken ever it was just chicken baked in oven with some marmalade (literally all there was in the fridge LOL) - It was the best thing I have ever had I really want to recreate it could you do a recipe like that??
This is awesome....Just bought a chicken for about $3....gonna do a coke can version of the second one but wow...I could pretty much live on that for a week...$3 :o
Nice video...actually learned something. Food for thought...if you’re going to put your “sink” in frame, make sure we can see the plumbing underneath. Its minor, I know...however if you are going to push the washing hands thing (which is necessary), the set has to be believable. Otherwise, great work!
I usually always spatchcock my chicken because it’s so much better but I season/roast the backbone it next to the chicken because it always ends up being picked on and eaten so no one starts “testing“ The chicken and then it ends up halfway eaten by dinner
It's my understanding that the beer can one can exude noxious gas or leach bad stuff from the cans (probably from the printing done on the cans). All three roasted chicken look great, but the spatchcock chicken is my favorite!
Beer can chicken is great, but I'm going to disagree with the "only lagers and pilsners" advice. I once did it with a pepper saison, and that was incredible. Really anything that doesn't have roasted or bitter flavours will do. Here's some suggestions: Belgian Wit, French Saison, Orange Wheat, Scottish 60/-, Belgian Dubbel, Irish Red. Enjoy the world of flavours that will help your chicken. Also reduce the liquid after for a nice pan sauce.
Frankie, what level would you consider cooking your whole seasoned bird inside a brown paper grocery bag on a sheet pan? The meat stays juicy and flavorful while the exterior gets brown and crispy! So good!
I only just discovered your channel a couple of days ago (my 80-year-old mum told me about it!!). I'm doing the lemon chicken tomorrow. I REALLY don't like brussel sprouts though so I'm going to do slices of bell pepper and hokkaido pumpkin, halved large mushrooms and the obligitory garlic (but I LOVE garlic so may throw in a few cloves among the vegetables too :) Wish me luck!!!!
There may be 50 ways to leave your lover but only 3 ways to roast a chicken. Unless Paul Simon wrote this episode. He might have thought of 50 ways to leave your lover over roast chicken.
After 12 years in a public school system, I can tell you that these are cheaper per plate than school cafeteria food. It’s $2.50 for a dinky slice of pizza, or a crumbly chewy burger, and a lil carton of milk
Hey I just tried the beer can chicken recipe and the beer just turned black and crusted on the bottom of the pan (had to use an oven pan instead of cast iron cause I don't have one, please don't kill me). Anyone know why that might have happened fairly sure I followed the instructions as best I could.
What can I substitute the beer with in the second recipe? Also, is hygienic to stuff a metal bottle of beer inside the chicken? Why not use a glass cup?
Killing me smalls. Those level 3 chicken got some level 1 brussels. Salt is cool and all but you want to rub em in some high heat oil(canola works great, cheap) and add some citrus (lemon not even a buck most places). That's level two and you don't even need a level three cause they perfect.
Yes, and no. Chicken has a way of going bad pretty suddenly. What you want is slightly bluish meat/skin that's not too sticky and no smells. Yellow and especially green and slimy are bad news.
After thawing it in the fridge it can stay in another two days. If you thawed it out in a sink of cold water and aren't going to use it immediately put it straight back in the freezer. If you thawed it in the microwave then you have to cook it.
Homeboy just changed my world when he showed me how to truss a chicken with no string. CHANGED MY WORLD. Thank you.
you are very welcome
@@FrankieCooks SUCH a good tip, I actually had flashbacks to all the times I could have used that tip before this moment lol
I really hope you guys never stop doing these. They have helped me immensely, and I am spending less money by thinking about how much things cost. It makes the meals better because they are quality. I have been cooking for a long time, but I am still learning new techniques for many of these episodes.
I agree. I took a finance class and discovered food is on of top 3 expenses. I started budgeting. It has made a huge difference.
Anything becomes cheap if you shop at Aldi by the way--just a quick tip
There's a channel called "struggle meals". The new videos are there.
You should do a video on having a small herb garden in the kitchen - regrowing herbs is free flavour.
I would appreciate that, as well.
@@DannyOKC Just buy some herbs and water them regularilly
@@reinismartinsons Have you ever grown a plant in your life? They can't survive on water alone.
He's a thigh man. Gotta LOVE Frankie!!!!!
Couldn't get into these videos initially but his series is actually really good & informative. His presentation skills are also really fun!
This dude is the shiznizzle his totally changed the way I cook. And so much for the better. I used to cook salty greezy junk that surely would've killed me sooner rather than later. Now my family is blown away and we will probably all live longer. Thank you so much for all your hard work.
I learned to spatchcock a chicken a few years ago and it was a revelation. And I've been an adult for a long time. If you're just learning to cook, follow Frankie's advice. These are great videos!
Can you do homemade stock next?? Using all those great carcasses!
That would a great video 😊
I agree!!!
Incredible level of energy sustained throughout the video. I gotta take my hat off you mate. Respect!
Pure Gold! Entertaining, personable, knowledgeable, the best place ladies and gentlemen ;Frankie from struggle meals
im glad you did beer can chicken cause for people who never had it now has a chance to make some delicious chicken (but to also make it simple is butter or oil, salt, rosemary, thyme and oregano is optional for the rub)
As always, Chef Frankie, you never disappoint! Thanx!
Frankie, when are you releasing your cookbook? Love your videos! Keep up the good work!
Just rewatch every single episode until you have the exact timestamp for every part of the process perfectly memorized.
That's what the rest of us do, right?
Combo breaker with that flat chicken the lemon under the skin super impressed!
"Fermented wheat water..."
Best RUclips cooking channel...
Pandemic Cooking 101--had no twine! Frankie saved the day.
Love you Frankie.......Doing what Chicks like me been doing for years....You go boy!!!!
Thanx, Chef Frankie, for more great recipes and the culinary lessons.
"The number of potential innuendo's is strong with this one!"😱😏😉😳
It would be really nice if you could show the potential cost of the items used in your packet drawer. Some people are too poor to eat out enough to develop a packet drawer.
This guy is great!!! Italians know how to cook! We can take $8 and feed 5 people and it will taste AMAZING!!
Frankie, you gonna educate the noobs about removing the packet o' guts from the chicken first?
I give the heart and liver to my GSD's :)
@@gregormiller4037 Back in the day I used to boil mine and feed 'em to my cat. My current cat is too picky, so now I make liver pâté. mmmmm.
Roast 'em and use them with the bones to make a stock. This is especially true of the neck. Adds great nutrition & flavor, and if you have a dog or cat, you can feed them the boiled guts :)
Yeah Frankie my man, I cried when I pulled out these guts. I didn’t know about them. My spatchcocked chicken is flavored with my tears
@@mirpandas Chickens, like many animals, have what is known as a digestive system and other organs.
Did you perhaps confuse chickens with sea cucumbers, which are one of the only animals I know of that don't have guts? I think sea cucumbers might be a bit on the expensive side when they're prepared as food.
This is by far the best video. I’ve enjoyed all of the ones I’ve watched, but this one had me drooling.... I’m still drooling...
The second chicken looked super crispy and delicious!
Love this guy and what a great way to eat/save money!!! Only thing he is missing is 3 or 4 plants in his kitchen!! If he had rosemary, basil, oregano, and lemon thyme!!! Killer!!!!! And you can buy the plants from Walmart all for around $10 bucks!!!! Or buy seeds!!!! Either way, you have fresh herbs!!!!! Talk about “adulting”!!!!!!
You are my teacher. 😉 thank you for educating us and making it fun!!!
this feels like a childrens show but its honestly so helpful
Thank you so much for sharing such wonderful videos! Your positive energy is love!
how do you get those free condiments without just running off with a box like Dr. Zoidburg from Futurama?
Ask for extra the next time you order takeout.
Stuff your pockets at the gas station the next time you get a big gulp and hot dog.
Or just buy condiments. They only add pennies per meal.
@@jutde also like, often when you get takeout, they give you condiments without you even having to ask or pocket. Of course takeout is expensive, but you might as well get some long-term benefit from the extra seven soy and duck sauce packets you got with your food.
If the world ends up in another recession, or worse, Frankie might become a Dudeist prophet for helping feed the masses. ;-)
And here we are, at the precipice of another recession, watching Struggle Meals.
Soon you'll be lucky if you can fix a dollar meal
2021 !
Thank goodness for this show👍👍👍
I enjoy your videos. You have great ideas. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
I love these videos! How about a video showing Frankie mooching a pound of free pads of butter?!
Love your tutorials
Thanks for showing us how to properly carve a bird. Very impressive.
Your videos are quite entertaining, cost effective & fun! But dude, you are killing me with the packet drawer! I thought I was the only one with a packet (bag)! My teeny tiny kitchen doesn't even have drawers! Cook on!
I roasted my first spatchcock chicken last night thanks to this channel and I'm thrilled! It looked so intimidating but was the opposite.
Spatchcock chicken is the bomb. Got a fryer on sale today! YAY!
I like this guy already. Imma fan now😂🔥🔥💯
Thanks for sharing😘 ..... this was so easy to follow💗 🌹
You're so fancy with that fork. ..
Great recipes!
I use heavy duty kitchen shears to spatchcock my chickens. So much easier than with a knife.
Frankie, you are too good for this silly channel
Frankieeeeeeee this is a great video! The beer can chicken and spatchcock one look really good! Thanks for teaching :)
I admit, I'm a bit skeptical with the whole "magic packet drawer" which would cost alot in takeout food just to have access at a packet drawer, but when Frankie is on it he is on it. Everything here looks great, is easy and cost-effective, and I learned some things too! Thanks!
Also, one could put a whole chicken into a crockpot (slow cooker) and let it cook on low for 8hrs while one is away from home working, and then one comes home to a nice flavorful chicken that way too, although admittedly not very crispy it's still completely hassle-free. Obviously seasoning is important before one starts the process. Hmm, I wonder if this might inspire an episode of crockpot recipes?
No I love the crispy chicken skin
Would love a follow up of what to do with the carcass and organs and what kind of stocks and soups that can make.
I agree. He should do a video about left over roast chicken and different meals u can make from it.
Love your Videos.. BUT how do you get so many items for the FLAVOR DRAWER?? I don't eat out that much where I could load up on those packets. BUT you can be I do get them now when I'm out.
I love this guy.
Floss works. Yes, even the waxed kind - the wax is already food grade, and the 2-3 drops that may melt off the string not even noticeable.
I always think I can’t love Frankie any more... and then another video pops up
Level 4 adulting. Applying a compound butter under the spaitticott chicken skin.
is spaitticott even a word
Maybe spatchcock?
Bob belcher level
@@Miraeization 😄
Awesome
Love love love this series!
you are so good, food network should sign you up for a show
I love spatchcocked chicken but I usually do a simple brine overnight. It tastes so much better.
Frank is da man... Struggle Meal Bandit 👊👊👊
Thanks for showing an easy way to truss! I sometimes don't bother because I don't have the twine. Now I will have no excuse 😁😁
How can we just follow Frankie? He needs his own channel. Have been a fan since public tv 25 in NYC
Great video thanks!!
Best one yet
When we were poor my roommate (who was a chef) made THE BEST chicken ever it was just chicken baked in oven with some marmalade (literally all there was in the fridge LOL) - It was the best thing I have ever had I really want to recreate it could you do a recipe like that??
You can put cut up oranges in the cavity to keep it moist. Orange marmalade is good with sage.
MAN.... I LOVVVVVVE YOUR VIDEOS
Great and fun video! I laughed so hard! How to warm the first roasted chicken the next day?
Please keep struggle meals going!!! Especially now!
4:04? :D :D Btw you should make baked pasta. You simply put pasta, ham, egg into oven and you are done. But it needs an flavoring upgrade!!
Cheese, hot sauce, pepper, onion, spinach or a pkg of frozenCalifornia vegies.
@@staceykersting705 you're getting dangerously close to a hotdish.
That's not necessarily a bad thing.
@@jutde U not so bad yerself! lol
Frankie, your Julia Child impersonation is spot on! “Hot potato!” You crack me up.
This is awesome....Just bought a chicken for about $3....gonna do a coke can version of the second one but wow...I could pretty much live on that for a week...$3 :o
h0ckeyd Where do you live that you can get a chicken for $3?
Nice video...actually learned something. Food for thought...if you’re going to put your “sink” in frame, make sure we can see the plumbing underneath. Its minor, I know...however if you are going to push the washing hands thing (which is necessary), the set has to be believable. Otherwise, great work!
He has a working sink there it is not showing. If you watched from the very beginning of Struggle meals he tells about it
I usually always spatchcock my chicken because it’s so much better but I season/roast the backbone it next to the chicken because it always ends up being picked on and eaten so no one starts “testing“ The chicken and then it ends up halfway eaten by dinner
It's my understanding that the beer can one can exude noxious gas or leach bad stuff from the cans (probably from the printing done on the cans). All three roasted chicken look great, but the spatchcock chicken is my favorite!
Doodah Gurl only if you lick the inside of the bird. Perv.
great vid
Where in the H-E-double hockey sticks do you find free butter? I need to live where you do. My envy is showing.
Jennifer Warringtin McDonalds, before 10:30 AM. Order hot cakes , with or without sausage
Beer can chicken is great, but I'm going to disagree with the "only lagers and pilsners" advice. I once did it with a pepper saison, and that was incredible. Really anything that doesn't have roasted or bitter flavours will do. Here's some suggestions: Belgian Wit, French Saison, Orange Wheat, Scottish 60/-, Belgian Dubbel, Irish Red. Enjoy the world of flavours that will help your chicken. Also reduce the liquid after for a nice pan sauce.
Frankie, what level would you consider cooking your whole seasoned bird inside a brown paper grocery bag on a sheet pan? The meat stays juicy and flavorful while the exterior gets brown and crispy! So good!
That's how I cook my turkeys!
"You're an adult. You can do this." Lol
I only just discovered your channel a couple of days ago (my 80-year-old mum told me about it!!). I'm doing the lemon chicken tomorrow. I REALLY don't like brussel sprouts though so I'm going to do slices of bell pepper and hokkaido pumpkin, halved large mushrooms and the obligitory garlic (but I LOVE garlic so may throw in a few cloves among the vegetables too :) Wish me luck!!!!
I did it today......... soooooooooooo much flavour
Check your stores! Fresh Thyme currently has rotisserie chicken for $4.99!
There may be 50 ways to leave your lover but only 3 ways to roast a chicken.
Unless Paul Simon wrote this episode.
He might have thought of 50 ways to leave your lover over roast chicken.
I totally roasted a chicken today. And then I found this video. 😆
Lime with or instead of lemon? (Level 3)
After 12 years in a public school system, I can tell you that these are cheaper per plate than school cafeteria food. It’s $2.50 for a dinky slice of pizza, or a crumbly chewy burger, and a lil carton of milk
how do you get free butter and all that stuff? dont know any places around me with it
Joshua Lee McDonald’s, gas stations, sub shops, Chinese take out, bodegas...
Hey I just tried the beer can chicken recipe and the beer just turned black and crusted on the bottom of the pan (had to use an oven pan instead of cast iron cause I don't have one, please don't kill me). Anyone know why that might have happened fairly sure I followed the instructions as best I could.
Just tried this one out tonight and the exact same thing happened except I used cast iron. Was disappointed there was no sauce!
I love the chicken roasts. Can you do a struggle pork meal?
What culinary school did you attend ?
This dude is speaking more and more talian every episode. I think its because he gets excited, do a pizza episode and he will lost it for sure
Would you be willing to do a chinese video? Popular affordable chinese dishes?
What can I substitute the beer with in the second recipe?
Also, is hygienic to stuff a metal bottle of beer inside the chicken? Why not use a glass cup?
The glass would probably explode inside the chicken.
Just found your channel. It's great. How do you not have a deal on The Food Network already? :)
Lol to the butter packets in a drawer. Where the heck do you get free butter? I need to know!
Mary Egerton McDonald’s, with the hot cakes and sausage.
PlayaSinNombre 😂
Extra bread and butter with any meal
Killing me smalls. Those level 3 chicken got some level 1 brussels. Salt is cool and all but you want to rub em in some high heat oil(canola works great, cheap) and add some citrus (lemon not even a buck most places). That's level two and you don't even need a level three cause they perfect.
I found this about a month ago and oh my god does this help. Thank you so much
Also, would it be cheaper to make your own tofu or just buy it?
is this a frozen chicken that is thawed? after thawing, can it last a week in the fridge after cooking?
Yes, and no. Chicken has a way of going bad pretty suddenly. What you want is slightly bluish meat/skin that's not too sticky and no smells. Yellow and especially green and slimy are bad news.
After thawing it in the fridge it can stay in another two days. If you thawed it out in a sink of cold water and aren't going to use it immediately put it straight back in the freezer. If you thawed it in the microwave then you have to cook it.
If it's been thawed a couple days, cook it all, freeze some leftovers. Great addition to soups, salads, casseroles, sandwiches, tacos...
Freeze any leftovers you're not going to eat within the next day or two at most.
The lemon zest is not free since you had to buy the lemon. That salad looks very delicious
4:12 I guess Disney owns this channel. I wasn't expecting a cameo voiceover from Mickey Mouse
Been missing watching your show. However, you have to eat a lot of fast-food to have a drawer like that!!
11:30 the best
Speed and efficiency because... Well time money
So what's "the Block"?