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A very handy cookery book on how to prepare and cook chicken along with a selection of recipes.

The first part of the book provides details on how to cut a whole chicken up to get it's different parts and what equipment is needed to do that, plus how to cut up a whole cooked chicken. Each set of instructions comes with full colour photography which is very handy to follow.

The book explains about wet brining a chicken. I've not heard of this before - soaking the bird in a salt water solution, not something I fancy doing, I'd rather stick to the dry brining especially as we like a crispy skin. It also provides details on how chicken carcass is sometimes dipped in a chlorine solution within four hours of being slaughtered, which is supposedly safe - this is something that has been in the news in the UK as a worry about getting our chicken from the US. Even if it's safe, I don't fancy chlorinated chicken!

The book then provides 32 recipes for the four main ways to cook the chicken which are in the oven, pan, pot, grill plus 4 recipes for using leftovers, 2 ways to poach the chicken along with 10 ways of making your own sauces, marinades and dressings.

The recipes are provided in imperial measurements though there is a conversion table at the rear of the book. The steps are easy to follow and each recipe comes with full colour photography.

I'd certainly like to try the Filipino Style Chicken Adobo and the Chicken Thigh Ragu as we like sticky chicken and many a pasta dish, so both these would be a hit in our household. Not sure about the Chicken with 40 gloves of garlic myself - I'm not that brave!

I received this book from Netgalley in return for a honest review.

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This is a cookbook for the average person looking for something reasonably quick and reasonably healthy for dinner. The recipes include basics (roasted chicken, chicken soup), international classics (chicken adobo, butter chicken, harissa chicken) and original recipes as well (Oliver's chicken, Chicken Thighs with Maple - Cider Vinegar glaze). The book also includes good information on cutting up a whole chicken, seasoning combinations, etc. Photos are appealing. This is not necessarily the most exciting cook book I've ever seen, but it's a good one to have. This would be especially handy for the new cook. Easily rates 3.5 stars.

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I like chicken but do not love it but the recipes in this book might have converted me. Completely doable and tasty! The best combination. And the pictures are so pretty and appealing.
A lot of cookbooks end up having recipes which sound good but end up being too complicated to replicate. This one is the exact opposite. I feel like I can make almost everything!
Can't wait to try them all out.

Thanks to NetGalley for giving me a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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This book has a lot of neat recipes and I liked how it was split up in sections such as oven, pan, pot, grill and using leftovers.

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I really enjoyed trying several of the recipes that Stacie Billis has in Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner. I also tried dry brining for the first time thanks to this book. We loved it! I look forward to trying more of the recipes.
I received an ARC from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

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I liked that the instructions for each recipe were easy to understand and follow. Recipes were accompanied by beautiful pictures and additional tips. The big bonus was the information at the beginning of the book in regards to selecting, handling and butchering. Super informative, this book should be on every beginning cooks shelf. For the more advanced cook these are great recipes to switch up your meal planning.

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Comprehensive chicken cookbook. An in depth book on everything chicken. How to choose, cut and prepare all types of chicken.

Recipes included in the book are very good I like the way the book is split into sections such as roasting, grilling frying etc.

Lots of simple tasty recipes I cant wait to try out.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an advance copy of this title in exchange for an unbiased review.

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A decent selection of recipes. A good start of chicken recipes if you like chicken and want a starting / jumping-off point.

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Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner by Stacie Billis has a great selection of recipes. It features an informative section on cutting, prepping and preparing the chicken. The recipes are easy to follow and delicious.

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This is a very well written cookbook; great instructions for those uncertain about techniques, nice layout, wonderful pictures and very readable style. The recipes are a nice blend of variations on tried-and-true flavors and less seen flavor profiles. I can see myself trying a good 80%of the recipes.

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I just reviewed Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner by Stacie Billis. #WinnerWinnerChickenDinner #NetGalley

Another interesting cookbook to read! The author includes how to choose the bird, how to cut it into a certain pieces, how to carve it, how to roast it, and so many more skill regarding cooking chicken. You can also find mouthwatering recipes, with cook notes completing the dish.

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This book came at just the right time as I was shamefully trying to remember my father's instruction on properly butchering chicken. The author has included exactly that, with flawless instruction and easy to follow photo guides. I felt that this book didn't have many recipes that I was surprised by, but to be fair I'm an adventurous cook. There are some nice stand out moments that are surprisingly simple, like a pineapple chicken salad with coconut that definitely caught my eye. But what I most appreciated was the attention paid to preparation and technique. I grew up with a chef and toddling around professional kitchens so even though that isn't my calling I firmly believe that the tools and the process are every bit as important as the end result. This author gives you those tools, laid out in attractively easy ways.

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Absolutely amazing chicken recipe book,
Great tips on how to cook and prepare chicken
Fabulous easy to follow recipes
Looking forward to the Indian style fried chicken

Recommend that you add it to your cook book collection

Thank you netgalley, Stacie Billis and Storey Publishing for allowing me to read and review this book.

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Do you know how to cut up a whole chicken, how to butterfly chicken breasts, how to brine a chicken, how to truss it up?  Should you roast or bake?  Can I make fajitas in the oven?  What is the difference between stock and broth?  Would you like to marinate and grill chicken?  How can I use up leftover chicken?  Winner!  Winner!  Chicken Dinner includes all of this and more - all with easy instructions and tons of color photos.

(NetGalley ebook -  I received a complimentary advanced reader copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)

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My husband is not a fan of chicken, which is one of the reasons I wanted to view this book. Not only are the recipes delicious (at least the ones I have tried), but also practical. Most recipes call for ingredients that are readily available and on hand in my pantry. There also are a lot of tips for cooking chicken. So far the hubby had enjoyed the recipes I made and I have many more to make.

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This book was received as an ARC from Storey Publishing in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I was waiting for a cookbook like this to be released with a lot of chicken recipes since chicken is what I eat a lot of and this book had a lot of new and exciting recipes to try and having a few favorites such as Jerk Chicken, Chicken Thighs with Maple–Cider Vinegar Glaze and Fennel-Apple Slaw, and the one I really want to try Peachy Sriracha Sticky Wings since being from Buffalo, I am a huge wing connoisseur and peach is one of my favorite flavors. I also like how this book focused on step by step pictures to make sure each step is done right as well as a step-by-step breakdown to easily follow along. This book definitely was a candidate for a potential future cooking demo book.

We will consider adding this title to our Cookbook collection at our library. This is why we give this book 5 stars.

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Yum Yum Yum!!!
I tried a handful of recipes and found them easy to reproduce and absolutely tasty!
Filled with eye popping, full colour pictures for each recipe it's easy to get hungry reading this.
There are some helpful tips in the front of the book on food safety and how to deconstruct a full chicken in order to reap to most for your monies.
Favourite recipe: Indian-Style Fried Chicken (though we used breasts instead of thighs).
Thank you NetGalley and Storey Publishing for my DRC.

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I love cookery books and I’ve been lucky enough to receive an advance copy of Winner winner chicken dinner, this is a really nice cook book filled with lots of yummy chicken recipes, I found each recipe has been well thought out and illustrated and they are really easy to follow. If you like chicken then this is the book for you and I look forward to trying more out more of the wonderful recipes.

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Amazingly delicious chicken dinners. I have run out of ways to cook chicken so was thrilled to read this book. I have tried two recipes thus far and my whole family loved them. Chicken one of the most used proteins made delicious!

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Another great cookbook!. I tend to eat a lot of chicken so it's nice to change it up a bit with different recipes. I loved the variety in this book and cant wait to try every single recipe.

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