Roaster recipes in this book are designed for (for the soups and stocks, a stewing chicken can be used) for making stock The meat is tender but has a good deal of flavor Best roasted, grilled, deep-fried, or panroasted A chicken 3 to 5 months of age, weighing no more than 5 pounds, with a partially or fully hardened breastbone Great for serving a larger crowd; figure on about ¾ pound of carcass weight per person for reasonably sized portions The meat is still tender but has a more robust flavor than that of younger chickens Best roasted, grilled, deep-fried, panroasted, braised, or barbecued Hen, A mature These ... sized portions The meat is still tender but has a more robust flavor than that of younger chickens Best roasted, grilled, deep-fried, panroasted, braised, or barbecued Hen, A mature These