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Opinions of Broasted Chicken for Mennonite Cafe/Restaurant?

Discussion in 'Area Restaurants, Dining and Food' started by foodie, May 30, 2008.

  1. foodie

    foodie New Member

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    Fellow Foodies--

    Just wanted to ask for "y'all's" opinion on featuring Broasted Chicken at our Mennonite Cafe. For those of you unfamiliar with "Broasted" Chicken--here is the brief story.

    Broasted Chicken is marinated and coated chicken that is pressure fried in a pressure fryer. This method of frying keeps the moisture in the chicken pieces that is fried. It is better than the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants.

    For those of you who have eaten at an Amish or Mennonite restaurant or food stall at Amish Markets, the fried chicken that you eat is "broasted". Since we are Mennonites and looking to add to our web-based Bulk Foods business with a Mennonite Cafe/Restaurant, I thought I would ask what you think of this added to our future menu options.

    We are still in the "early stages" of planning for the Cafe/Restaurant. We will offer other food items as well--baked goods, etc.

    The web site for Broasters is below. You can look at their web site for nutritional info also.

    www.broaster.com (Broaster's site/info.)

    Thanks again. Please post any opinions--good or bad. Have a blessed weekend.:)

    Foodie & Family
     
  2. foodie

    foodie New Member

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    Fellow Foodies--

    Any other information would be appreciated. I am moving forward on the web-based portion of the business plan.;)

    I just received an email from Broaster's sales representative. I am meeting with him Monday for discussing using their products and also with a restaurant supplier that they recommend in Springfield, VA area.

    Have a good weekend--

    Foodie
     
  3. foodie

    foodie New Member

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    Fellow Foodies--

    Just a quick sidenote about the Broasted Chicken--I also wanted to know how many of you have eaten this chicken and what you thought of the product.

    Thanks again--

    Foodie;)
     
  4. Charlotte

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    Well, I think you know where I stand on this, Foodie. I can't imagine not doing a fabulous business with broasted chicken. I've had it often in Holmes County, Ohio and as Foodie says, it's very moist and flavorful. My husband and I brought a dinner home for our daughter the last time we drove back from Ohio and she devoured it in one sitting.

    It would be a unique addition to Loudoun County and I can see people coming from near and far to try it - and then coming back for more. I see lots of tie-ins with destination-type activities and events - shopping at the outlet mall, Christmas tree-cutting in the valley, the Hunt Country Stable Tour (do they still do that?), the Spring Garden Festival and more. You know, "Every year, our family picks out our Christmas tree at Milltown Creek Tree Farm and then we stop for a broasted chicken dinner on the way home."
     
  5. foodie

    foodie New Member

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    Charlotte and others--

    Yes, we are "chugging along" on the Cafe business and web-based ideas. We have alot of friends who are interested in developing our business plan. Of course, getting it throught the Loudoun County "powers to be" might be an undertaking.

    Since hubby is working his "gig" already at his Grumman job, the Cafe/Bulk Foods business is my "baby". We have family and friend members who also have this type of business in GA, PA, and VA areas. So we are familiar with the "food biz" and all it entails. Steep in Mennonite traditions, we want to do this "right" and successfully.

    I am meeting with a Broaster rep and with American Energy Restaurant Equipment next week. I will keep you posted. In the meantime, here is a great idea for a different flavor on chicken.

    For an interesting fried chicken, try the following--

    Deep fry your coated or breaded chicken in a skillet or in a deep fryer.

    After deep frying your "fried chicken", dip the fried chicken in BBQ sauce homemade or store bought. Great BBQ Fried Chicken we tried in NC. Let the BBQ Fried Chicken rest before serving and Enjoy!

    Foodie:)
     
  6. Lee

    Lee Permanent Vacation

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    OK all this food talk is making me hungry :) So Foodie hurry up and get this place open already or Dalyn and I and her large family (mine is mostly in Texas but they do visit often) so we will be stopping by your farm to help you taste test all the foods you are going to have. :)
     
  7. foodie

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    Lee--

    Seriously if you and Dalyn (or anyone else) would like some FREE FOOD--BAKED PASTRIES, FRITTERS, etc., PM me and I will drop some by the Nature Center or some other place. There may still be some fritters in the Nature Center's freezer. Check with Maureen.

    Lee, you are quite a "character". We enjoy reading your threads and laugh gleefully. :bow:;) Also, we have some farm-grown strawberries if you want some, just ask.

    Blessings--

    Foodie
     
  8. izzysmom

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    Wow! I haven't had broasted chicken in about 12 years! The last time was at Whitey's in Arlington... sigh. Another Washington icon gone...

    Anyway, broasted chicken is awesome! The skin is perfectly crispy and crunchy (like fried chicken crunchy, but not quite the same if you've never had it) and the meat is soooo tender.... drool...
     
  9. PhotoMom

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    I remembered reading an article in the Washington Post a couple years back about Broasted chicken. I did a search and found it. Hope the link works for you to see it. If not, just do a Google search for washington post broasted. I would LOVE to try this! Maybe I'll make the trek to Hagerstown one of these days. . .:mmm:
     
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    Photo Mom and others--

    Yes, many people have tried to copy the Broasters' chicken method. However, trying to "pressure cook fried" chicken on your own is asking for disaster. Today's pressure cookers are great appliances for home usage. For canning, cooking meats, vegetables, spaghetti and other sauces, and the like.

    The cookers are alot safer than when my grandmother used hers. I can remember one time when she was canning and preserving her summer produce and how the cooker took on a "little too much pressure". Talk about a mess--food on the ceiling, on the floor, etc. The gaskets and seals on today's pressure cookers are safe and easier to use for the home cook.

    Back to Broasted chicken, if you check Broasters' web site, you will find a list of franchises across the country. There is a restaurant/bar in Springfield, VA which prepares Broasted chicken--the real thing!;) I cannot recall the name of the restaurant/bar. Also, the rep told me that in Woodbridge, VA, Valero gas stations are selling and preparing it fresh daily at their convenience stores. Just check Broasters' web site.

    You can also go to Lancaster County Dutch Market in Germantown, MD and not trek out to Hagerstown, MD. Read more about Amish stores on the "Amish Markets..." thread for more details.

    Web site is--

    www.broasters.com (Broaster's Chicken site/info.)

    Foodie:)
     
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    :scaredeyes: foodie, you may want to review that site... it seems to have information on more things than broasted chicken... :blush:
     
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    Not sure what else foodie is planning on in that Mennonite Cafe - but that particular "broasted breast" recipe might not be legal in Virginia...
     
  14. foodie

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    eam and others--

    I see what you mean:conf2::blush::screwy:! I guess my I was a little "pressure fried" from being up all night with a sick twin recently. :indiff2No sleep does that I suppose--;)

    Anyway the CORRECT web site is below--

    www.broaster.com (Broaster's site/info).

    Also, alot of the broasted chicken is not show on the site. Some restaurants will use the seasonings and fryers and not show the Broaster's signs.

    Foodie

    P.S. My husband had a good laugh :pofl:.
     

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