Originally Posted by R280
The thermal conductivity of water must be better than the organic mass of the bird, but again, I've never noticed much of a fluid loss in the can or Sittin Chicken. I do my birds at 375F, so maybe it does release a tiny bit of steam.
Precisely. If the fluid in the can doesn't reach 212F it aint gonna boil. But it may release a tad of vapour. Which lends itself that the fluid in the can doesn't reach the required temp to boil & infuse the chook. Buggah!