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Since Dc is very busy on Thanksgiving I though it would be a good time to start planning. Whats everyone doing? Any questions? A good time to ask.
I wouldn't say a capon is better, it's just bigger.
I think the story is that capons are older and therefore have a richer chicken flavor than the young birds we normally get when we buy chicken. i haven't tested that theory. I'd guess a capon would be tougher.
I didn't notice a different flavor. And it certainly wasn't tough.
There came a time when my mother switched from turkey to capons, simply because a turkey was too big and a large chicken not big enough. It tasted just like chicken to me. They neuter the roosters young enough not to impart any different flavor, IMO. And of course so they don't go around strutting their stuff. That could toughen the bird up.
The Hutterite chickens are twice the size of a regular chicken. So, nice to roast but without all the extra leftovers for two people to try to eat up.