I personally don't find roasting whole chickens to be all that much harder than cooking individual pieces. The entire process takes long because of the cook tim

I personally don't find roasting whole chickens to be all that much harder than cooking individual pieces. The entire process takes long because of the cook time, but it's passive time in the oven, not prep work or standing over a stove. I also love roasting chicken over a bed of vegetables. It's a great winter time dish. I'm with you on the kids, though. I do a lot of smoking in the summer and will usually bulk cook and freeze chicken, pork, and beef since smoking scales easily in cabinet style smokers!