{"id":3336,"date":"2013-05-06T17:04:32","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T17:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/review-frenchs-flavor-infuser-10-minute-marinade-caribbean-jerk-flavor\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T21:37:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T03:37:35","slug":"review-frenchs-flavor-infuser-10-minute-marinade-caribbean-jerk-flavor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/review-frenchs-flavor-infuser-10-minute-marinade-caribbean-jerk-flavor\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: French’s Flavor Infuser 10 Minute Marinade – Caribbean Jerk Flavor"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of a promotional program with The Mommy Factor<\/a> and French\u2019s, I received product samples for review purposes. No other compensation was received. Views expressed are always 100% my own.<\/p>\n

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Chicken and I have a love\/hate relationship. \u00a0For a Caribbean woman who doesn’t want chicken with a “fresh” taste<\/a>, there is a whole lot of rigmarole<\/a> that goes into cooking a chicken dish. \u00a0So for this review, I had a decision to make. \u00a0Big chicken or little chicken (cornish hen)… big fuss<\/a> or little fuss.<\/p>\n

I chose little fuss.<\/p>\n

Seasoning jerk chicken usually takes 24 hours in the fridge. \u00a0I was interested to see if this could work in just 10 minutes. \u00a0After all I have to do to clean a chicken, anything to make the process shorter is a plus, right? Right.<\/p>\n

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I chose this little cornish hen. Isn’t it cute!<\/p>\n

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I wasn’t about to use a lime on this little bird AKA “Little Fuss”, so I used lemon juice and salt to clean it. \u00a0Rinsed it under cold water. \u00a0It only took a few minutes… sweet!<\/p>\n

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This is the French’s 10 Minute Marinade Flavor Infuser™\u00a0bottle – Caribbean Jerk flavor. \u00a0I removed the cap, removed the foil seal, and got started.<\/p>\n

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There’s no valve or anything to make it stop dispensing if you aren’t squeezing it, so you had better have a plan for where you plan to inject the marinade. \u00a0There’s not a lot in the bottle, so you don’t have any to waste. \u00a0It cannot be reused. \u00a0Since it has the tube shape, you can’t set it down on the counter to reposition your bird, so really – have a plan. \u00a0You can’t replace the cap and set it down that way, because like I said… no valve.<\/p>\n

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I didn’t have too much of an issue because I picked Little Fuss. \u00a0With a bigger bird, be prepared to be more strategic. \u00a0I gave it two shots in the breasts, two shots under the wings, one in each thigh, and one in each leg.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes it would plump up and make a bubble like I was giving the bird botox. \u00a0That was amusing, but I didn’t have time to laugh… I kept on infusing.<\/p>\n

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After I was all done, I let Little Fuss rest for 10 minutes with some foil over it, while I cut and salted some onions for the cavity.<\/p>\n

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Here’s Little Fuss before…<\/p>\n

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…and here’s Little Fuss after. Looked and smelled really good. \u00a0Not much like Jerk Chicken, but good nonetheless.<\/p>\n

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Look at this itty bitty leg.<\/p>\n

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So here was lunch. \u00a0Rotini with cheese and Jerk cornish hen! \u00a0Now the verdict…<\/p>\n

Baby Girl – “I wonder if these corny hens know they taste so good.”<\/p>\n

Mr. Social – “Cornish hens are good mommy… what is this in it? A1?”<\/p>\n

Big One – “This is a small chicken.”<\/p>\n

Mom – “This is really good, Eva.”<\/p>\n

Everyone liked it, myself included, but no one recognized it as jerk chicken, and we are a family well versed in the smell and taste of some jerk. \u00a0It didn’t have any real spice, and I used the whole bottle on just one cornish hen. \u00a0Even though it is supposed to season three to four pounds of meat, I would be concerned that it wouldn’t add enough flavor for a whole chicken.<\/p>\n

It didn’t have any “heat” to it either. I was expecting a little kick, but there wasn’t one. \u00a0The kids appreciated the mild flavor, but I was looking for a little something different.<\/p>\n

Nice flavor, yes. Family friendly, yes. A good example of “Caribbean Jerk”? No.<\/p>\n

Things that French’s would like you to know about their 10 Minute Marinade Flavor Infuser™, Caribbean Jerk flavor:<\/p>\n