Wooden skewers

[thedelbwa]

Am I able to just use normal wooden skewers when roasting some chicken & vegetable kebabs in the oven?

[Jellybean22]

I used some wooden ones just last week to roast a chicken and vegetable kebab. I just put the bits I wanted on the skewer, brushed a thin coat of vegetable oil over them, popped them on a baking tray and put them in the oven. The sticks came out fine. I wouldn't recommend them under the grill though.

[thedelbwa]

Thanks for that jellybean. Good job my grill ain't working...roasting it is then!!

[heathfield]

Millions of Chinese do just that. One tip is to soak the skewers in water, (ice water's best), for half an hour or so before using them

[katerich48]

I was going to say that putting the skewers in water first stops them burning...