Don't know if this has been posted before, but To cook a bird without tools, they can be plastered with about an inch of mud and baked in the fire. The mud cooks from the outside, sealing the moisture in. When its done (6 or 8 hours for a chicken) break the mudball. The feathers stick to the mud and the skin sticks to the feathers. The meat comes out steam-cooked and tender. And when the breast and back are separated, all the innards fall out together. Delicious!