Chicken?

aster99

I'd usually buy chicken brests maybe in packets of 2 as thats all id use at a time. This is not good value, would make better sense to be buying a 6 pack.

How do ye store them? Or how long is a chicken brest safe in the fridge? Might be a simple question but i'm clueless enough on it

pvt.joker

aster99 wrote: »

I'd usually buy chicken brests maybe in packets of 2 as thats all id use at a time. This is not good value, would make better sense to be buying a 6 pack.

How do ye store them? Or how long is a chicken brest safe in the fridge? Might be a simple question but i'm clueless enough on it

buy in packs of 10 at least, buy freezer bags and split them into bags of 2 and freeze them

BraziliaNZ

how much is chicken per KG in a butchers/supermarket in Eire? It's around $11 here in Oz, which is 5.50 euro

ronbyrne2005

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

how much is chicken per KG in a butchers/supermarket in Eire? It's around $11 here in Oz, which is 5.50 euro

Double that price at least. Good quality chicken fillets such as free range corn fed is around 22euro a kg but tastes good.

mloc

I find the M+S Oakham breasts to be very good quality and regularly on special too. The bags are very handy, lash em in the freezer and take out a few of the individually wrapped breasts when you need them.

They may be more expensive but generally need no pruning or trimming so getting more meat, and protein, per kg.

BraziliaNZ

ronbyrne2005 wrote: »

Double that price at least. Good quality chicken fillets such as free range corn fed is around 22euro a kg but tastes good.

holy jesus

rubadub

aster99 wrote: »

How do ye store them?

Freeze as mentioned. I would flatten them out and freeze layered so you can fry direct frozen. i.e. it is nice & flat so contacts the pan easily and defrosts evenly. Another way is to simply cook them! they keep longer when cooked. If you wrap in tinfoil and bake and DO NOT open, then they are "cooked in a controlled environment". They are pretty much sterile while still wrapped and unexposed to contaminants, any contaminants should be killed in cooking.

Just check the price per kg on them, there is often very little saving on bigger packs, it can even be a loss.

how much is chicken per KG in a butchers/supermarket

I can get 10 for €10 from a nearby butcher, They usually weight ~1.2kg, so about €8-8.50 per kilo. In tesco the own brand cheapest ones are about €16 per kilo now. Also tesco have started selling "thigh fillets", just boned and skinned thigh meat, this is about €8.50 per kilo I think.

Some chefs prefer thigh meat as it is more flavoursome, I like it since it is more fatty and I can cook it direct with no oil.

ptashka

Slightly off-topic: heard from a friend of mine who was told by a nutritionist, that super-market chicken ( i.e not the expensive free-range stuff) is one of the worst meats out there. Something to do with the fact that chickens will eat all sorts of crap given to them and will survive in the worst living conditions. Turkeys, on the other hand, are meant to be very delicate birds, can't be fed the same crap and require half decent living conditions, therefore produce higher quality meat.

However, it puzzles me why turkey meat is good bit cheaper than chicken?

I personally don't have any stats or facts on this, so merely asking your opinion.

rubadub

Turkey is sometimes more expensive. Tesco are doing more and more turkey breasts now which are cheap enough. I dunno if this is "leftovers" from christmas, i.e. birds kept alive that there was no market for.

During the year turkey meat was dearer for their own brand, but they have turkey mince on offer. (I have never seen chicken mince).

I expect they just do calculations and turkeys are cheaper to breed per kg for whatever reason, just like pork & red meat vary from one another.

allthedoyles

aster99 wrote: »

I'd usually buy chicken brests maybe in packets of 2 as thats all id use at a time. This is not good value, would make better sense to be buying a 6 pack.

How do ye store them? Or how long is a chicken brest safe in the fridge? Might be a simple question but i'm clueless enough on it

In Aldi , you can buy a bag of cooked chicken for around € 3.69 .

Great value .......If you deep fry amount you want for only 1 minute ( until it turns golden brown ) and freeze the rest for later

WolfForager

What's the best way to cook them (As best for low fat)? Fried i would assume, with what sort of oil?

r3nu4l

While we're here I may as well ask, is it possible to steam chicken breasts? How long should they be steamed for?

Pride Fighter

WolfForager wrote: »

What's the best way to cook them (As best for low fat)? Fried i would assume, with what sort of oil?

I use the oven, always works for me.

Pride Fighter

allthedoyles wrote: »

Great value .......If you deep fry amount you want for only 1 minute ( until it turns golden brown ) and freeze the rest for later

I never deep fry food, I want my arteries clear and I intend on limiting my risk of a heart attack.

brian ireland

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

how much is chicken per KG in a butchers/supermarket in Eire? It's around $11 here in Oz, which is 5.50 euro

Bought 10 Chicken Breast in Eurospar Rush for 7.99 Euro today

brianthebard

ronbyrne2005 wrote: »

Double that price at least. Good quality chicken fillets such as free range corn fed is around 22euro a kg but tastes good.

Free range chicken doesn't have to cost that much, its the corn fed part you are paying extra for and its not even necessary, it can be bad for you (at least in cattle meat it is).

shift

ptashka wrote: »

Slightly off-topic: heard from a friend of mine who was told by a nutritionist, that super-market chicken ( i.e not the expensive free-range stuff) is one of the worst meats out there. Something to do with the fact that chickens will eat all sorts of crap given to them and will survive in the worst living conditions. Turkeys, on the other hand, are meant to be very delicate birds, can't be fed the same crap and require half decent living conditions, therefore produce higher quality meat.

However, it puzzles me why turkey meat is good bit cheaper than chicken?

I personally don't have any stats or facts on this, so merely asking your opinion.

Since this is in the fitness forum I think I shoud post this video I watched a few weeks ago. It's from the River Cottage show about the differences between intensively farmed, free range and organic chicken. It is interesting and worth watching.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXDPIhwybd4

keane2097

I guess grilling is probably as healthy a way as any to prepare chicken breasts right?

I coat it in cajun spices then stick it under the grill.

If anyone's ever eaten at KC's in Cork it tastes just like the meat from a Creole - quality!