LIDL's chicken thighs 1kg for €2 (28% off)

quilmore · 23-05-2015 08:55PM #1

seen it today, plenty of stock it seems, I debone it and do something like chicken escalopes with them (with garlic, parsley and oregano on the beaten egg before the dry bread crums and then deep fry it, yummy)
it does well in the freezer, I'm well stocked now

AFAIK is only thighs on offer

FloatingVoter · 23-05-2015 09:22PM

^ they had mountains of drumsticks on offer earlier in the week as well.

markc2951 · 23-05-2015 09:25PM

I wouldn't touch the chicken or any meat from lidl.its not nice imo

quilmore · 23-05-2015 10:08PM

markc2951 wrote: »

I wouldn't touch the chicken or any meat from lidl.its not nice imo

I find it tastier than other supermarkets and even the cheap (ish) from the butchers, we go by about 3 or 4kg of the stuff a week at home

niallam · 23-05-2015 11:15PM

I use thighs in the smoker the whole time. Best piece of chicken to use, done in hour and half and plenty tasty.

Good BA

firestarter51 · 24-05-2015 12:30AM

markc2951 wrote: »

I wouldn't touch the chicken or any meat from lidl.its not nice imo

Both lidl and aldi have very good chicken and meat in comparison to other supermarkets like Tesco

€2 for a box of thighs, you can't go wrong
Good bargain alert op

FloatingVoter · 24-05-2015 12:43AM

^The chicken offer expires after today (Sunday).

JONJO THE MISER · 24-05-2015 01:23AM

Sounds finger licking good.

mikehn · 24-05-2015 10:36AM

markc2951 wrote: »

I wouldn't touch the chicken or any meat from lidl.its not nice imo

I worked in one of the major poultry processing facilities in the country and I hate to burst your bubble but the chickens we supplied went to the likes of Lidl, Dunnes, Tesco etc.:p So same chickens but different labels. Actually if they were all retailing at the same price I would buy Lidl as their QC checks were the strictest of all and they tended to be supplied with the prime stock. I have an Aldi 2200g chicken for today only €6 and it looks great. I would be careful in checking the CE marks though, especially on the value added portions. I am not really keen on stuff from the likes of Thailand due to their controls there. Dunnes were doing a deal on frozen chicken skewers lately but I passed as they originated in Thailand.

markc2951 · 24-05-2015 02:10PM

mikehn wrote:

I worked in one of the major poultry processing facilities in the country and I hate to burst your bubble but the chickens we supplied went to the likes of Lidl, Dunnes, Tesco etc. So same chickens but different labels. Actually if they were all retailing at the same price I would buy Lidl as their QC checks were the strictest of all and they tended to be supplied with the prime stock. I have an Aldi 2200g chicken for today only â‚¬6 and it looks great. I would be careful in checking the CE marks though, especially on the value added portions. I am not really keen on stuff from the likes of Thailand due to their controls there. Dunnes were doing a deal on frozen chicken skewers lately but I passed as they originated in Thailand.

What mark is on them to determine where they come from ie thailand..

Good post btw

dahat · 24-05-2015 02:44PM

Good stuff.

Picked up some, plenty food for the dogs. Grand meat for small.dogs.

signostic · 24-05-2015 03:45PM

markc2951 wrote: »

I wouldn't touch the chicken or any meat from lidl.its not nice imo

bought a pack of their chopped up chicken breast yesterday to make a curry, it was really tough meat

writhen · 24-05-2015 07:43PM

With chicken - just look for the Bord Bia quality assured mark. It's a top notch scheme.

Paint Brush · 25-05-2015 12:33AM

€2 a kilo is great, and LIDL's are some of the best drumsticks around. They are just less rubbery than other supermarkets like they've seen less freezer time or something.

Whack em all into a bag with your spice blend of choice/soy sauce/worcestershire sauce for a few hours then roast em. Amaze.

Red Silurian · 26-05-2015 11:35PM

I love cooking them in my tefal acrifry, add some curry powder to the veg oil then cook for 15 mins for curry drumsticks

firestarter51 · 27-05-2015 12:20AM

colmtheperson wrote: »

I love cooking them in my tefal acrifry, add some curry powder to the veg oil then cook for 15 mins for curry drumsticks

That's some David blane stuff right there
Turning chicken thighs into drumsticks
Tell us your secret oh wise one

firestarter51 · 27-05-2015 12:22AM

signostic wrote: »

bought a pack of their chopped up chicken breast yesterday to make a curry, it was really tough meat

Could be the way you cooked it
If it's that bad take it back with the receipt and you will get a refund

LIDL's chicken thighs 1kg for €2 (28% off)

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