Processed Chicken over real chicken?...why??

Bronnie

Spring_Time wrote: »

The bare bones of it is...

Having for example £2 to go and get something for tea.... I have NEVER found chicken breasts for £2 or under. Yet picking up a box of 4 chicken steak things for a £1 and a bag of spuds means on some days dinner is sorted for my family of four.

Yes, one could buy pasta..flour etc and knock something else up for that £2 but in comparing "like for like" I have never been able to pick up fresh/frozen chicken breasts for a £1

I'm not squeamish with raw meat, I have experience of cooking and I have used them and most likely will again one day in the future, though I am trying to batch cook more nowadays so my meals stretch further. I am not sure what "sector" that puts me in.

Please don't take my post personally, it is meant as part of a general discussion, not a criticism of anyone.

Spring_Time

Bronnie wrote: »

Please don't take my post personally, it is meant as part of a general discussion, not a criticism of anyone.

I'm truly not taking it personally, I would never take anything on a forum personally, I apologise if you feel I was taking things that way, I was though just adding my input. With that said, I do think some of the posts in this thread are pretty condescending overall.

Its always going to be different strokes for different folks and that's just the way life should be

squeakysue

We buy frozen chicken products regularly (kids love nuggets and we like the southern fried type) but we also have fresh chicken and other fresh stuff, I don't see anything wrong in it tbh it's all about balance.
I can understand why a lot of people buy them, they are so cheap compared to fresh chicken and a quick convenient tea!

valk_scot

I often buy one of these big £6 Tesco chickens which weigh about 2.4Kg. One chicken breast from this size of chook is about the same weight as two standard ones. I can get three meals for four out of this size of chicken, (Roast, curry, stir fry) with plenty of meat per portion. And scraps for the cats and a carcass for soup.

Okay I could buy six packs of the BE breast grills for that, yes? But would there be as much actual meat? (There's no advantage nutritionaly in breast meat over leg meat) Could I make as large a variety of different meals from them? Do they taste as good? I doubt it. Are they as good value £ for £ as a decent sized chicken?

LittleMissAspie

My boyfriend usually eats the same as me but on the odd occasion when he wants some meat I'd rather he bought these processed things than a piece of plain meat. The processed thing goes straight onto the oven tray then straight onto the plate, but with a lump of plain meat you have to cut it and prepare it and stuff. I don't like dead animals touching my knives and chopping boards and things, the fewer items it touches the better! Yes I know it gets washed off properly but I still don't like it.

meritaten

I didnt mean to sound condescending. But, If you are buying a convenience food which you take out the packaging and bung it in the oven, then you arent going to bother chopping it up, adding other ingredients etc. That is all I meant - sorry if I offended anyone! I have bought them myself back when the kids were at home - they are an easy and convenient supper and I cant see that much nutritional harm is done if they are served with some nice fresh veg or a salad.
Though I do think that the cheapest way to buy chicken is to buy a whole one and joint it myself or cook it, strip it and freeze it!
And i still think that the meal 'ideas' on the ad look rather disgusting!

heretolearn_2

I've bought these in the past as well - I agree they are a cheap and quick meal and it's handy at times. But those recipes ...bleurgh.

ladymarmalade

I used to eat those things as a student...but I don't even ever go down the frozen aisle anymore unless its for peas or ice cream!

We are just not used to it any more as we always eat fresh, homecooked food. We tried them once a while ago and they were just vile. Having said that, there was a time when I did eat them, and I can understand why people do have them.

polejunkie

I find these chicken things taste too chickeny, as if they've been rolled in a chicken stock cube, vile!

spike7451

polejunkie wrote: »

I find these chicken things taste too chickeny, as if they've been rolled in a chicken stock cube, vile!

Didn't chef Marco Pierre White do an advert for Knorr where he crumbled a stock cube over a chicken to improve the flavor...?