iceland chicken - am I just being fussy

patchwork_cat

We buy Makro fresh chicken breast fillets 5 kg for just over £20, then seperate and freeze,

MrsBartolozzi

recovering_spendaholic wrote: »

Do the Lidl on the bone breasts have skin on? I don't like skinless fillets, much preferring to cook on the bone skin on chicken breasts. The only place I can get them at the moment is from Ocado and they are £8.95 for a bag of about 7. how much are the Lidl ones?

Yes they are on the bone and skin-on. I like them because they can be roasted or used in curries, casseroles etc.

always_poor_2

I also buy all of my meat from the butchers, although it is more expensive per pound, actually I use far less as there's nothing added and it doesn't shrink. I can feed me, DH and DD (who's only 3 so doesn't eat that much) with 1 chicken breast and we have plenty. I can also make a chicken and mushroom pie from 4 butchers chicken drumsticks that will last 2 days, but if I buy supermarket ones I find I need to use twice that number.

I find Mince doesn't have any fat or water coming out either - I think all things considered it works out cheaper than the supermarket, but i guess it depends if you have a good local butcher xxx

pelirocco

I prefer to know where my meat has come from , the majority ( if not all ) frozen poultry is imported , who knows how this meat is farmed , or more importantly processed . How many miles has it travelled and under what conditions , and how many hands has it passed through

WhiteHorse

One of the clues to look out for is that when cooked, meat next to the bone remains bloody, and the blood itself is still red. (The slightest heat should cook blood and it should go dark/black). That means that the meat has been injected with water and chemicals.

Of the high street stores, Aldi actually has some of the best chickens. Look for the Red Tractor symbol.

dduk

WhiteHorse wrote: »

Of the high street stores, Aldi actually has some of the best chickens. Look for the Red Tractor symbol.

And for anyone wondering about the Red Tractor symbol, have a read of http://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/consuming-issues-what-that-tiny-red-tractor-logo-on-meat-means-2034111.html

MrsBartolozzi

dduk wrote: »

And for anyone wondering about the Red Tractor symbol, have a read of http://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/consuming-issues-what-that-tiny-red-tractor-logo-on-meat-means-2034111.html

Thanks for posting that link dduk. I knew I'd read before about how the red tractor mark means very little in terms of animal welfare, and this article reinforces what I'd previously read.

sooty&sweep

Hi

To be honest I buy very little chicken breasts because I think they're very expensive for how much you get and I won't buy the cheaper imported chicken.

I tend to either use chicken thigh meat or turkey breast/thigh meat. Personally I prefer the thigh meat in currys / pies etc and it is alot cheaper.
There is a farmers market near me once a month and there is a stall there that does turkey and chicken. 1/2 kg (1lb) chopped turkey leg meat is approx £2. Turkey mince is also great value and makes great burgers. I don't think its organic but it is certainly higher welfare and its also very local to me.

Jen

WhiteHorse

dduk wrote: »

And for anyone wondering about the Red Tractor symbol, have a read of http://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/consuming-issues-what-that-tiny-red-tractor-logo-on-meat-means-2034111.html

The issue was price and meat quality, not animal welfare.

deebee

or you could also get the M&S meal deal, currently with a whole British cooked chicken, side, dessert and a bottle of plonk all for a tenner!

got this last week, had breasts for dinner, made yummy sarnies with legs, and the carcass is not in the slo cooker for stock - chicken noodle soup here we come!