Powerman LSU Fan Corpus Christi, TX Member since Jan 2004 115734 posts
This is the largest chicken breast I've ever seen (Posted on 2/15/13 at 8:19 pm)
I went to Sprout's Market the other day and picked up what I thought was a 2 back of boneless chicken breasts. Turns out it was just one. 1.6 lbs by itself.
Pretty difficult to tell how big it is from the picture, but for reference that knife is huge and has a 10' blade.
I cut up half of it in cubes and it almost crowded the pan in a 10" All Clad Kerahi
Ridiculous
What sort of chicken steroids produces something that big?
AlmaDawg Georgia Fan Slow Hell Member since Sep 2012 2217 posts Online
re: This is the largest chicken breast I've ever seen (Posted on 2/15/13 at 8:25 pm to Powerman)
The mom n pops eatery here serves gigantic fried breast halves like that. They are not the young fryers that most places have and farms grow to turnout. They are off of a "stewing" hen. Most of the older chickens like that are sold to canning plants.
AlmaDawg Georgia Fan Slow Hell Member since Sep 2012 2217 posts Online
re: This is the largest chicken breast I've ever seen (Posted on 2/15/13 at 8:34 pm to Powerman)
quote: So I guess this is just a chicken that is older and bigger?
Exactly. A lot of the "free range/organic" chickens are that way. They are not pumped full of steriods and hormones to go from hatchling to the processor in a few months.
Jones New Orleans Saints Fan Member since Oct 2005 43197 posts
re: This is the largest chicken breast I've ever seen (Posted on 2/15/13 at 9:17 pm to AlmaDawg)
quote: They are not pumped full of steriods and hormones to go from hatchling to the processor in a few months.
Better choice IMO.
and neither are the birds that the large companies sell. no chicken you buy from the store has steroids or hormones pumped into them. steroids would be a huge waste of money on a chicken because they wouldnt do anything at all
AlmaDawg Georgia Fan Slow Hell Member since Sep 2012 2217 posts Online
re: This is the largest chicken breast I've ever seen (Posted on 2/15/13 at 9:26 pm to Jones)
quote: and neither are the birds that the large companies sell. no chicken you buy from the store has steroids or hormones pumped into them. steroids would be a huge waste of money on a chicken because they wouldnt do anything at all
k. I don't know any chicken farmers. Or sell to feed mills. I have no idea what I am talking about.
Jones New Orleans Saints Fan Member since Oct 2005 43197 posts
re: This is the largest chicken breast I've ever seen (Posted on 2/15/13 at 9:32 pm to AlmaDawg)
wasnt trying to be mean. theres just so much misinformation out there about chickens these days. steroids and hormones and all kinds of stuff injected into them. all nonsense.
yes the organic stuff you buy is better but the other stuff isnt like eating some cyborg chicken
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