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re: What's the best peice of chicken?

Posted on 11/15/25 at 10:11 pm to
Posted by gumpinmizzou
Member since May 2017
3224 posts
Posted on 11/15/25 at 10:11 pm to
Prefer the thigh mostly. If fried I go for the legs
Posted by ifyoubuildit
Member since Jan 2018
315 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 8:02 am to
Y’all should let Todd Graves know about this widespread preference for thighs. Maybe he could make a buck or two.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
19235 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 8:37 am to
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Breast. It's the only piece i often eat.



I prefer the breast too, especially if frying. If you know how to fry them, they come out juicy and I love making breaded chicken fingers with them. With the size of the chicken breasts today, 2 of them cut in strips will easily feed 3 adults.


Now for soups, stews, gumbos, I like the leg quarters.

Posted by tgrmeat
Member since Sep 2020
5524 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 8:57 am to
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The wishbone if it is country cut.


Is that the same as the pulley bone?
Posted by NickyT
Patty's Pub
Member since Jan 2007
8772 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 9:58 am to
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Maybe he could make a buck or two.


He seems to be doing just fine
Posted by TU Rob
Birmingham
Member since Nov 2008
13307 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 10:31 am to
Definitely the thigh. I prefer dark meat, and will tear up some fried chicken legs, but given a choice I'm going thighs.

They are great fried, but also I get the boneless ones to cook on my blackstone for chicken fried rice. About the only one in my house that prefers white meat is my wife, the rest of us go for legs and thighs.
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
23045 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 11:05 am to
Thighs in general, but some grilled chicken heart skewers with a chimichuri sauce is a dish seated at the right hand of the father.
Posted by Professor Dawghair
Member since Oct 2021
1687 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 11:58 am to
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Chicken oyster


I like to cut the whole back out with the 2 oysters intact. That's a great piece of fried chicken.
Posted by ldts
Member since Aug 2015
2858 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 4:43 pm to
thigh is the best
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
103419 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 5:46 pm to
Thigh > breast > wing > leg

Unless you're specifically going for wings this is the correct answer.
Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
Member since Jan 2010
69392 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 7:06 pm to
Wing flat
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
78032 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 7:54 pm to
Thighs and wings
Posted by Disco Ball
Denham Springs
Member since May 2025
697 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 7:57 pm to
Posted by Bill Parker?
Member since Jan 2013
5188 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 7:58 pm to
The pulley bone is fried chicken perfection.
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
73095 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 8:28 pm to
I don't like dark meat. I can see that isn't popular here. Idc. Is what i like.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
46189 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 8:30 pm to
I could go the rest of my life without another piece of chicken breast. Thighs and legs are where it’s at
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
79832 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 8:45 pm to
I don't get why places don't use chicken thighs and cook them like wings.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
46189 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 12:51 pm to
there’s a newish restaurant in Hammond called benteaux that does this for an appetizer…boneless skin on thighs cut into strips and fried, it’s like crack
Posted by caro81
Member since Jul 2017
5978 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 1:13 pm to
the popes nose
Posted by Professor Dawghair
Member since Oct 2021
1687 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 1:33 pm to
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boneless skin on thighs cut into strips and fried, it’s like crack


I've been doing that for years. It's really a perfect fried chicken bite with the cracklin' like skin hanging on with tender and juicy thigh meat.

I call them Thwings.

Remove the bone and make one cut where the bone was. Then cut the remaining 2/3s of the thigh in half. It works better with larger thighs.



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