FabSwingers.com forum: Whole or portion chicken?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

How do you buy yours?

I have recently decided to generate less packaging and make more from the food I buy, today I have bought 10 whole chickens and spent the afternoon butchering them, I now have a freezer full of chicken portions ready to go and a pot with 2 back bones and veg making stock (I've frozen the rest to make stock at a later date for soups) I worked out how much I have saved by butchering the birds myself, and it works out to a saving of a whopping £32

Anyone else found ways of saving money without sacrificing quality

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Shoplifting

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

You can buy a bucketful of chicken .. With some chips as well for a tenner

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

yeah don't buy chicken you'll save even more

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"How do you buy yours?

Anyone else found ways of saving money without sacrificing quality "

I'd be interested to know your costings to be honest (out of interest only, nothing negative). Including the fact you've spent a whole afternoon of your free time outside a working week (which is prime time) to save £32.

I do understand your sentiment though and applaud it.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"You can buy a bucketful of chicken .. With some chips as well for a tenner

Was that hat the last time you had your hand on a pair of breasts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can't be bothered butchering a chicken for just breast fillets for dinner. It's a waste of my time, I'd rather pay for someone else to do it as it'd cost less.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"How do you buy yours?

Anyone else found ways of saving money without sacrificing quality "

I have a greenhouse full of plants grown from seed but the most cost effective must be salad leaves and rocket, minutes to sow every week or so and a constant supply of fresh leaves.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"How do you buy yours?

Anyone else found ways of saving money without sacrificing quality

I do understand your sentiment though and applaud it."

My pricing is biased on buying the same amount of chicken pre portioned against the price I paid for the whole chickens.

And it's a bank holiday weekend with crap weather, so it's a bonus day, I've still got tomorrow, and it takes longer cleaning up, and doing the stock than it does portioning the chickens, I recon once I've been doing it a while, I'll be able to do the 10 chickens in about half an hour

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i like cooking a whole chicken, you get but of everything.

Pick it down, portion & freeze.

Cooked on the bone, guaranteed to be yum

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"How do you buy yours?

Anyone else found ways of saving money without sacrificing quality

I have a greenhouse full of plants grown from seed but the most cost effective must be salad leaves and rocket, minutes to sow every week or so and a constant supply of fresh leaves.

I like this, might look into this myself

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd rather pay someone else to do that. It would make me sick to do it plus i would rather do something i enjoy ... good for you if you enjoy doing it though.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"How do you buy yours?

Anyone else found ways of saving money without sacrificing quality

I have a greenhouse full of plants grown from seed but the most cost effective must be salad leaves and rocket, minutes to sow every week or so and a constant supply of fresh leaves.

I like this, might look into this myself"

If you like pea shoots try growing those too.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"yeah don't buy chicken you'll save even more

Don't buy chicken, I can't live without chicken, I know it's a stereotype about black men eating fried chicken, but it's one I can't refute, I love it, and I have my own recipe, plus, when I get really down, and I need a pick me up, I'll make brown stew chicken, that cheers me up

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"How do you buy yours?

Anyone else found ways of saving money without sacrificing quality

I have a greenhouse full of plants grown from seed but the most cost effective must be salad leaves and rocket, minutes to sow every week or so and a constant supply of fresh leaves.

I like this, might look into this myself

If you like pea shoots try growing those too.

My son loves fruit and vegetables, he has had two packets of crisps since his birthday a month ago, but I have to monitor how many portions of carrot sticks he has because he would eat them till there's no carrots left in the house, do I'll try him with pea shoots.

Hey I don't live far from some allotments, there's a thought

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By *iercedItMan
over a year ago

North West

I buy it by tonne, well 20kg a time. The local butcher does me roughly 45 big breasts for £70. They are trimmed and dressed so no skin, or bits, no added water.

I bought a vacuum sealer for sous vide but also allows me to vac pac and portion stuff, so season in the vac pacs, freeze some, cook some and meal prep for a week ahead at a time.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

"You can buy a bucketful of chicken .. With some chips as well for a tenner

Was that hat the last time you had your hand on a pair of breasts

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lol .

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"How do you buy yours?

Anyone else found ways of saving money without sacrificing quality

I have a greenhouse full of plants grown from seed but the most cost effective must be salad leaves and rocket, minutes to sow every week or so and a constant supply of fresh leaves.

I like this, might look into this myself

If you like pea shoots try growing those too.

Hey I don't live far from some allotments, there's a thought

Those things will grow in small pots either on the windowsill or in the garden. I've got a bit carried away this year and just counted 40 tomato plants grown from three packets of 99p seeds among other things

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

were paying through the nose for stuf we can do ourselves with a bit of knowledge and effort, I bet previous generations look at us like we're fucking idiots

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

"I buy it by tonne, well 20kg a time. The local butcher does me roughly 45 big breasts for £70. They are trimmed and dressed so no skin, or bits, no added water.

I bought a vacuum sealer for sous vide but also allows me to vac pac and portion stuff, so season in the vac pacs, freeze some, cook some and meal prep for a week ahead at a time.

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that doesn't sound cheap to me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Parsons nose is all I'm interested in

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

I managed to get my hands on a few birds "that had stopped laying" recently... On closer inspection, I'm surprised that they laid at all because they were clearly commercial broiler type hens. Left to free range they killed out at over 7lb each. They were gratis because the people who had them wanted me to dissappear them in the day so they didn't have to think about where they were going. .

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"were paying through the nose for stuf we can do ourselves with a bit of knowledge and effort, I bet previous generations look at us like we're fucking idiots "

Previous generations employed servants to do it so do we in a way

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"were paying through the nose for stuf we can do ourselves with a bit of knowledge and effort, I bet previous generations look at us like we're fucking idiots

Previous generations employed servants to do it so do we in a way

I'm from the Black Country, our previous generations WERE the servants lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Shoplifting "

10 whole chickens?

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

I believe that in previous generations, looking after, killing and dressing the poultry was the job of the farmers wife...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I make batches of stuff and freeze them. Nothing too exciting but it saves little me some money so I'm happy.

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By *ENDAROOSCouple
over a year ago

South West London / Surrey

"Shoplifting "

I shouldn't but

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I really need to learn how to batch cook and fridge/freeze.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I really need to learn how to batch cook and fridge/freeze.

Anyone know of any decent resources?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I really need to learn how to batch cook and fridge/freeze.

YouTube have lots of tutorials if your parents can't show you? I think Gordon Ramsay used to do shows with men in house shares. May be included in those.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I really need to learn how to batch cook and fridge/freeze.

YouTube have lots of tutorials if your parents can't show you? I think Gordon Ramsay used to do shows with men in house shares. May be included in those. "

Seriously? I have actually looked on youtube, but...

Thanks, I'll check it out.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I buy my chicken from Nandos and KFC that way I save on the cost of cooking.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I really need to learn how to batch cook and fridge/freeze.

YouTube have lots of tutorials if your parents can't show you? I think Gordon Ramsay used to do shows with men in house shares. May be included in those.

Seriously? I have actually looked on youtube, but...

Thanks, I'll check it out."

The BBC should have a section on batch recipes. I'd just multiply the recipe by a certain number for however many meals my ex wanted while I was away.

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

"Shoplifting

10 whole chickens?"

Special overcoat

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I get 6, 700g packet single portion breasts. That is my protein source covered for a week, 5kg of it

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I get 6, 700g packet single portion breasts. That is my protein source covered for a week, 5kg of it

Is my maths out here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I get 6, 700g packet single portion breasts. That is my protein source covered for a week, 5kg of it

Is my maths out here

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Yes. I did 700g x 7 which is 4900g

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I buy my chicken from Nandos and KFC that way I save on the cost of cooking. "

Gas is so expensive these days I don't blame you.

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By *ENDAROOSCouple
over a year ago

South West London / Surrey

"Shoplifting

10 whole chickens?

Special overcoat

I'd be more impressed if you plugged them!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I get 6, 700g packet single portion breasts. That is my protein source covered for a week, 5kg of it

Is my maths out here

Yes. I did 700g x 7 which is 4900g

Oh 7 not 6 I got ya

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I get 6, 700g packet single portion breasts. That is my protein source covered for a week, 5kg of it

Is my maths out here

Yes. I did 700g x 7 which is 4900g

Oh 7 not 6 I got ya "
Yes, 6 packages but it lasts for 7 days, add some rice/pasta, vegetables with hot sauce mmmmm grilled and tasty

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"were paying through the nose for stuf we can do ourselves with a bit of knowledge and effort, I bet previous generations look at us like we're fucking idiots

Previous generations employed servants to do it so do we in a way

I'm from the Black Country, our previous generations WERE the servants lol"

I'm from Sussex and my previous generation were servants too

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By *iercedItMan
over a year ago

North West

I've seen it marginally cheaper without the tenders and with skin and bits on, but with no added water, for free free range chicken, I've not found it cheaper. Normally about £24 for 5kg, and cheaper stuff is £19 per 5kg.

Where have you seen it cheaper ?

that doesn't sound cheap to me"

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I get 6, 700g packet single portion breasts. That is my protein source covered for a week, 5kg of it

Is my maths out here

Yes. I did 700g x 7 which is 4900g

Oh 7 not 6 I got ya Yes, 6 packages but it lasts for 7 days, add some rice/pasta, vegetables with hot sauce mmmmm grilled and tasty

6x700=4200 that's quite a bit shy of 5kg

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I get 6, 700g packet single portion breasts. That is my protein source covered for a week, 5kg of it

Is my maths out here

Yes. I did 700g x 7 which is 4900g

Oh 7 not 6 I got ya Yes, 6 packages but it lasts for 7 days, add some rice/pasta, vegetables with hot sauce mmmmm grilled and tasty

6x700=4200 that's quite a bit shy of 5kg"
That is right, did the calculation abit to quick there

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By *iercedItMan
over a year ago

North West

What does it cost you ? I'm thought I were getting a good deal on a quality product.

"I get 6, 700g packet single portion breasts. That is my protein source covered for a week, 5kg of it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bought corn fed chickens direct from a farm; ended up being £2 each!!

Bought 15 and they just needed separating.

Nothing better then corn fed chicken.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What does it cost you ? I'm thought I were getting a good deal on a quality product.

I get 6, 700g packet single portion breasts. That is my protein source covered for a week, 5kg of it

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Yes that is good, a 700g packet costs 4.50 and 6 packages would cost me 27, not to bad I recon?.

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

"Bought corn fed chickens direct from a farm; ended up being £2 each!!

Bought 15 and they just needed separating.

Nothing better then corn fed chicken. "

Live ones?

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By *iercedItMan
over a year ago

North West

If is trimmed, whole breast (including the tenders which i cook for nibble/snacks), and good quality I'd say 27 is still a deal.

I've bought cheap chicken and it's often ends up dry, flavourless, and shrinks down to like half the size, good quality is worth every penny.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

"I really need to learn how to batch cook and fridge/freeze.

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are you going to spatchcock batch cook and freeze?

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"were paying through the nose for stuf we can do ourselves with a bit of knowledge and effort, I bet previous generations look at us like we're fucking idiots "

Where do you buy your chickens.

I like the little ones from ASDA for £4 for two .....

The small or medium from Aldi.. for around £3.

I portion and freeze most of the time.

If I cook a whole chicken that's at least 4 to 5 portions for me to eat one after the other.

Don't quote recipes i could out recipe the recipe Queen.

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