frozen chicken breasts
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Does anyone buy pre packaged chicken breast fillets frozen?
I know they have a lot of water in them but ive calculated the price per kg and even minus the water they are still better value than fresh.
Ive also looked at the nutritional info and the protein is as high as a normal breast.
Is there anything wrong with them and why are they cheaper (even if you minus the 15% water from the price)
I know they have a lot of water in them but ive calculated the price per kg and even minus the water they are still better value than fresh.
Ive also looked at the nutritional info and the protein is as high as a normal breast.
Is there anything wrong with them and why are they cheaper (even if you minus the 15% water from the price)
When I was a fitness / training freak, I basically lived on chicken breasts, and ate dinners that basically consisted of a chicken breast cooked in as many imaginitave ways as possible!
I used to buy a large multi-pack of fresh breasts from Sainsburys, and freeze them all myself, taking them out as I went.
But I don't think I've seen a pack of frozen ones before - at least not in Sainsburys.
Where are these that you talk of available from?
I used to buy a large multi-pack of fresh breasts from Sainsburys, and freeze them all myself, taking them out as I went.
But I don't think I've seen a pack of frozen ones before - at least not in Sainsburys.
Where are these that you talk of available from?
jamie128 said:
Does anyone buy pre packaged chicken breast fillets frozen?
I know they have a lot of water in them but ive calculated the price per kg and even minus the water they are still better value than fresh.
Ive also looked at the nutritional info and the protein is as high as a normal breast.
Is there anything wrong with them and why are they cheaper (even if you minus the 15% water from the price)
Cheaper because fresh is sourced usually from the UK but the frozen stuff could come from literally anywhere for example Brazil?I know they have a lot of water in them but ive calculated the price per kg and even minus the water they are still better value than fresh.
Ive also looked at the nutritional info and the protein is as high as a normal breast.
Is there anything wrong with them and why are they cheaper (even if you minus the 15% water from the price)
http://groceries.iceland.co.uk/iceland-chicken-bre...
Some of the ASDA value stuff comes from places like Vietnam where labour/production costs even along with shipping beat our home grown poultry on price.
I've eaten both fresh/frozen for ages and in all honesty can't really say there's any difference.
As others have said, the frozen will be coming in from South America and so generally speaking will be cheaper (they add salt to get around duties).
If you want chicken, cheapest/best way is to go buy the fresh from Bookers or Makro as they generally do the fresh pretty cheap as someone said on here... they were doing 5kg for 19.99 which is very cheap - these fillets aren't pumped or anything either, just 100% fresh chicken breasts... usually from Holland or Belgium.
If you want chicken, cheapest/best way is to go buy the fresh from Bookers or Makro as they generally do the fresh pretty cheap as someone said on here... they were doing 5kg for 19.99 which is very cheap - these fillets aren't pumped or anything either, just 100% fresh chicken breasts... usually from Holland or Belgium.
grumbledoak said:
Don't encourage water injection. Buy fresh, NOT Holland(*), and freeze it yourself. If you really want cheap chicken, buy whole chickens.
* For reasons know only to themselves Holland is the world leader in hidden water injection.
The fresh in Makro/Booker from Holland/Belgium is not pumped.* For reasons know only to themselves Holland is the world leader in hidden water injection.
The reason for pumping comes from the Asian markets who buy 60-80%.
Davey S2 said:
I just buy the big packs of fresh chicken breasts from Costco and put them in pairs in freezer bags.
This! A few months ago they were on offer so stocked up, but even at full price I'd say they're worth it. Very tasty, good size. Break the packet up and put into freezer bags and just defrost/cook on the go when needed.
I go with the costco ones but I am tempted to try musclefooduk,
http://www.musclefood.com/chicken-breast-fillets-b...
http://www.musclefood.com/chicken-breast-fillets-b...
MajorProblem said:
I go with the costco ones but I am tempted to try musclefooduk,
http://www.musclefood.com/chicken-breast-fillets-b...
Ive been looking at them, works out 5 a kg, the cheapest ive seen im supermarkets is 7.50 a kg.http://www.musclefood.com/chicken-breast-fillets-b...
Les84 said:
Davey S2 said:
I just buy the big packs of fresh chicken breasts from Costco and put them in pairs in freezer bags.
I keep seeing people mention costco, I have one near me can I just walk in and buy or is it cash and carry only?If you are a powerfully built company director you will have no problem joining.
They accept cash or Amex cards as payment. No debit or non Amex credit cards.
Their meat is very good quality but not always cheapest.
mattdaniels said:
It's members only but the criteria for membership seem to be getting wider and wider as years go by.
If you are a powerfully built company director you will have no problem joining.
They accept cash or Amex cards as payment. No debit or non Amex credit cards.
Their meat is very good quality but not always cheapest.
They take debit cards. Always have done AFAIK. (Could be wrong)If you are a powerfully built company director you will have no problem joining.
They accept cash or Amex cards as payment. No debit or non Amex credit cards.
Their meat is very good quality but not always cheapest.
Only credit cards taken are Amex. Mine always gets put on that (Airmiles ahoy!) but when I've had people in with me they've paid using a variety of debit cards.
Edited by GuyWMD on Thursday 10th October 12:16
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