tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post118383998546023906..comments2024-03-24T03:19:18.249-04:00Comments on An English Major's Money: Frugal Food: How to Break Down a ChickenEnglish Majorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00276582833751319518noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-78683126716508268412007-10-30T11:14:00.000-04:002007-10-30T11:14:00.000-04:00Whole birds are easy. I usually get the rotisserie...Whole birds are easy. I usually get the rotisserie chicken from the market, but it's nice to do a rosemary, lemon, garlic rubdown every once in a while.<BR/><BR/>Another recipe idea brewing... Thanks!mapgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06141234159609900257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-42739277064801081622007-10-30T09:13:00.000-04:002007-10-30T09:13:00.000-04:00You can get the same satisfaction from butchering ...You can get the same satisfaction from butchering your own beef as well. There is a <A HREF="http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ea/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9956_42120,00.html" REL="nofollow">Good Eats</A> episode on buying a whole tenderloin and butchering it for much cheaper than the precut price.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384915486206805321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-44791237026215318912007-10-29T17:38:00.000-04:002007-10-29T17:38:00.000-04:00Another thing about buying whole chickens, they go...Another thing about buying whole chickens, they go on sale fairly often. Look for 3 pound fryers. And as long as they have not been previously frozen, you can cut them up and freeze them in individual portions for future use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-57335460467287997452007-10-29T16:50:00.000-04:002007-10-29T16:50:00.000-04:00I've been doing thighs but never a whole bird. I'l...I've been doing thighs but never a whole bird. I'll have to look into that! :-) A homemade stock would be nice.<BR/><BR/>And if you're going to eat it, it doesn't matter how delicately it's cut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-14100000597629025982007-10-29T14:58:00.000-04:002007-10-29T14:58:00.000-04:00And Sistah Ant, I agree: it's a good reminder of h...And <B>Sistah Ant</B>, I agree: it's a good reminder of how much of cooking has its roots in home economy--think about all the ways we have to use up miscellaneous meat-bits and stale bread, for example. Meatballs, anyone?English Majorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276582833751319518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-90314566660520495982007-10-29T14:57:00.000-04:002007-10-29T14:57:00.000-04:00Strange Bird, I think a lot of women who were brou...<B>Strange Bird</B>, I think a lot of women who were brought up in the age of low-fat view boneless, skinless chicken breast as the only way to do chicken. I certainly did until frugality expanded my horizons. <BR/><BR/>First, I switched to boneless, skinless chicken <I>thighs</I>, which are cheaper and, for my money, much tastier. But I'm really excited about the idea of a whole chicken: I can't remember the last time I had chicken with skin, or a drumstick, and I'm excited about giving them both a shot. I think, especially if I were living by myself and cooking only for one, whole chickens would become a major staple: It could take three or four days to polish off the whole thing, not even including the carcass, and it didn't even cost me $6.English Majorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276582833751319518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-34288450696211061842007-10-29T14:02:00.000-04:002007-10-29T14:02:00.000-04:00I would never have thought of this (I've always bo...I would never have thought of this (I've always bought breast meat only)... I should look into it!A. Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17250396680228283382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-13032369702860019942007-10-29T13:30:00.000-04:002007-10-29T13:30:00.000-04:00the better i get at not throwing things away/re-us...the better i get at not throwing things away/re-using stuff (like chicken carcasses), the smarter i feel... (and i become a better cook, too!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com