masonm85•17d agoTop Commenter

Just realized how much cheaper a real chicken is compared to the pre-cut stuff

I was looking at a receipt from 2008 I found in an old cookbook. A whole chicken was $4.50 back then, and the same store now sells a pack of just chicken breasts for $12. I learned from a local butcher that you get about three meals from one bird if you use the bones for stock. Has anyone else gone back to buying whole birds to save cash?

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kareng2717d ago

My cat loves the leftover giblets.

barbaraw1617d ago

You can stretch it even further if you carve it well, getting four servings from a good-sized bird. That stock is basically free food, right? Just make sure your cat, like @kareng27's, doesn't steal the good bits first.

foster.patricia4d ago

Yeah, carving is definitely a skill I haven't mastered yet. I usually end up with something that looks like it went through a wood chipper. My dog gets way too hopeful when I'm trying to get those four servings. At least @kareng27's cat has refined taste with the giblets, mine just stares at the carcass like it personally offended him. I always make the stock though, it feels like a small victory after the carving mess.