Should I complain? hairs on Asda chicken thighs

andersonsonson · 30-05-2012, 14:59

I was just cooking one of the silver Asda tray dishes which is Spanish style chicken thighs. But pulling it out of the oven noticed that the skin left on some of the thighs has hairs on it around 1cm tall. Is this normal? It looks disgusting to me, should I complain about this?

Kapellmeister · 30-05-2012, 15:00

Feathers, I suspect.

molliepops · 30-05-2012, 15:02

Hairs complain, feathers quite normal on chickens.

stupidwheelie · 30-05-2012, 15:03

A hairy chicken?

trphil · 30-05-2012, 15:04

And people said not to worry about GM food...

Voynich · 30-05-2012, 15:04

Yes, you should. And make a bit of a scene if they try and fob you off with stuff like 'chicken legs always have hairs'. Asda are known to try and fob customers off.

woodbush · 30-05-2012, 15:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by andersonsonson

I was just cooking one of the silver Asda tray dishes which is Spanish style chicken thighs. But pulling it out of the oven noticed that the skin left on some of the thighs has hairs on it around 1cm tall. Is this normal? It looks disgusting to me, should I complain about this?

Feathers, well the quills, I suspect.

captainkremmen · 30-05-2012, 15:08

A chicken with hairs?.

I hope you meant feathers, because if it is hairs then something has gone badly wrong and it's probably a cat thigh.

Voynich · 30-05-2012, 15:09

Plus I hope you're videoing the hairy chicken legs as evidence in case they fall off en route to Asda again.

Dare Devil · 30-05-2012, 15:13

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Originally Posted by Voynich

Yes, you should. And make a bit of a scene if they try and fob you off with stuff like 'chicken legs always have hairs'. Asda are known to try and fob customers off.

As opposed to other supermarkets that never fob their customers off then, no?

OP, it'll be feathers. Chickens don't have hairs.

zoepaulpenny · 30-05-2012, 15:15

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Originally Posted by Dare Devil

As opposed to other supermarkets that never fob their customers off then, no?

OP, it'll be feathers. Chickens don't have hairs.

unless chickens have pubic hairs..

Voynich · 30-05-2012, 15:16

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Originally Posted by captainkremmen

A chicken with hairs?.

I hope you meant feathers, because if it is hairs then something has gone badly wrong and it's probably a cat thigh.

Or worse, a dwarf. He may have fell into the chicken processing machine.

zoepaulpenny · 30-05-2012, 15:18

a chicken with a ginger minge...lol.. sorry feathers..

Alan1981 · 30-05-2012, 15:19

It's perfectly normal. If it disgusts you so much maybe you should become a vegetarian. Although some of those veggies can be terribly muddy.

Annie1fortennis · 30-05-2012, 15:21

Buy reformed mechanically extracted chicken next time if you don't like your chicken looking like a real chicken.

Alan1981 · 30-05-2012, 15:23

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Originally Posted by Annie1fortennis

Buy reformed mechanically extracted chicken next time if you don't like your chicken looking like a real chicken.

Or a chicken in a can.

lozenger · 30-05-2012, 15:23

They'll burn off when cooking - our Xmas turkeys usually come with a distinct 5o'clock shadow

trphil · 30-05-2012, 15:52

I'm not the pheasant plucker, I'm the pheasant plucker's son and I'll go on plucking pheasants till the pheasant plucker comes...

skp20040 · 30-05-2012, 16:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by andersonsonson

I was just cooking one of the silver Asda tray dishes which is Spanish style chicken thighs. But pulling it out of the oven noticed that the skin left on some of the thighs has hairs on it around 1cm tall. Is this normal? It looks disgusting to me, should I complain about this?

Its perectly normal, you will find them on pork scratchings and crackling as well

http://ideas.thenest.com/dinner-reci...ken-wings.aspx

According to the Perdue hotline, chickens have about 4,500 feathers and hairs that are removed during processing. They try to remove all of them, but inevitably they miss a few. The hairs are totally harmless, but feel free to pluck ‘em if they’re grossing you out. You could probably use regular tweezers or your fingers to pinch the hairs out, but a good scrubbing with a paper towel might work too. The truth is the tiny hairs will burn off during cooking

Phil Owens · 30-05-2012, 16:20

The OP's hairy chicken http://bit.ly/MXZRbq

Oldnjaded · 30-05-2012, 16:24

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Originally Posted by trphil

I'm not the pheasant plucker, I'm the pheasant plucker's son and I'll go on plucking pheasants till the pheasant plucker comes...

Let's hear you say that again, three times and very quickly.

andersonsonson · 30-05-2012, 16:26

hmm okay thanks everyone, I just ate it anyway, there were only 3. probably won't complain

Deb Arkle · 30-05-2012, 16:27

The clue is in the 'spanish style' description, surely?

InMyArms · 30-05-2012, 16:28

I got some chicken from a chinese takeaway once that had hairs on it, didn't eat it and never went back!

Voynich · 30-05-2012, 16:29

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Originally Posted by Deb Arkle

The clue is in the 'spanish style' description, surely?

LOL

I thought that was more German!

30-05-2012, 14:59	#1
andersonsonson Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 6,215	Should I complain? hairs on Asda chicken thighs I was just cooking one of the silver Asda tray dishes which is Spanish style chicken thighs. But pulling it out of the oven noticed that the skin left on some of the thighs has hairs on it around 1cm tall. Is this normal? It looks disgusting to me, should I complain about this?

30-05-2012, 15:00	#2
Kapellmeister Inactive Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Taedet animam meam vitae Posts: 40,368	Feathers, I suspect.

30-05-2012, 15:02	#3
molliepops Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: woking Posts: 21,678	Hairs complain, feathers quite normal on chickens.

30-05-2012, 15:03	#4
stupidwheelie Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 18,061	A hairy chicken?

30-05-2012, 15:04	#5
trphil Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The City of Chelmsford, Essex Posts: 2,704	And people said not to worry about GM food...

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Voynich Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Western Scotland Posts: 13,586	Yes, you should. And make a bit of a scene if they try and fob you off with stuff like 'chicken legs always have hairs'. Asda are known to try and fob customers off.

30-05-2012, 15:07	#7
woodbush Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 30,166	Quote: Originally Posted by andersonsonson I was just cooking one of the silver Asda tray dishes which is Spanish style chicken thighs. But pulling it out of the oven noticed that the skin left on some of the thighs has hairs on it around 1cm tall. Is this normal? It looks disgusting to me, should I complain about this? Feathers, well the quills, I suspect.

30-05-2012, 15:08	#8
captainkremmen Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: DAVEVILLE, Daveshire DA1 1VE Posts: 33,621	A chicken with hairs?. I hope you meant feathers, because if it is hairs then something has gone badly wrong and it's probably a cat thigh.

30-05-2012, 15:09	#9
Voynich Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Western Scotland Posts: 13,586	Plus I hope you're videoing the hairy chicken legs as evidence in case they fall off en route to Asda again.

30-05-2012, 15:13	#10
Dare Devil Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 10,697	Quote: Originally Posted by Voynich Yes, you should. And make a bit of a scene if they try and fob you off with stuff like 'chicken legs always have hairs'. Asda are known to try and fob customers off. As opposed to other supermarkets that never fob their customers off then, no? OP, it'll be feathers. Chickens don't have hairs.

30-05-2012, 15:15	#11
zoepaulpenny Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: the land of the hobbit. Posts: 8,839	Quote: Originally Posted by Dare Devil As opposed to other supermarkets that never fob their customers off then, no? OP, it'll be feathers. Chickens don't have hairs. unless chickens have pubic hairs..

30-05-2012, 15:16	#12
Voynich Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Western Scotland Posts: 13,586	Quote: Originally Posted by captainkremmen A chicken with hairs?. I hope you meant feathers, because if it is hairs then something has gone badly wrong and it's probably a cat thigh. Or worse, a dwarf. He may have fell into the chicken processing machine.

30-05-2012, 15:18	#13
zoepaulpenny Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: the land of the hobbit. Posts: 8,839	a chicken with a ginger minge...lol.. sorry feathers..

30-05-2012, 15:19	#14
Alan1981 Inactive Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 5,292	It's perfectly normal. If it disgusts you so much maybe you should become a vegetarian. Although some of those veggies can be terribly muddy.

30-05-2012, 15:21	#15
Annie1fortennis Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 889	Buy reformed mechanically extracted chicken next time if you don't like your chicken looking like a real chicken.

30-05-2012, 15:23	#16
Alan1981 Inactive Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 5,292	Quote: Originally Posted by Annie1fortennis Buy reformed mechanically extracted chicken next time if you don't like your chicken looking like a real chicken. Or a chicken in a can.

30-05-2012, 15:23	#17
lozenger Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: CyberManc Posts: 3,820	They'll burn off when cooking - our Xmas turkeys usually come with a distinct 5o'clock shadow

30-05-2012, 15:52	#18
trphil Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The City of Chelmsford, Essex Posts: 2,704	I'm not the pheasant plucker, I'm the pheasant plucker's son and I'll go on plucking pheasants till the pheasant plucker comes...

30-05-2012, 16:00	#19
skp20040 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central London Posts: 43,722	Quote: Originally Posted by andersonsonson I was just cooking one of the silver Asda tray dishes which is Spanish style chicken thighs. But pulling it out of the oven noticed that the skin left on some of the thighs has hairs on it around 1cm tall. Is this normal? It looks disgusting to me, should I complain about this? Its perectly normal, you will find them on pork scratchings and crackling as well http://ideas.thenest.com/dinner-reci...ken-wings.aspx According to the Perdue hotline, chickens have about 4,500 feathers and hairs that are removed during processing. They try to remove all of them, but inevitably they miss a few. The hairs are totally harmless, but feel free to pluck ‘em if they’re grossing you out. You could probably use regular tweezers or your fingers to pinch the hairs out, but a good scrubbing with a paper towel might work too. The truth is the tiny hairs will burn off during cooking

30-05-2012, 16:20	#20
Phil Owens Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Wrexham Posts: 6,782	The OP's hairy chicken http://bit.ly/MXZRbq

30-05-2012, 16:24	#21
Oldnjaded Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Losing the plot and not caring Posts: 68,973	Quote: Originally Posted by trphil I'm not the pheasant plucker, I'm the pheasant plucker's son and I'll go on plucking pheasants till the pheasant plucker comes... Let's hear you say that again, three times and very quickly.

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Should I complain? hairs on Asda chicken thighs

30-05-2012, 16:26	#22
andersonsonson Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 6,215	hmm okay thanks everyone, I just ate it anyway, there were only 3. probably won't complain

30-05-2012, 16:27	#23
Deb Arkle Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: I'm an oik! Posts: 9,576	The clue is in the 'spanish style' description, surely?

30-05-2012, 16:28	#24
InMyArms Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 39,237	I got some chicken from a chinese takeaway once that had hairs on it, didn't eat it and never went back!

30-05-2012, 16:29	#25
Voynich Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Western Scotland Posts: 13,586	Quote: Originally Posted by Deb Arkle The clue is in the 'spanish style' description, surely? LOL I thought that was more German!