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ASDA £2 chickens...
Has anyone managed to get any of these?I got ONE on friday (from the Bodmin, Cornwall store) but when I went to ASDA today (Estover Plymouth store) at 10.30 (opens at 10am) the shelfs were shockingly bare.
I got a chicken for £3.80 but when put next to the £2 chicken (Normally £4) it was pitifully small. Anyone managed to get one? What do you think? Name and shame! |
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I had dinner at my sisters recently and she cooked a couple of the chickens that Asdas were selling at 3 for £10. They had very little taste and the texture of the meat was just odd. I'll pass.
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I got a chicken for £3.80 but when put next to the £2 chicken (Normally £4) it was pitifully small.
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that will be why they are £2 then?
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I thought they meant the £3.80 chicken was the smaller chicken.
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I will stick with my £8 free range chicken thanks.. Got a roast for 4 out of it, plus chicken sarnies for work/school and soup.. Great value in my book.
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I will stick with my £8 free range chicken thanks.. Got a roast for 4 out of it, plus chicken sarnies for work/school and soup.. Great value in my book.
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£8 for a chicken? You've got to be bad cooks to have to pay that to get decent flavour out of a bird!
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i personally pay more like £4 from my organic butcher. but the sentiments are the same about not paying for the shite thats still on the bottom of your bird.
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I heard that free range chickens are the best.
They are suppose to have less fat on them so are better for you. |
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I bought the 3 chickens for £10 deal at tescos at the weekend. I cooked two on sunday .... and they were very moist and tasty.
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£8 for a chicken? You've got to be bad cooks to have to pay that to get decent flavour out of a bird!
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If it's decent meat you don't have to be a good cook to get the flavour out of it.
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I popped into Asda today to pick up a few things.
Not a £2.00 chicken in sight. |
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I popped into Asda today to pick up a few things.
Not a £2.00 chicken in sight. |
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Is it possible to breed a tasty chicken for £2? I certainly won't be buying one!
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Lidl are doing 1.5kg frozen chickens for £2.75 (I think). Perfectly edible and taste just fine.
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I heard that free range chickens are the best.
They are suppose to have less fat on them so are better for you. Modern breeds of chicken have around half the fat of those bred 25 years ago, regardless of how they were reared. In fact, organic chickens contain MORE fat than battery chickens: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...icle658245.ece In addition, organic chickens are more prone to campylobacter infection than non-organic chicken. (Campylobacter is the most common form of food poisoning in the UK) |
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I'd argue whether "Organic" chickens are in fact "better".
Modern breeds of chicken have around half the fat of those bred 25 years ago, regardless of how they were reared. In fact, organic chickens contain MORE fat than battery chickens: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...icle658245.ece In addition, organic chickens are more prone to campylobacter infection than non-organic chicken. (Campylobacter is the most common form of food poisoning in the UK) and dunno about you, but i cook my chicken thoroughly so any bacteria should be killed |
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I'd argue whether "Organic" chickens are in fact "better".
Modern breeds of chicken have around half the fat of those bred 25 years ago, regardless of how they were reared. In fact, organic chickens contain MORE fat than battery chickens: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...icle658245.ece In addition, organic chickens are more prone to campylobacter infection than non-organic chicken. (Campylobacter is the most common form of food poisoning in the UK) I never said Organic I said Free range. You do know there is a difference don't you? ![]() In fact the Free range chicken can move around all day, so to me it would make sense that they would have less fat on them. |
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I never said Organic I said Free range. You do know there is a difference don't you?
![]() In fact the Free range chicken can move around all day, so to me it would make sense that they would have less fat on them. |
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I would personally never be happy about eating a chicken that cost only £2. If I couldn't afford Free Range, which some weeks I can't, then I just don't buy chicken. I also try to avoid pre-made foods with chicken altogether, as it's usally not free range. \For me it's not just about the taste, but welfare of the birds themselves. I couldn't be happy eating a chicken for £2 that's had a bad life.
Not to mention, I'm sure it is not even worth the farmers time and effort for the chickens to be sold at £2. No doubt it is the farmer suffering from this price offer rather than Asda themselves. |
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Organic chickens are always free-range. Free-range chickens aren't necessarily organic though.
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Its odd. I keep chickens, and currently have 14 of them pecking around my garden living the free range life of Riley.
But i buy cheap chicken. I love chicken, and i cant afford free range. I would rather buy cheap than go without. |
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I brought 2 last tuesday from the oxford store
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