dooley
Official Garden Turtle
Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Location: Arizona, U.S.A (Map)
Posts: 3268
PlantStew: 2 |
| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject: Lumpy chicken |
|
Never, Never buy chicken in a big lump. We found chicken on sale in 20 pound pieces of legs and thighs. We thought we could defrost it with a hair dryer and refreeze it. Nope! Didn't work. We finally put it in a sink of cold water and as it thawed pulled pieces off. When it was small enough to put in a roasting pan it went in the oven. I will freeze it cooked. Some for us and some for Chance. We still have another 20 pound lump. It all came from a farm that is closing down just up the road so that they can build two hundred houses and run us totally out of water. Dooley
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Hank
On The Way Up
Joined: 20 Jun 2006
Location: Wisconsin (Map)
Posts: 188
|
| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:22 pm Post subject: |
|
Mmmmm. A little Cajun rub, a little charcoal, a little hot sauce....mmmmm. Me loves chicken. 
Bummer on the development. 
|
|
| Back to top |
|
dooley
Official Garden Turtle
Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Location: Arizona, U.S.A (Map)
Posts: 3268
PlantStew: 2 |
| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:01 pm Post subject: |
|
I totally agree, sounds good. Dooley
|
|
| Back to top |
|
wannabe
Knows Their Stuff
Joined: 14 Jun 2006
Location: Springfield, Illinois (Map)
Posts: 1444
|
| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:39 pm Post subject: |
|
I've bought 10# of chicken in bags but they aren't frozen. Usually it is legs and thighs, I boil them,remove the meat from the bones and make soup or chicken salad. I've never seen them frozen.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Primsong
Flower of the Shire
Joined: 15 Apr 2006
Location: Oregon (Map)
Posts: 1771
|
| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:12 pm Post subject: |
|
I've seen lumps like this - I just shoved the whole thing in the refrigerator to slowly thaw until the ice crystals could be rinsed away in the sink to pull it apart. Large hunks can be pried into your crockpot to cook down that way too.
Sorry to hear about the farm - you guys are so scarce on water already, you think it would have to stop someplace. Sigh.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
NewAttitude
On The Way Up
Joined: 20 Jul 2006
Posts: 91
|
| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:16 pm Post subject: |
|
Sounds like a nice kiddy pool would have came in handy, just as long as the neighborhood kids don't pee in it while you're thawing
_________________
Free Feng Shui Tips - Quick tips to improve your home and/or office
|
|
| Back to top |
|
dooley
Official Garden Turtle
Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Location: Arizona, U.S.A (Map)
Posts: 3268
PlantStew: 2 |
| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:39 pm Post subject: |
|
We had some for supper and it was very good. Chance was happy, too. Now, it will be frozen to be used in barbecue and soup, etc. Dooley
|
|
| Back to top |
|
cajunbelle
Daylily Diva
Joined: 04 Jun 2006
Location: zone 8b Louisiana (Map)
Posts: 2972
|
| Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:08 am Post subject: |
|
Sorry about the developement Dooley. We live in a small village and it is prensently expanding. We now have a Dollar General and our first subdivision is being planned. Depressing.
_________________
Sharon
Phil. 4:13
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Shanna
Showing Great Promise
Joined: 19 May 2006
Location: Texas (Map)
Posts: 392
|
| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 5:50 pm Post subject: |
|
I do love chicken.But I buy mine boneless.I do not care for dark meat chicken so I don't buy them whole.Sorry about your development Dooley.I have never heard of thawing out meat with a hair dryer that is a new one to me.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Bookmark us 
Subscribe
