Fresh chicken? What a concept! :-)

At my ACME, it's a concept. The "Fresh" perdue chicken packages were all
frozen! I don't know if it's shipped frozen or the ACME freezes it. 🙁

Andy

Om wrote:
"Yesterday I was able to get two Hyooge packages of boneless skinless
breasts for $1.89 per lb. on sale at Fiesta. "
-----------------
Why oh Why oh Why do people post names of places without mentioning the
town or area the store is in ??

In article <[email hidden]>, Andy <q>

Quoted message said:

At my ACME, it's a concept. The "Fresh" perdue chicken packages were all
frozen! I don't know if it's shipped frozen or the ACME freezes it. 🙁

Andy

Well, what I meant by "fresh" was "unbrined" <G>
These were not frozen that I bought tho'.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

In article <[email hidden]>,

nancree said:

Om wrote:
"Yesterday I was able to get two Hyooge packages of boneless skinless
breasts for $1.89 per lb. on sale at Fiesta. "
-----------------
Why oh Why oh Why do people post names of places without mentioning the
town or area the store is in ??

Sorry Sorry! :-)
Fiesta Mexican market on the North bound IH-35 access road, Austin Texas.

But, Fiesta market is a very large chain.

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

In article <[email hidden]>,

nancree said:

Om wrote:
"Yesterday I was able to get two Hyooge packages of boneless skinless
breasts for $1.89 per lb. on sale at Fiesta. "
-----------------
Why oh Why oh Why do people post names of places without mentioning the
town or area the store is in ??

Nacree:

http://www.fiestamkt.com/contactus.asp

There was a limit of 2 packages with a $10.00 purchase but they were BIG
packages! 10 breast fillet's each.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

In article <[email hidden]>,

nancree said:

Om wrote:
"Yesterday I was able to get two Hyooge packages of boneless skinless
breasts for $1.89 per lb. on sale at Fiesta. "
-----------------
Why oh Why oh Why do people post names of places without mentioning the
town or area the store is in ??

Sorry, other Fiesta locations:

http://www.avilaretail.com/Locations/locations.html

I spent a little over $200.00 yesterday because their produce prices,
fish and a lot of the meat prices are about 20% lower than I can get
locally and the produce selection is nothing short of amazing...

They even have live catfish in tanks on site. ;-) I bought some fish
heads to make stock too while I was there.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

Andy said:

At my ACME, it's a concept. The "Fresh" perdue chicken packages were all
frozen! I don't know if it's shipped frozen or the ACME freezes it. 🙁

The Feds changed the definition/regulation of what can be called
"fresh" a couple of years ago. "Fresh" now means the chicken or parts
has not been held at temps below 30°F. What's that you say? That's
below the freezing point? So? How much did you contribute to our
political leadership compared to the money from the poultry industry?
It's not as though this administration knows how to measure
ANYTHING.... -aem

aem said:

Andy said:

At my ACME, it's a concept. The "Fresh" perdue chicken packages were all
frozen! I don't know if it's shipped frozen or the ACME freezes it. 🙁

The Feds changed the definition/regulation of what can be called
"fresh" a couple of years ago. "Fresh" now means the chicken or parts
has not been held at temps below 30°F. What's that you say? That's
below the freezing point? So? How much did you contribute to our
political leadership compared to the money from the poultry industry?
It's not as though this administration knows how to measure
ANYTHING.... -aem

I think that was in place before our current pinhead administration
took office... but you gave me an opening big enough to drive this
truck through anyway: http://www.democraticunderground.com/top10/

🙂

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

nancree said:

Om wrote:
"Yesterday I was able to get two Hyooge packages of boneless skinless
breasts for $1.89 per lb. on sale at Fiesta. "
-----------------
Why oh Why oh Why do people post names of places without mentioning the
town or area the store is in ??

Sorry Sorry! :-)
Fiesta Mexican market on the North bound IH-35 access road, Austin Texas.

But, Fiesta market is a very large chain.

Not in California!

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

I've been buying more chicken parts lately than whole chicken,
especially bulk frozen since they are cheaper.

All of them, without exception, have been brined... I'm not really
pleased about it since I have to take diuretics for fluid retention and
salt exacerbates that, but... <shrugs>

Why give up, find a store that sells unadulterated meatand let the store
that sells it know why you don't buy from them. One regional chain here
actually has billboards all over proclaiming that they don't sell Wally
style adulterated meat.

Quoted message said:

I'd gotten used to it and had just given up.

Yesterday I was able to get two Hyooge packages of boneless skinless
breasts for $1.89 per lb. on sale at Fiesta. I just presumed that they
were going to be the same as the rest.

I'm just finishing up grilling all of them on the electric grill for the
next week's worth of low fat meals for me since I've been off my diet
for 2 weeks while I've been on vacation. I did not pig out or anything,
I just relaxed and ate some "treat" foods along with my usual diet of
fresh meats and veggies. Monday I crack back down.....

Anyhoo, I'm grilling these with a marinade of honey mustard and lime
juice with just a dash of garlic powder and poultry fajita seasoning.
They looked and smelled so good, I cut one up and ate it and.....

no salt.

Oh goodness! I'd almost forgotten what real chicken tasted like! :-)

These came from Fiesta market if anyone else is interested. I've seen a
lot of griping about all the brined chicken that is on the market.

I actually had to add a touch of salt. <lol>

Cheers!

aem said:

Andy said:

At my ACME, it's a concept. The "Fresh" perdue chicken packages were
all frozen! I don't know if it's shipped frozen or the ACME freezes
it. 🙁

The Feds changed the definition/regulation of what can be called
"fresh" a couple of years ago. "Fresh" now means the chicken or parts
has not been held at temps below 30°F. What's that you say? That's
below the freezing point? So? How much did you contribute to our
political leadership compared to the money from the poultry industry?
It's not as though this administration knows how to measure
ANYTHING.... -aem

I love the way people blame *everything* on the current administration, even
if it happened 10, 15, or 30 years ago. We'll get a whole new bunch of
idiots in a couple of years and everyone will still be [censored]. It's the
way of life.

Jill

In article <[email hidden]>,

sf said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

nancree said:

Om wrote:
"Yesterday I was able to get two Hyooge packages of boneless skinless
breasts for $1.89 per lb. on sale at Fiesta. "
-----------------
Why oh Why oh Why do people post names of places without mentioning the
town or area the store is in ??

Sorry Sorry! :-)
Fiesta Mexican market on the North bound IH-35 access road, Austin Texas.

But, Fiesta market is a very large chain.

Not in California!

There are some in California:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=fiesta+market+californ
ia+locations

Might not be close enough to you to do any good, but it's about 40 miles
away from me. I just stock up. <G>

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

In article <[email hidden]>,

George said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

I've been buying more chicken parts lately than whole chicken,
especially bulk frozen since they are cheaper.

All of them, without exception, have been brined... I'm not really
pleased about it since I have to take diuretics for fluid retention and
salt exacerbates that, but... <shrugs>

Why give up, find a store that sells unadulterated meatand let the store
that sells it know why you don't buy from them. One regional chain here
actually has billboards all over proclaiming that they don't sell Wally
style adulterated meat.

That's kinda what I just did. ;-)

Now that I know Fiesta does not brine it's meat (the jury is still out
on the drumsticks I bought!) I'll be going there to stock up on chicken
instead of the local stores! Only thing is the price of gas. It costs me
$10.00 now for a round trip to Austin. My truck only gets 20 mpg. and
it's 40 miles so I have to take that into consideration.

OTOH I did spend $250.00 at Fiesta. <lol> Their produce variety and
prices are to die for.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

nancree said:

Om wrote:
"Yesterday I was able to get two Hyooge packages of boneless skinless
breasts for $1.89 per lb. on sale at Fiesta. "
-----------------
Why oh Why oh Why do people post names of places without mentioning
the town or area the store is in ??

I suppose people figure if you recognize the name of the store, it's in an
area near you. For example, if I say Schnuck's, most folks realize if they
have it in their area or not. I don't have a Trader Joe's near me, so it's
a given I can avoid worrying about whether or not I need to rush over there
for something special unless I want to buy a plane ticket. Pretty simple,
no?

Jill

George said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

I've been buying more chicken parts lately than whole chicken,
especially bulk frozen since they are cheaper.

All of them, without exception, have been brined... I'm not really
pleased about it since I have to take diuretics for fluid retention
and salt exacerbates that, but... <shrugs>

Why give up, find a store that sells unadulterated meatand let the store
that sells it know why you don't buy from them. One regional chain here
actually has billboards all over proclaiming that they don't sell Wally
style adulterated meat.

Better yet, if possible buy from the farmer then you know the meat
hasn't been adulterated 🙂

jmcquown said:

aem said:

Andy said:

At my ACME, it's a concept. The "Fresh" perdue chicken packages were
all frozen! I don't know if it's shipped frozen or the ACME freezes
it. 🙁

The Feds changed the definition/regulation of what can be called
"fresh" a couple of years ago. "Fresh" now means the chicken or parts
has not been held at temps below 30°F. What's that you say? That's
below the freezing point? So? How much did you contribute to our
political leadership compared to the money from the poultry industry?
It's not as though this administration knows how to measure
ANYTHING.... -aem

I love the way people blame *everything* on the current administration, even
if it happened 10, 15, or 30 years ago. We'll get a whole new bunch of
idiots in a couple of years and everyone will still be [censored]. It's the
way of life.

And we'll be [censored] about all the same things, and don't you forget it!!

<and that's whatcha call *human* nature>

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

There are some in California:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=fiesta+market+californ
ia+locations

I looked, but only saw independent markets calling themselves Fiesta.
Like I said, it's not a BIG chain here. Safeway and Albertsons are
big chains.... lots of stores nearby. Ranch 99 is a small chain....
not very many of them and they are spread out.

Quoted message said:

Might not be close enough to you to do any good, but it's about 40 miles
away from me.

When you're in the country, driving 40 miles isn't a big deal. If I
have to drive 10, it's a huge deal for me.

Quoted message said:

I just stock up. <G>

I would too - especially if I had to travel like that for food!
🙂

In article <[email hidden]>,

~patches~ said:

George said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

I've been buying more chicken parts lately than whole chicken,
especially bulk frozen since they are cheaper.

All of them, without exception, have been brined... I'm not really
pleased about it since I have to take diuretics for fluid retention
and salt exacerbates that, but... <shrugs>

Why give up, find a store that sells unadulterated meatand let the store
that sells it know why you don't buy from them. One regional chain here
actually has billboards all over proclaiming that they don't sell Wally
style adulterated meat.

Better yet, if possible buy from the farmer then you know the meat
hasn't been adulterated 🙂

That would be nice... but prohibitively expensive.
Chicken is a MAJOR item in my diet.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

In article <[email hidden]>,

sf said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

There are some in California:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=fiesta+market+californ
ia+locations

I looked, but only saw independent markets calling themselves Fiesta.
Like I said, it's not a BIG chain here. Safeway and Albertsons are
big chains.... lots of stores nearby. Ranch 99 is a small chain....
not very many of them and they are spread out.

Ok. :-)
It's just what Fiesta told me when I commented on their unusually low
prices. I got tomoatoes there for 99 cents per lb. Romas, but still.....
Everywhere else this time of year, they are $1.29 to $1.49!

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Might not be close enough to you to do any good, but it's about 40 miles
away from me.

When you're in the country, driving 40 miles isn't a big deal. If I
have to drive 10, it's a huge deal for me.

I'm not. ;-) The closest grocery store is about 2 miles away, as are the
closest schools, sheriff's station, hospital and fire station.
It's just that Texas is so HUGE that 40 miles is nothing... You get used
to it after living here for 23 years. <G>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I just stock up. <G>

I would too - especially if I had to travel like that for food!
🙂

I don't have to, it's just that there are some items I can get in Austin
that I cannot get here in town. Grapeseed oil for one, and the canned
oriental veggies I use a lot of (straw mushrooms, baby corn, water
chestnuts, quail eggs and bamboo shoots) are about 1/2 price if I go to
the oriental market. Ginseng extract also. It's $7.00 per box instead of
$11.00 per box.

I may as well buy other stuff and stock up where prices are better to
make the $10.00 gas ticket more worth it.

I go to austin every 4 or 5 weeks..... mostly because the traffic
seriously sucks!!!

Quoted message said:

--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson