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Cicken fillets

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NonnaAnnie Fri 26-Feb-16 20:43:56

ninathenana - I rarely cook them in one piece, I too cut into strips or dice. I only buy Waitrose or Lidl meat as it not halal slaughtered, most supermarket meat is. My local butcher is out of my price range.

Ana I'm glad someone else has noticed smile I wonder what causes it?

Ana Fri 26-Feb-16 18:00:01

I did notice it with Tesco chicken breast fillets, which I no longer buy.

When cutting up for casserole or curry etc. I always had to throw away the very end of the rounded bit as my kitchen scissors couldn't even get through it and that put me off, plus the gristly crunchy sound!

M0nica Fri 26-Feb-16 17:43:13

I buy organic and usually buy boned chicken thighs. I have never been that fond of chicken any way. I have not noticed any problems with the chicken I have been using.

hildajenniJ Fri 26-Feb-16 17:04:03

I've never noticed any yard crunchy ends to the chicken fillets I buy. We usually get them from the Co-op where DH works. I love chicken, and usually make a curry with fillets.

Teetime Fri 26-Feb-16 15:53:10

No cant say I have - I always use Waitrose and they are lovely and juicy and tender - I wrap them in Parma ham or similar

aggie Fri 26-Feb-16 15:10:36

depends where you buy it . I never buy Chicken in the Supermarket but get it from an independent butcher , the difference is amazing !

grannylyn65 Fri 26-Feb-16 15:05:22

No, and I use a lot of chicken x

ninathenana Fri 26-Feb-16 14:43:16

Fo you wrap the "cicken" smile in foil before cooking?
I don't cook whole fillets myself. I either roast a whole chicken or dice fillets for a recipe sp haven't noticed any problems.

NonnaAnnie Fri 26-Feb-16 14:21:06

Has anyone noticed that a lot of chicken breast fillets have got a bit of a funny texture? It seems to be the rounded end, when cooked it is almost crunchy/hard compared to the rest of the meat. It is really very unpleasant and has totally put us off of chicken.

We used to eat chicken several times a week, but have all but stopped eating it now.