I am a single, older man living alone and cooking for myself. I always use
boneless/skinless chicken breasts or chicken tenders for chicken recipes. I
noticed that these cuts are now available in turkey. Can I simply
substitute chicken for turkey (and vice versa) or is there a snag in the
plan?

Ken
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Ken Lopez wrote:

I am a single, older man living alone and cooking for myself. I always use
boneless/skinless chicken breasts or chicken tenders for chicken recipes. I
noticed that these cuts are now available in turkey. Can I simply
substitute chicken for turkey (and vice versa) or is there a snag in the
plan?

Ken
______



Yes, you can sub. it and it'll taste better too. At least in my opinion.

I don't understand the facination with chicken. As far as I'm
concerned it has absolutely no flavor and you can keep it. And yes,
I've tried free range.

We eat it 'cause Nancy likes it and I'm an equal opportunity cook
(;-)) but I hit mine with all of the flavors that I can think of to
give it some taste.

--
Steve

Ken Lopez wrote:
I am a single, older man living alone and cooking for myself. I always use
boneless/skinless chicken breasts or chicken tenders for chicken recipes. I
noticed that these cuts are now available in turkey. Can I simply
substitute chicken for turkey (and vice versa) or is there a snag in the
plan?

No snag. If you were interested in substituting whole turkey for
chicken (or cut up parts), the only snag would be that you need
to cook the turkey longer, but for just those packages of boneless,
skinless turkey, they cook up the same way as chicken.

Steve Calvin wrote:

I don't understand the facination with chicken.

They can go from egg to table in a shorter amount of time than turkey; a
few months from cradle to ladle...

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Ken Lopez wrote:
I am a single, older man living alone and cooking for myself. I
always use boneless/skinless chicken breasts or chicken tenders for
chicken recipes. I noticed that these cuts are now available in
turkey. Can I simply substitute chicken for turkey (and vice versa)
or is there a snag in the plan?

Ken
______

No snag. They cook up pretty much the same way.

Jill

Ken Lopez wrote:
I am a single, older man living alone and cooking for myself. I
always use boneless/skinless chicken breasts or chicken tenders for
chicken recipes. I noticed that these cuts are now available in
turkey. Can I simply substitute chicken for turkey (and vice versa)
or is there a snag in the plan?

Ken
______

Ken, I'm not sure why you're buying boneless chicken breasts; if it is for
health reasons then skip the suggestion that follows.

If you want really tasty poultry (serves 1 with leftovers), look for Cornish
Game Hens. You can split them in half and bake, grill or broil them.
Whole, they weigh anywhere (as a rule) from 3/4 to 1 lb. You can stuff them
whole like a tiny turkey. Roast them like a turkey or chicken without any
stuffing. They are really tasty.

The great thing about Cornish Hens is they are all moist, dark meat; even
the breasts. So they don't taste dry and pastey. I really don't like
boneless chicken breasts because they are so dull and without flavour no
matter how you sauce/simmer/saute them. YMMV.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
If you want really tasty poultry (serves 1 with leftovers), look for Cornish
Game Hens. You can split them in half and bake, grill or broil them.
Whole, they weigh anywhere (as a rule) from 3/4 to 1 lb. You can stuff them
whole like a tiny turkey. Roast them like a turkey or chicken without any
stuffing. They are really tasty.


Are Cornish Game Hens a breed, or hens that are from Cornwall? I'm
guessing if they're the former then they're easier to get hold of (Even
though I am from Cornwall :-)).

Cheers
James.

On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 19:58:55 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

Ken Lopez wrote:
I am a single, older man living alone and cooking for myself. I
always use boneless/skinless chicken breasts or chicken tenders for
chicken recipes. I noticed that these cuts are now available in
turkey. Can I simply substitute chicken for turkey (and vice versa)
or is there a snag in the plan?

If you want really tasty poultry (serves 1 with leftovers), look for Cornish
Game Hens.

The great thing about Cornish Hens is they are all moist, dark meat; even
the breasts. So they don't taste dry and pastey. I really don't like
boneless chicken breasts because they are so dull and without flavour no
matter how you sauce/simmer/saute them. YMMV.

OK. Now what's the small fowl that's all white meat for those of us
who like a mild-flavored, adaptable, non-greasy meal base. I'm
thinkin' flying shrimp. :-)

I have no objection to goose or duck (dark) breast meat, but my
prejudice is against the fat and 'funny bits' in non-breast parts of
fowl. I also like smooth, not chunky, pate. Probably fixated on early
childhood pureed foods. OTOH, I love bacon and prefer chunky peanut
butter. Go figure.

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writes:

jmcquown wrote:
If you want really tasty poultry (serves 1 with leftovers), look for
Cornish
Game Hens. You can split them in half and bake, grill or broil them.
Whole, they weigh anywhere (as a rule) from 3/4 to 1 lb. You can stuff
them
whole like a tiny turkey. Roast them like a turkey or chicken without any
stuffing. They are really tasty.


Are Cornish Game Hens a breed, or hens that are from Cornwall

They're hybrids; miniature chickens. Fatty and bony, a one pound bird after
cooking will, with a lot of picking, typically yield 3-4 ounces of meat, barely
a meal for a young child, let alone an adult.

chicken
Rock Cornish hen, also called Rock Cornish game hen, is a hybrid of Cornish and
White Rock chickens. Because of the relatively small amount of meat to bone,
each hen is usually just enough for one serving.

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I don't understand the facination with chicken. As far as I'm
concerned it has absolutely no flavor and you can keep it.

To me, turkey is the meat with no flavor -- gotta butter the skin and
stuff it well to have any taste at all.

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look for Cornish Game Hens.

Here, they're usually quite expensive and VERY rarely on sale, whereas I
can easily stock up on boneless skinless chicken breast for under $2/lb
on sale. (Since the Cornish game hen has bones and the chicken doesn't,
even if they are the same price the chicken is a better deal.)

Not that they're not tasty, of course, but anyone living on a fixed
income is probably watching his/her pennies as well.

--
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http://www.SteigerFamily.com
Cheyenne WY, USDA zone 5a, Sunset zone 1a
Home of the Wyoming Wind Festival, January 1-December 31
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Sylvia wrote:
look for Cornish Game Hens.

Here, they're usually quite expensive and VERY rarely on sale,
whereas I can easily stock up on boneless skinless chicken breast for
under $2/lb on sale. (Since the Cornish game hen has bones and the
chicken doesn't, even if they are the same price the chicken is a
better deal.)

Not that they're not tasty, of course, but anyone living on a fixed
income is probably watching his/her pennies as well.

Here in the Southern U.S. you can buy cornish game hens for about $5 per
package (two whole hens). Thats less than the cost per pound ($4.99) for
boneless chicken breasts.

Besides, the OP never said he was living on a fixed income. Only that he is
a single older man cooking for one

Jill

On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 12:23:37 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

Sylvia wrote:
look for Cornish Game Hens.

Here, they're usually quite expensive and VERY rarely on sale,
whereas I can easily stock up on boneless skinless chicken breast for
under $2/lb on sale. (Since the Cornish game hen has bones and the
chicken doesn't, even if they are the same price the chicken is a
better deal.)

Not that they're not tasty, of course, but anyone living on a fixed
income is probably watching his/her pennies as well.

Here in the Southern U.S. you can buy cornish game hens for about $5 per
package (two whole hens). Thats less than the cost per pound ($4.99) for
boneless chicken breasts.

IIRC, the ones I got at BJs were 4/$10.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 12:19:18 +0000 (UTC), Jimbo
wrote:

jmcquown wrote:
If you want really tasty poultry (serves 1 with leftovers), look for Cornish
Game Hens. You can split them in half and bake, grill or broil them.
Whole, they weigh anywhere (as a rule) from 3/4 to 1 lb. You can stuff them
whole like a tiny turkey. Roast them like a turkey or chicken without any
stuffing. They are really tasty.


Are Cornish Game Hens a breed, or hens that are from Cornwall? I'm
guessing if they're the former then they're easier to get hold of (Even
though I am from Cornwall :-)).

They are small chickens, a cross between two chicken breeds in the
1960s.

http://homecooking.about.com/library...y/aa101199.htm

Darryl L. Pierce wrote:
Steve Calvin wrote:


I don't understand the facination with chicken.


They can go from egg to table in a shorter amount of time than turkey; a
few months from cradle to ladle...


true, but that means I need to buy and eat 'em.... why? I'm no
trolling, I just really don't understand. That flavorless stuff is
everywhere and people buy it. It just confuses the h*ll outta me.

--
Steve