Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 13:04:56 -0600, Janet B wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 12:41:51 -0600, Janet B >
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I bought some boneless, skinless chicken breasts from Albertsons
> > > yesterday. They were $1.69/pound. It was a decent price so I got
> > > what I thought was a package of 8 -- 4 on top and 4 on the bottom.
> > > Not so. There were only 4 breasts in the package. I've weighed
> > > each one. 1.5 ounce was the heaviest and 1.4 was the least
> > > weighty. The cut looks like they are full breasts instead of the
> > > halves we are used to. Still, at 20 ounces for a full breast
> > > that means the halves would be 10 ounces and I am used to seeing
> > > 5-6 ounce breast pieces. So, if it was your chicken, would you
> > > figure these were really old birds and need a lot of stewing or
> > > would you just go ahead and cook as usual? I use this meat for
> > > enchilada filling and stuff like that Janet US
> >
> > sorry, I meant they were 1 pound 5 ounces.
> > Janet US
>
> Whew. I was wondering WTF.
>
> My breasts that go on sale are 10-14oz at the most. I have never seen
> a breast over 1 pound but I have checked. If I saw them I'd buy them
> just for the novelty ands post pictures.
>
> -sw

Me too, the size was way off.

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