FoodBanter.com - View Single Post

George[_1_]

wrote:
> Usually I think boneless and still may. Not sure. I slow cooked a whole
> turkey and I did a whole chicken. The 12Lb turkey after cooked, deboned
> weighed in at 6Lbs. So you pay for 12Lbs and
> get 6Lbs. Same with the chicken. 6Lbs becomes 3Lbs. Both my chicken and
> turkey were so tender they fell off the bones. I think some people
> won't believe these figures. I actually weighed them. If this is the
> case is boneless possibly the better deal? Just want to see if anyone
> else has figured this out. Thanks, I'll be looking in.
>

I buy bone in meat because I like it and in many cases it adds to the dish.

If you want to compare cook a boneless piece of meat weighing it before
and after and you might be surprised to see how much less it weighs.