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Sheldon wrote:
> wrote:
> > Sheldon wrote:
> > > wrote:
> > > > 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 roast or rotisserie 6-7 pound rosasting chickens all the time,
> > > definitely don't lose half their weight, perhaps barely 1/3.
> > >
> > > Slow cooked is tantamount to braised... what weight you lost was mostly
> > > water (meat is better than 70% H2O), and fat (naturally if you discard
> > > the fat instead of using it that's one's choice, years ago folks used
> > > all that meat fat - years ago folks worked a heck of a lot harder - the
> > > farmers around here don't need to watch their diets or go to a gym).
> > > Bones in of themselves, especially poultry bones, contribute little to
> > > weight loss from cooking. Most any braised meat will be reduced to
> > > less than half it's raw weight... not ribs and other bony cuts but all
> > > others. But you can't honestly claim you lost that weight because it's
> > > now in the sauce you created.
> > >
> > > When you purchase deboned cuts most of the higher cost is due to labor
> > > (butchering)... takes time to trim and tie a roast. If one is a smart
> > > shopper they will buy bone-in cuts and debone themselves, then the
> > > bones and trimmings can be used to prepare very tasty dishes. This
> > > week the Price Chopper stupidmarket chain here had bone-in center cut
> > > pork loin on sale at 99¢/lb, I bought 15 pounds worth yesterday, spent
> > > 20 minutes trimming, deboning some, and repackaging... got a nice huge
> > > roast, a mess of chops (9 biguns), and about five pounds stewing pork,
> > > nice chunks that'll be used for braising and/or marinated for
> > > grilling... bones will be used for ****ghetti sauce. I even took a
> > > picture of this package before opening... will post it in a week or so
> > > when I have enough pics to download.
> > >
> > > Sheldon
> >
> > I just want to make sure you know how I'm thinking. Say you buy a whole
> > 6Lb chicken on sale for .65Lb. If, and I say if you end up with
> > something like 3Lbs that you can eat
> > that means that you paid $1.30 a pound not .65 a pound.
>
> No, it actually costs a lot more, you didn't figure in your seasonings,
> cooking fuel, clean up supplies, and your time... and yes, even your
> silly ass is worth at least minimum wage.
>
> If that's your logic then you really should be buying your chicken at
> the deli counter, sliced chicken loaf.
>
> Sheldon

I don't like deli meats.
I'm not trying to make anyone mad. I didn't think that would.