Whole Chicken

rohde, Aug 19, 3:04pm
Okay, a vote please.

(a) Free Range Chicken
(b) Tegel/Inghams etc
(c) unbranded/signature/home/pams brand etc

Price differences are substantial - ethics aside, what about taste?

Best bang for buck taking into account taste and ethics?

davidt4, Aug 19, 3:10pm
Free range organic every time. Heuvel's is a good brand.

motorbo, Aug 19, 3:12pm
i would go free range but im still in the what can i afford bracket and its not always free range - wish it was more affordable

rohde, Aug 19, 3:24pm
Anywhere in Orewa sell Heuvel?

pelli, Aug 19, 3:27pm
It`s all in the cooking... .

beaumonde, Aug 19, 10:46pm
(a) Free Range Chicken for me, though not as often now, money is getting tight, maybe once a fortnight. Making it last by making stock for risotto out of the carcass. I really like the flavour.

gardie, Aug 20, 4:06am
My favourite is Inghams family fresh (or something similar)- it is already stuffed and marinated. You just pop it in the oven and you're away. Soooo tasty. I don't do frozen chooks as I find them flavourless unless I'm prepared to put some serious flavourings into them. Prefer fresh. Our local supermarket stopped stocked inghams - that was a bummer and we haven't had them since. :(

bisloy, Feb 10, 12:15pm
I find ingams quite fatty, but it's mostly in the cavity, so part cook or defrost and pull it out. It comes out really easily pulling it with your fingers.