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Serious question, did I waste 2 years buying chicken breast instead of thighs because of one bad batch in 2022?
So for the longest time I bought nothing but boneless skinless chicken breast because I thought dark meat was greasy and cheap tasting. Back in 2022 I grabbed a pack of thighs from the Aldi on High Street here in Columbus and they were fine, nothing wrong with them, but I had one rubbery one and wrote the whole cut off in my head. Then last month my roommate did the grocery run and came back with a 5 pound bag of thighs for $6.99, and I almost made her take it back. I cooked them anyway in a cast iron with just salt, pepper and a little oil, and they came out juicy in a way the breasts never do, plus I wasn't standing there poking a thermometer every two minutes worried about drying them out. Did the math after a few weeks and I'm saving close to $14 a trip since thighs run about $1.40 a pound here versus $3.50 or more for breast. Also the pan sauce from thighs is way better over rice, which matters when rice and frozen veggies are most of what I eat. Has anyone else had a cut of meat they avoided for years because of one bad experience, or is that just me being stubborn?
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the_seth6h ago
Had the same thing happen with pork chops after one dry, tough batch my dad grilled back in high school. Years later I tried a thick cut one cooked low and slow and it was a totally different meal, so I get where you're coming from. One bad night in the kitchen can mess up your head about a food for way too long.
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