I can easily find whole Chickens, drumsticks, leg quarters, thighs, half chickens, etc for around 99ยข to $1.50 but Chicken Wings go for $2.50 to $3.00 a pound around here!! They're just wings!! They have more bones/skin than meat on em. Why do you think? SWMBO says that it's probably cause they're so popular that the price is driven up. Can't be that it's because there's only 2 per chicken cause there's only 2 drumsticks per chicken too.
I just want to do a batch of chicken wings in the SRG but refuse to pay those prices. Anyone else find chicken wings as high as they are around here? After all ... they're just arm pits ;D ;D Everything here in California is too expensive. Diesel just hit $3.65 a gallon yesterday. Hate to see what it's going to be next week >:(
You probably have a Lucky or a Smart & Final nearby, look in the frozen stuff for an orange bag marked "Valuetime" first and second wing parts, whatever that means. Pretty cheap and very tasty. Put them in the Bradley while frozen and smoke and thaw at the same time. I pile on the seasoning when the skin is soft and wet. Cook till 150* and into the Big Easy for the finish.
Hey Pete, I hear there is a farmer near San Onofre that is growing chickens with six wings and grow so fast he can harvest them 24 hours a day because they glow in the dark and are easy to round up ;D
Sorry, my turn to go stand in the corner.
Quote from: SoCalBuilder on January 31, 2011, 05:43:10 PM
Hey Pete, I hear there is a farmer near San Onofre that is growing chickens with six wings and grow so fast he can harvest them 24 hours a day because they glow in the dark and are easy to round up ;D
Sorry, my turn to go stand in the corner.
All dem chickens are grown at TMI
SP i agree i live on the other side over here (PA) and its just as bad here like SS said look for the deals and stock up thats all we can do we have Aldi's here and i pay 7.99 per bag
For $3.00 per lb they better come with Hooters!!!
Strange picture - chickens in little orange shorts ???
Supply and demand. Blame the Superbowl for demand.
The good news, if there is any, is that the other parts should be getting cheap due to abundant supply.
I agree with BLSH I believe it is because the demand is social gatherings. If you go to the bar with the guys what do you order? With my crowd 99% of the time it is chicken wings. In lieu of chicken wings at home I buy legs and season and cook as wings. The difference is not noticable except a slightly larger piece of chicken.
My 2 Canadian cents worth....so about 1.5 cents US....can't even get a black ball candy for that anymore. ;D
All we seem to get here is very small wings at the same high prices you're talking about. I finally said the Hell with it and and started using small chicken thighs or turkey wings instead. Both about $1 per pound, both excellent with any chicken wing recipe. Gotta admit, though, the six-wing fast-growing glowing bird is intriguing. I'll have to see if I can find some and give 'em a try.
Quote from: Ka Honu on January 31, 2011, 07:45:02 PM
Gotta admit, though, the six-wing fast-growing glowing bird is intriguing. I'll have to see if I can find some and give 'em a try.
All you need Ka Honu is a nice Nuclear Power Plant laying around leaking into the ground water that feeds your chicken coop ;D ;D
Quote from: smoker pete on January 31, 2011, 07:52:22 PM...a nice Nuclear Power Plant laying around leaking...
Haven't got any of those kind of plants around here. Where can I get Nuclear Power Plant seeds and how long does it take from the time you plant them until the really good leaks affect the chickens? If it's more than a season or two, maybe I should move where there's one already leaking. That would be probably be easier but a place that special would have to have sky-high prices on real estate. Help me out here; I'm in a quandary (which is sorta like a landfill inhabited by horned dilemmas).
Quote from: Ka Honu on January 31, 2011, 08:39:17 PM
Quote from: smoker pete on January 31, 2011, 07:52:22 PM...a nice Nuclear Power Plant laying around leaking...
Haven't got any of those kind of plants around here. Where can I get Nuclear Power Plant seeds and how long does it take from the time you plant them until the really good leaks affect the chickens? If it's more than a season or two, maybe I should move where there's one already leaking. That would be probably be easier but a place that special would have to have sky-high prices on real estate. Help me out here; I'm in a quandary (which is sorta like a landfill inhabited by horned dilemmas).
You could always borrow one of those U.S. Navy Fast Attack Nuclear Submarines based in Hawaii and bury it in your back yard ;D Except they don't leak :-\ Oh well, I reckon you'll just have to pay those high prices like the rest of us. Although I think I'll start looking for some Turkey Wings. Taste like Chicken ... Right? :D ;)
Wings have been steadily going up for some time. Fresh one's in my area are almost impossible to find in abundance, and the frozen bags have gone from about $6 for five pound to $6 for 4 pounds.
I've started making chicken fingers or nuggets out of chicken thighs or if I can find them turkey thighs. Though not as good as wings, they are less messy, and you don't have to worry about where to place the bones once you have eaten the meat.
Quote from: smoker pete on January 31, 2011, 08:52:31 PM
You could always borrow one of those U.S. Navy Fast Attack Nuclear Submarines based in Hawaii and bury it in your back yard ;D Except they don't leak :-\
Put the chickens IN the sub - then you can mutate and cook them in the same vessel.
KH, since you're in HI maybe you should try albatross.
Every few weeks we can get split chicken breasts or legs and thighs for 99 cents/lb. (in 5 lb packages) Leg quarters are on sale now for 49 cents/lb. Haven't seen wings on sale in ages.
Wow leg quarters for .49...that is unheard of in my area. On sale they are .99
Quote from: BuyLowSellHigh on February 01, 2011, 04:58:50 AMKH, since you're in HI maybe you should try albatross.
Not all that many of them around Oahu but we got lots of flying rats pigeons.
You mean gutter eagles ?
The asian supermarkets sell them cheaper than most places. ;D
Stopped at a local grocery store today to get a butt and while there checked out the chicken pieces & parts. Wings were $2.01/lb, everything else was $1.19/lb. Talked with the meat dept. manager, he said "Super Bowl", and added he'll be glad when it's over.
Skirt steak is the same way.
Flank steak is cheaper and IMHO better for fajitas.
Wings seem to run $2 a pound around here. Whether they are fresh or frozen. Been this way for the last year or so. They rarely go on sale.
Gonna start looking for some turkey wings like Ka Honu suggested. I live 30 miles North of Livingston, Ca which is where Foster Farms has their processing facility for chickens and turkeys. They have to do something with those wings ??? I think I saw some turkey wings at WallyMart once!?
I recon that a turkey wing in the SRG would taste somewhat like a chicken wing except bigger ;) ;D
Pete, that's a helluva good idea. Monster WIngs! Fits right in with the huge burgers and such. Surprised we haven't seen them somewhere.
Pete... you going to use the Bradley and SRG to cook those Turkey wings? Super Wings for Super Bowl ;D
Quote from: muebe on February 05, 2011, 09:14:51 AM
Pete... you going to use the Bradley and SRG to cook those Turkey wings? Super Wings for Super Bowl ;D
Would that I could muebe ... would that I could!!! Super Wings for Super Bowl - I like that ;D ;D
Gotta find me some of those Super Wings first :-\ One of my neighbors works for Foster Farms. I'll just ask him ;)