"isw" > wrote in message
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> Seems that in my area (Bay Area above SF), chicken breasts have been
> getting larger over the past few years. A lot of the ones at the local
> (small chain) super clock in at about a pound per side (i.e. 2 lb. per
> bird), and that's with the tenderloins removed.
>
> Also (and this is the real question), many of the breasts have parts
> with a texture which is "tougher"; finer grained, almost crunchy, even.
> This is true whether the piece is cooked whole and then sliced, or cut
> up and then cooked. Sautéed, grilled, oven-cooked -- doesn't matter.
>
> Sometimes I can notice it when I'm cutting the raw chicken, too, so I
> don't think it's due to the cooking process.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this and/or know what causes it?
>
> Isaac

What kind of chicken are you buying? I will buy Foster Farms once in a
while, only if the store has no organic chicken which is what I normally
buy. I don't eat chicken myself and I used to cook it for too long. People
here straightened me out and now no more complaints. I have not noticed
that the breasts are any bigger unless I buy them at Costco. Seems that
almost everything they buy are bigger!