On Fri, 30 May 2014 08:47:26 +0000 (UTC), Oregonian Haruspex
> wrote:

>Gary > wrote:
>> "Pete C." wrote:
>>>
>>> sf wrote:
>>>> I wonder if the people who complain about lack of flavor are or used
>>>> to be smokers.
>>>
>>> Nope, I've never smoked in my life and I find the current varieties and
>>> breeds of many food items seriously lacking in flavor, and more
>>> importantly when I find a source for the non-industrial breed / variety
>>> it tastes as I remember it used to taste before the grocery stores were
>>> filled with the industrial versions.
>>
>> WTH are you talking about "industria versions"? heheh ;-D
>> It sounds to me like maybe you've gotten old and your taste buds have
>> just crapped out on you. lol
>>
>> G.
>
>No it's true, modern breeds of grocery store chickens are purely
>industrial, they come to size a full month quicker, and they are dunked
>into bleach water like you'd sanitize a toilet with because they are raised
>in filthy appalling conditions.
>
>If the chicken says "Contains up to (insert any number)% water" put it
>back, it's basically a zombie chicken unfit for consumption.

I roasted a free range chicken tonight. Mashed new spuds (again, lol)
and the other usual suspects. It was delicious, but I wished I hadn't
read this post right now :/