Chicken today. I bought a whole one yesterday and will split it down the
middle with my chef's knife. That gives me 2 identical halves. One half
goes into the freezer for later and the other will be oven roasted today.

I was planning to use barbeque sauce on it but then I realized that today is
a good football afternoon - the two final playoffs (including MY team, the
Patriots)

For some reason, I never think about hot/buffalo wings until SuperBowl
time. Today's playoffs qualify. hehehh

Here's my twist on wings though:

Several years ago, I again got the urge for buffalo wings on SuperBowl
weekend. Because this is a popular food for Superbowl, the pack of chicken
wings were priced at $4.99 a pound. hahaha NO DAMN WAY was I going to pay
that for mostly bone weight.

Instead, I bought a cheap whole roaster chicken for much less. I roasted
the whole chicken then cut it up into many pieces. From there, I treated all
the pieces like wings......coated them all with the combo of butter and
Franks hot sauce. Served on plate with Maries chunky blue cheese dressing.

Oh Man! Much cheaper than wings and even better! Instead of gnawing off
bits of meat and skin from a wing, just imagine biting giantly into a whole
thigh that tastes the same. It's a good thing.

So "buffalo half-a-chicken" will be my meal for this afternoon.

Gary

Need to get it in the oven by 12 noon Football starts at 1:00

On 2012-01-22, Gary > wrote:

> wings were priced at $4.99 a pound.

Holy crap!!! And here I thought $2 lb was outrageous. Or is that
prepared wings?

> hahaha NO DAMN WAY was I going to pay that for mostly bone weight.

Almost cheaper to buy TGIFs frozen buff wings at $5-6 box. I wait
till they're on sale for half price (not likely during S-bowl) and
stock up.

nb


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notbob wrote:
>
> On 2012-01-22, Gary > wrote:
>
> > wings were priced at $4.99 a pound.
>
> Holy crap!!! And here I thought $2 lb was outrageous. Or is that
> prepared wings?

No...that one day (day before SuperBowl)... $4.99 for raw chicken wings
Me in sto "Yeah right....I don't think so!"

So I've told about the whole chicken thing. Try it. You may never buy just
wings again.

Also one year, I was even too lazy to cook a whole chicken. That time, I
bought an 8-piece fried chicken thing from the deli. I took it home and did
the butter/hot sauce with blue cheese dressing on the side. It ruled.

I probably should have done that today. For about the same price, they
would have cooked it for me.

Gary

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Chicken today. I bought a whole one yesterday and will split it down the
> middle with my chef's knife. That gives me 2 identical halves. One half
> goes into the freezer for later and the other will be oven roasted today.
>
> I was planning to use barbeque sauce on it but then I realized that today
> is
> a good football afternoon - the two final playoffs (including MY team, the
> Patriots)
>
> For some reason, I never think about hot/buffalo wings until SuperBowl
> time. Today's playoffs qualify. hehehh
>
> Here's my twist on wings though:
>
> Several years ago, I again got the urge for buffalo wings on SuperBowl
> weekend. Because this is a popular food for Superbowl, the pack of
> chicken
> wings were priced at $4.99 a pound. hahaha NO DAMN WAY was I going to
> pay
> that for mostly bone weight.
>
> Instead, I bought a cheap whole roaster chicken for much less. I roasted
> the whole chicken then cut it up into many pieces. From there, I treated
> all
> the pieces like wings......coated them all with the combo of butter and
> Franks hot sauce. Served on plate with Maries chunky blue cheese
> dressing.
>
> Oh Man! Much cheaper than wings and even better! Instead of gnawing off
> bits of meat and skin from a wing, just imagine biting giantly into a
> whole
> thigh that tastes the same. It's a good thing.
>
> So "buffalo half-a-chicken" will be my meal for this afternoon.
>
> Gary


I would think this would be even better if you used just thigh meat, rather
than whole chicken.

Pico Rico wrote:
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message ...
> > Chicken today. I bought a whole one yesterday and will split it down the
> > middle with my chef's knife. That gives me 2 identical halves. One half
> > goes into the freezer for later and the other will be oven roasted today.
> >
> > I was planning to use barbeque sauce on it but then I realized that today
> > is
> > a good football afternoon - the two final playoffs (including MY team, the
> > Patriots)
> >
> > For some reason, I never think about hot/buffalo wings until SuperBowl
> > time. Today's playoffs qualify. hehehh
> >
> > Here's my twist on wings though:
> >
> > Several years ago, I again got the urge for buffalo wings on SuperBowl
> > weekend. Because this is a popular food for Superbowl, the pack of
> > chicken
> > wings were priced at $4.99 a pound. hahaha NO DAMN WAY was I going to
> > pay
> > that for mostly bone weight.
> >
> > Instead, I bought a cheap whole roaster chicken for much less. I roasted
> > the whole chicken then cut it up into many pieces. From there, I treated
> > all
> > the pieces like wings......coated them all with the combo of butter and
> > Franks hot sauce. Served on plate with Maries chunky blue cheese
> > dressing.
> >
> > Oh Man! Much cheaper than wings and even better! Instead of gnawing off
> > bits of meat and skin from a wing, just imagine biting giantly into a
> > whole
> > thigh that tastes the same. It's a good thing.
> >
> > So "buffalo half-a-chicken" will be my meal for this afternoon.
> >
> > Gary
>
> I would think this would be even better if you used just thigh meat, rather
> than whole chicken.

You're probably right. chicken thighs are my favorite part.

Gary

Sqwertz wrote:
>
> On 22 Jan 2012 15:35:03 GMT, notbob wrote:
>
> > On 2012-01-22, Gary > wrote:
> >
> >> wings were priced at $4.99 a pound.
> >
> > Holy crap!!! And here I thought $2 lb was outrageous. Or is that
> > prepared wings?
> >
> >> hahaha NO DAMN WAY was I going to pay that for mostly bone weight.
> >
> > Almost cheaper to buy TGIFs frozen buff wings at $5-6 box. I wait
> > till they're on sale for half price (not likely during S-bowl) and
> > stock up.
>
> Only a moron would pay $5-$6 for 10 ounces of wings. You could have
> bought three pounds (almost 5X as much) of raw chicken wings

You're not paying attention here, Steve. Look back to the top of this
message. That saturday, the day before superbowl, the package of raw chicken
wings cost $4.99 a pound.

I opted for a $0.99 per pound whole chicken.... and turned it into whole
chicken, not just wings.

Gary

Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Pico Rico wrote:
> >
> > "Gary" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Chicken today. I bought a whole one yesterday and will split it
> > > down the middle with my chef's knife. That gives me 2 identical
> > > halves. One half goes into the freezer for later and the other
> > > will be oven roasted today.
> > >
> > > I was planning to use barbeque sauce on it but then I realized
> > > that today is
> > > a good football afternoon - the two final playoffs (including MY
> > > team, the Patriots)
> > >
> > > For some reason, I never think about hot/buffalo wings until
> > > SuperBowl time. Today's playoffs qualify. hehehh
> > >
> > > Here's my twist on wings though:
> > >
> > > Several years ago, I again got the urge for buffalo wings on
> > > SuperBowl weekend. Because this is a popular food for Superbowl,
> > > the pack of chicken
> > > wings were priced at $4.99 a pound. hahaha NO DAMN WAY was I
> > > going to pay
> > > that for mostly bone weight.
> > >
> > > Instead, I bought a cheap whole roaster chicken for much less. I
> > > roasted the whole chicken then cut it up into many pieces. From
> > > there, I treated all
> > > the pieces like wings......coated them all with the combo of
> > > butter and Franks hot sauce. Served on plate with Maries chunky
> > > blue cheese dressing.
> > >
> > > Oh Man! Much cheaper than wings and even better! Instead of
> > > gnawing off bits of meat and skin from a wing, just imagine
> > > biting giantly into a whole
> > > thigh that tastes the same. It's a good thing.
> > >
> > > So "buffalo half-a-chicken" will be my meal for this afternoon.
> > >
> > > Gary
> >
> > I would think this would be even better if you used just thigh
> > meat, rather than whole chicken.
>
> You're probably right. chicken thighs are my favorite part.
>
> Gary

Thighs rule in the poultry world! They do just as well in the 'buffalo
chicken' bit too.


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On Jan 22, 5:11*am, Gary > wrote:
> Chicken today. *I bought a whole one yesterday and will split it down the
> middle with my chef's knife. *That gives me 2 identical halves. *One half
> goes into the freezer for later and the other will be oven roasted today.
>
> I was planning to use barbeque sauce on it but then I realized that today is
> a good football afternoon - the two final playoffs (including MY team, the
> Patriots)
>
> For some reason, I never think about hot/buffalo wings until SuperBowl
> time. *Today's playoffs qualify. hehehh
>
> Here's my twist on wings though:
>
> Several years ago, I again got the urge for buffalo wings on SuperBowl
> weekend. *Because this is a popular food for Superbowl, the pack of chicken
> wings were priced at $4.99 a pound. *hahaha *NO DAMN WAY was I going to pay
> that for mostly bone weight.
>
> Instead, I bought a cheap whole roaster chicken for much less. *I roasted
> the whole chicken then cut it up into many pieces. From there, I treated all
> the pieces like wings......coated them all with the combo of butter and
> Franks hot sauce. *Served on plate with Maries chunky blue cheese dressing.
>
> Oh Man! *Much cheaper than wings and even better! *Instead of gnawing off
> bits of meat and skin from a wing, just imagine biting giantly into a whole
> thigh that tastes the same. *It's a good thing.
>
> So "buffalo half-a-chicken" will be my meal for this afternoon.
>
> Gary
>
> Need to get it in the oven by 12 noon * Football starts at 1:00

The prices of whole chicken here is about the same as a bag of chicken
parts - around $13. That's the strange thing about the chicken
business. Bags of processed bird parts or even a whole roasted bird or
even 2 whole roasted birds is cheaper than 1 whole bird. I hope your
bird is tasty and your team wins.

On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:01:12 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:11:32 -0500, Gary wrote:
>
>> Instead, I bought a cheap whole roaster chicken for much less. I roasted
>> the whole chicken then cut it up into many pieces. From there, I treated all
>> the pieces like wings......coated them all with the combo of butter and
>> Franks hot sauce. Served on plate with Maries chunky blue cheese dressing.
>
>I make all my Buffalo wings out of legs. $1/lb (or less), more meat,
>less unhealthy (not as much skin).
>
>These are "Thai Style":
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/7275891...6061/lightbox/

I'd have those over wings anyday. Wings are a waste of time. Have you
posted a recipe for those?

Lou

On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:54:33 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:59:47 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:01:12 -0600, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:11:32 -0500, Gary wrote:
>>>
>>>> Instead, I bought a cheap whole roaster chicken for much less. I roasted
>>>> the whole chicken then cut it up into many pieces. From there, I treated all
>>>> the pieces like wings......coated them all with the combo of butter and
>>>> Franks hot sauce. Served on plate with Maries chunky blue cheese dressing.
>>>
>>>I make all my Buffalo wings out of legs. $1/lb (or less), more meat,
>>>less unhealthy (not as much skin).
>>>
>>>These are "Thai Style":
>>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/7275891...6061/lightbox/
>>
>> I'd have those over wings anyday. Wings are a waste of time. Have you
>> posted a recipe for those?
>
>Flour, let sit for 20 minutes, fry, drain, let coopl for 5-7 minutes,
>toss in a sauce of 85% Mae Ploy Chile Garlic sauce with 15% sesame
>oil, fish sauce, black vinegar, rice vinegar, and Huy Fong sriracha.
>Sprinkle with green onions and chopped Thai bird peppers.

Thanks. I can "wing" that.

>Dessert: Store-bought Belgian mini eclairs (made in the USA)

A saw those. Some store bought stuff is pretty good. Last night I
had some Pepperidge Farm Linzer bars that hit the spot. Not too
sweet.

Lou

Sqwertz wrote:
>
> On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:26:52 -0800 (PST), dsi1 wrote:
>
> > The prices of whole chicken here is about the same as a bag of chicken
> > parts - around $13.
>
> Considering the average chicken is 4-5 pounds, you're paying $3/pound
> for chicken? I pay about $4 for a whole chicken ($.89-$.99/lb).

That's what I paid Saturday. $.99 lb for a 4-5 lb whole chicken. I cut it
in half, oven fried one half and turned it into 'Buffalo' chicken. It was
good. Still leftovers to eat that way today then....the other half a
chicken in freezer to use barbeque sauce on the next time.

Gary

On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:46:51 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:58:49 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:54:33 -0600, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Dessert: Store-bought Belgian mini eclairs (made in the USA)
>>
>> A saw those. Some store bought stuff is pretty good. Last night I
>> had some Pepperidge Farm Linzer bars that hit the spot. Not too
>> sweet.
>
>These are from:
>
>http://www.delizza.us/
>
>And they really are THAT full of creamy filling. Safeway also
>co-brands them under their own house brand name, in black boxes of the
>same shape.
>
>Time for a grocery store run.

They look good for grocery store stuff. I don't know what they're
like now but for store-bought stuff Archway cookies used to be really
good too.

Lou