This AM, I went to local butcher shop to get my 100 wing order, (Yes my family likes wings). The butcher who I have dealt with for 30+ years grabbed me and said got your wings ready but... Chicken quarters are 19 cents a pound and I got a couple hundred. Can you help me out and take quarters instead of wings.
I figured that since I was doing the cooking, I could do what I wanted and agreed to take the chicken quarters. My Wing order was $68.00 the 100 chicken quarters (wing and thigh) was $15.77 83# of product It gets even better chicken wings due to popularity are $2.19/pound. The 100 chicken wings weighed 31#
From experience, 100 wings feed our crew and will have a couple left over. The Leg/Thigh quarter fed the crowd as well, but I had 47 left over and everyone was happy. SO, I got lots of left over BBQ chicken in the freezer and discovered that I could easily have cut my order in half, fed everyone, and still have a few leftovers.
Yes, I know wings are white meat and leg and thigh are dark meat but once you smother and create that BBQ Sauce glaze no one really cares. Tender, meaty and delicious. Most people eat 3-4 wings yet very few eat 2 chicken quarters.
In my mind, we are in the middle of grilling season and bargains are out there if we can only get away from popular choices!
I figured that since I was doing the cooking, I could do what I wanted and agreed to take the chicken quarters. My Wing order was $68.00 the 100 chicken quarters (wing and thigh) was $15.77 83# of product It gets even better chicken wings due to popularity are $2.19/pound. The 100 chicken wings weighed 31#
From experience, 100 wings feed our crew and will have a couple left over. The Leg/Thigh quarter fed the crowd as well, but I had 47 left over and everyone was happy. SO, I got lots of left over BBQ chicken in the freezer and discovered that I could easily have cut my order in half, fed everyone, and still have a few leftovers.
Yes, I know wings are white meat and leg and thigh are dark meat but once you smother and create that BBQ Sauce glaze no one really cares. Tender, meaty and delicious. Most people eat 3-4 wings yet very few eat 2 chicken quarters.
In my mind, we are in the middle of grilling season and bargains are out there if we can only get away from popular choices!
