6 pounds of chicken costs $12. That's about 20 pieces.

[Deja Q]

Now Shake'n'Bake is $2 and contains 4 packets. It takes 1/2 packet to properly cover 1 piece of chicken.

This adds up to a lot of tasty ranch flavored bread crumbs.

Hmmm, I wonder if Shake'n'Bake works on broccoli... :9

[China_cat]

1. Where are you buying your chicken?

We get leg quarters for .39/lb., Whole chickens for about $2.75 ea. Breasts or breast quarters are a bit more but I know I can get at least 10 lbs. for that $12. Even at our most expensive grocery.

[Deja Q]

2. The local "low cost" middle-class grocery store. The one that renovated to

look like the posh Kowalski's a few miles away. So I'm no longer going to shop there, I don't pay for posh looks.

They don't have balloons either.

[China_cat]

3. Got a Costco near you?

Sounds like you could use one.

[Deja Q]

4. No, only a Sams Club.

:(

There is a costco that's 40 miles away, but I lack the refrigeration equipment to stock up and compensate for the gas prices. Which at today's prices is about $15 per round-trip.

[China_cat]

5. Ouch.

I feel for you.

[TommyO]

6. I work near a Costco and had some freezer stock

until one of my precious kitties decided to get on the cabinets over the fridge - he panics when trying to get down and has managed to pop the freezer open a few times. Unfortunately, I wasn't home this past weekend and lost some chicken, salmon, and Perdue popcorn chicken in The Great Meltdown of 2006. That, and some Haagen Dazs sorbet that I was looking forward to tonight. It's back to Costco tomorrow evening...

[Broken_Hero]

7. sounds...expensive.

I can get leg/thigh quarters, ten pounds, for 4$...but on the other hand, beef here, is extremely high priced...

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. Aldi's is what I'm saying!

They have really great deals on chicken...if there's one nearby you. Also Save alot! I love these two stores. :hi: