We had Chicken Dijon on Friday night. It turned out to be a wonderful recipe. Some clever cook decided to brush chicken breasts with Dijon mustard before coating them with breadcrumbs seasoned with Italian seasoning, Parmesan and black pepper. They were pan fried, but I think they could have been baked, and would have been just as juicy.
At any rate....we come to what I've been pondering this morning. Why do grocers package three half chicken breasts to a package? Doesn't that number seem odd to you?
We have four people who might be eating dinner, definitely three, with a possible fourth. So, when I buy chicken breasts, I have to buy two packages and then I have a whole chicken breast left over.
Yes, I COULD freeze that chicken for the next time I have to buy it, but it ticks me off that someone has decided that three is the magic number. I'm sure that there's a marketing principal at work, and I mind that I have no choice in the matter.
Why couldn't they package them in pairs as well as in threes? I know, I know...they're making more money selling them that way, but it really ticks me off. I'm tempted to go to the kind of market where I can buy them individually!
Wake up, grocers of America! Pay attention here! We want more control over the number of chicken breasts per package!!
Comments (5)
I have never really noticed how many breasts are in a package here.
Posted by Dr. D. | October 3, 2004 5:15 PM
Posted on October 3, 2004 17:15
....hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha - if there is one person on this world who notices how breasts are packaged my money would have been on dr.d :^)...
...oh, hang on - we're talking chickens?...I'll let him off then :^)...
Posted by billy | October 6, 2004 6:06 AM
Posted on October 6, 2004 06:06
I've missed your rowdy presence on my blog, billy! Me thinks you're working too hard these days.
I'll have to ponder the issue of packaging breasts, but I rather think you're right. Dr. D should get our votes! lol
Posted by Buffy | October 6, 2004 2:32 PM
Posted on October 6, 2004 14:32
OK Buffy, I found it.
What are you voting me in for... President?! (I think I can do better than Bushy!)
I'll make sure to look at the breast packages next time I'm 'shopping' billy.....(be it in the supermarket or elsewhere!) ;-))
Posted by Dr. D. | October 11, 2004 8:58 PM
Posted on October 11, 2004 20:58
Billy, *I* may have been talking about chickens, but I don't think Doc was! lol
Doc...you can be my Prez! I figure you're about as qualified as Dubya.
Posted by Buffy | October 11, 2004 9:14 PM
Posted on October 11, 2004 21:14