To ask why all the chicken thigh hate?

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I pretty much exclusively cook with chicken thighs, mainly because they're cheaper, but also because they have more flavour than breasts. Occasionally I might buy breasts and dice them for stir fries or fajitas but that's v occasional.

Today I went to buy some chicken for kebabs for dinner, obviously looked for thighs. Did I find any? Nope: breasts as far as the eye could see. Six breasts. Four breasts. Two breasts. Breast mini fillets. Diced breast. Breast strips.

Two measly sad-looking packs of 3/4 thighs, use by date today.

Where are all the thighs going, or have we now managed to genetically engineer giant-breasted legless chickens?

I just buy whole chickens and butcher them when I get home. Generally not much more than two chicken breasts and then I get the rest for free.

We've been buying thighs for years - ds2 loves them and won't eat breast meat. Unlike breast, they're really hard to overcook, too.

Thighs are so much nicer! Chicken breasts are boring and dry.

I buy thighs and drumsticks too, OP. Much better value as well as more succulent and flavourful. What’s not to like?!

This. Maybe she means the bones, but then I always buy skinless boneless thigh fillets. Still cheaper and nicer than breast.

I’ve always bought thighs for most recipes although I do think they lend themselves better to longer, slower cooking. You don’t need to trim anything as it melts into the sauce or gravy.

I just don't like the taste. They're fatty and have kind of a dog hair taste to me...it's hard to explain, but I can't stand them.

DH will only eat breast meat. Fine, but he finds it very hard to get his head round the idea that others do actually like thighs / dark meat. I think MIL brainwashed him against it.

There's a nandos burger that is made with thigh meat , I always have this if I go , much better flavour imo.

I'm a hater, also don't like legs. Thugs have a horrible texture, don't like the brown bits and bones and skin aren't my thing.

I'd never used thighs before we got hello fresh, I had just never considered buying them. Much less faff than breast too, especially with how much gristley shite you have to cut out of them

I only buy thighs. Breast is dry and flavourless.

It’s the patriarchy. Men prefer breasts.

I've got loads in the oven right now - bunged some chopped onion, garlic and butter in the oven for 10 mins, but a spice rub on the chicken thighs (took the skin off) added dry rice, stock & chicken and back in the oven for 50minutes. Smells amazing.

Hate? I love chicken thighs and it’s all I buy. Tasty and good value. Always plenty in Aldi.

@AriettyHomily i remove the skin and if we’ll cooked, the bone falls out. Just tasty, succulent chicken. I’ve converted DH who used to be a breast man.😉

Any meat on the bone is the Best thing to cook curries with as there’s much re flavour. You get a natural stock with the bone which adds to the depth of flavour.

I prefer thighs my son will only eat the thighs part. Get breasts if I'm doing breaded chicken. But usually get a free range full chicken from aldi which does us at least 3 meals. Also has more taste and better texture than chicken breasts.

I cook it upside down in the slow cooker so the breast part isn't chewy. Usually do something to keep in the freezer like a curry rather than keeping for 3 days.

Thighs are more fatty but fat is filling. So your less likely to feel hungry later on.

Unlike georgarina, I've never eaten dog hair.
But if thighs taste like it, I might try it.

Mine are free range and never starved

ProperSorryFrown · Today 16:57

Because it belongs on a chicken that never left a barn with 10,000 others, was starved of food and water 24 hours (at least) before being roughly forced in to a plastic crate on its way to be hung upside down and dropped in to boiling hot electrified water?

🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗. I really fancy a chicken thigh curry with fresh chillies, absolutely gorgeous! You've made me really hungry.

I hate them. They are gross, taste fatty and have a horrible texture.

I only buy chicken thighs or whole chickens. Thighs are much more forgiving to cook as they don't dry out & have a better flavour. I buy boneless organic ones.

However, there seems to have been a shortage recently. No idea why - you would think there would be equal supplies of thighs & breasts.

DH & I are working our way slowly through a whole chicken at the moment.

My son has some sensory issues which mean he only likes breast. So we get that!

breasts as far as the eye could see. Six breasts. Four breasts. Two breasts.

I read this out to my husband and now he's wandering around with a stupid, dreamy smile on his face.