To ask why all the chicken thigh hate?

[crumpetswithjam]

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?

Love it!

Plenty in my shops. I use them for at least one dish a week.

I always buy thighs or legs. Cheaper and tastier.

My best friend's husband is a farmer and will not have checken thighs in the house, as that is where all the injections go.

@SoopaFreek If you knew to learn how to cook them you’d realise.

What's the danger of that?

I thought things injected get absorbed and spread out through the body.

Why are people buying thighs with skin and bone and then complaining about the skin and bone?

As I said you can buy chicken thighs de-skinned, de-boned without any gristle or fat.

Not me. I love the skin, and love picking meat off bones.

I sometimes leave the skin on if I’m roasting them. Rub with spices and herbs and salt and pepper and they go so crispy.

Bet it's glad it's finally dead then.

Mmmm, antibodies...

In contrast it could live in the wild where it will most likely be pecked to death by its siblings or slowly eaten alive by some predator.
if it makes it to adulthood it’s death will be likely caused by disease or infection, another slow death with more than 24 hours without food or water or again being eaten alive.

Thighs rule!

Love a chicken thigh!

Thighs are doing and horrible and you have to deal with bones and sinews. Disgusting! Chicken breasts, cooked properly, can be juicy and they are ALL meat. Delicious!

Thighs are SLIMY not doing....

Not when cooked properly. They need a long time.

That is hilarious!! Someone needs to sit him down and explain how injections work.

I don't care for them. It's a sensory issue.
The texture and smell.

Aaaannd another one.

Fifteen minutes in an airfryer. And all the extra fat runs off, leaving tender, flavoursome chicken that falls away from the bone and crisp, salty skin - oh, fuck, I've done it again - no, it makes them horribly chewy and completely tasteless, don't buy them, people who are Considerably Richer Than Me, you won't like them one bit...

@NeverDropYourMooncup tempted.

I would not put horrible chicken thighs in my lovely airfryer.

Put some nice chicken thighs in there instead.

No such thing, sadly.