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Unpopular opinion: I stopped buying chicken breasts and switched to whole birds
Last week I had to pick between a pack of two boneless chicken breasts for $9 or a whole chicken for $7. I got the whole bird and roasted it. That gave us dinner for two nights, plus I made a big pot of stock from the bones. The stock alone made three meals of soup. Anyone else find that the 'convenience' cuts are a total budget trap? What's your best cheap protein switch?
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phoenix_price296mo ago
Just realized I've been paying the chicken breast tax for years like a total sucker. That whole bird move is genius, especially when you get a week's worth of meals and free soup out of the deal. My best switch was buying a big cheap pork shoulder and learning how to braise it, which feels like a magic trick for how much food it makes.
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the_logan6mo ago
Spot how many things have a simple, cheaper version hiding in plain sight.
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piperwhite6mo ago
Watched a friend buy a fancy cleaning spray for his car seats for months. He finally tried a mix of dish soap and water in a spray bottle, and it worked just as well. He felt like he'd been paying for the bottle design, not the actual cleaner.
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