Costco Canned Chicken . . . a Contender

[Beersmith]

similar to this?




no thanks


or are you talking about the canned chicken similar to canned tuna?

[savoir]

Originally Posted by svBeBe

Oh, so not true. I have spent months in uninhabited places. But our boat does have ample freezers. I stocked 2 freezers in Panama and we ate extremely well all across the South Pacific for 8 months without having to purchase a single meat item. But if our boat did not have freezers I would choose to can my own chicken and beef rather than buy commercially processed who-knows-what. As others pointed out, if you can it yourself then you are know for certain what you are eating. And it tastes better.

I have never bought canned chicken but have bought canned beef. Won't be doing that again.

Judy

Costco canned beef is fine. It comes out in chunks and tastes like a mildly flavored casserole. It would be great in a pie. The chicken is in brine and tastes like albacore. It needs some kind of sauce even if you just made chicken salad.

[BettiedelMar]

We just bought some canned chicken from Costco yesterday while outfitting for our cruise. I've never eaten it before and am not sure what to expect, but we figured there might come a time when canned chicken looked appealing. And it's good to know you can put it in curries!

[savoir]

I smell troll poop.

Mods ? Wakey wakey !

[savoir]

Must be a long tea break down at Mod HQ.

[Blue Crab]

Does Costco can/import Chinese chicken? Or is it good ol merican/"anglo-ish" chicken exported for cheap processing?

With what goes on in the US re food inspection/regulations/feed additives/production farms, one can only wonder what happens in an unregulated market.

[waterworldly]

No reason to look to China or Mexico for problems in the food chain, our processors in Texas and Oaklahoma poison plenty of people annually! PS, we pay to have inspectors in the factories that sell in the U.S.

[SailFastTri]

Originally Posted by Beersmith

similar to this?



no thanks


or are you talking about the canned chicken similar to canned tuna?

It's similar to canned tuna. Tastes somewhat like all-white tuna too. It's really pretty good, if tuna is your thing then why not chuna too?

[Blue Crab]

"Chuna" of the sea solves that idiot celebrity's wondering whether COS is tuna or chicken. How could one get to be an adult without knowing that?

[mrohr]

Hi All, A truly good cook can make road kill taste good ;I know ,I'm married to one.
A mediocre cook can do a passable job with canned meats and no refrigeration if he has some practice and truly cares about the final product; I know I'm one of those.
Granted,that good ingredients and spices with some fresh vegs will help round all out,but rather than bore all with my recipes,I encourage those doubters to experiment and find out what works for them. You may just surprise your self.
If I find a new product (dried ,canned,or whatever) that I think may add interest to a cruise ,in it goes to my shopping cart for a test. Ghetto neighborhoods, different parts of your country,ethnic stores and foreign markets add to the total adventure and will help make you a true citizen of our world.
One caveat: I read of a cruiser who stocked up on some flavorful; canned beef before leaving Brazil, some friends came aboard when he returned home and one of whom read Portuguese,after looking thru the single handers larder; he asked;" do you have a dog on board"?







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[waterworldly]

First of all, it's Costco, not Cosco NEMO55. And it is NOT a Chinese company, no matter what they say on Fox Business Reports.

[Blue Crab]

Originally Posted by mrohr

Hi All, A truly good cook can make road kill taste good ;I know ,I'm married to one.

Apparently Mrs. Minty does it the other way around: "If I want culinary abominations then I can always let Mrs Minty cook. It's amazing what she can do with good ingredients. In fact it's amazing that no matter what ingredients she starts with, she manages to produce ... well... there's no good description, but it always looks the same. "

[FecklessDolphin]

When we talk about things for our boat, we seem to have more substantial discussions regarding the quality of the product than is presented in this discussion about food we put in our body. The primary considerations in this discussion seem to be taste, convenience and cost. In contrast, when we consider something like boat paint, we consider factors more substantial than appearance, such as how well it protects our boat. Certainly issues like availability and stowability need to be considered and I am not judging this product's nutrition value, but I would certainly question its nutritional value and would want this quality, perhaps the most important quality of a food, to be part of the discussion before I run out and buy a case.

[FecklessDolphin]

here is the answer to my own question:

according to Calories in Kirkland Signature Premium Chunk Chicken Breast and Nutrition Facts

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 2 oz drained--so 6.25 servings per can
Amount Per Serving
Calories from Fat 10
Total Calories 60
% Daily Values*
Total Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 45mg 15%
Sodium 270mg 11%
Total Carbohydrate 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars 0g
Protein 13g

Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 4%
Calcium 2% Iron 2%