Why does woody breast still have the industry stumped?

The Poultry Site ^ | June 2018 | Ryan Johnson

[CatOwner]

We opt for chicken breast tenders, frozen or fresh, with the tendon removed (for frozen, once thawed). It takes practice to remove the tendon from a chicken breast tender whole, but it’s worth the result.

[DesertRhino]

Crappy frankenchicken. That’s my lead theory on why KFC was so good in the late 60s early 70s, and is so much lower quality today.
I think the actual chickens are not as good.

[CatOwner]

I’m not a thigh fan either, but there’s a local fast food restaurant that grills their chicken, and the thighs are very good. I wish I could do the same at home.

[Uncle Miltie]

[V K Lee]

Woody Woodpecker’s cousin?
This the first instance that such a condition even existed.
Chickens/turkeys bred for years to produce larger breasts.
Don’t mess with Mother Nature.

[MarvinStinson]

If the breast meat is found to be unusually hard, it indicates the fillet has woody breast and the meat is moved into another supply chain, to be processed as ground chicken. The meat can then be used in chicken nuggets or other products that do not require a single piece of meat.

[DannyTN]

There's firm and then there's ridiculous.

[leaning conservative]

Really interesting. A friend from MA called us Christmas Eve & he said he did a honeysuckle breast recently & he said it was inedible. Tough & cardboard like.

I too only buy local or organically sourced meat because: it tastes better, supporting local farmers, & they humanely raise & kill the animals.

Thanks for the information.

[Iscool]

Maybe they should try caging them with enough room to flap their wings and get some blood flow and oxygen into those muscles.

The growth hormones could possible add to it...Most of the breasts I come across could have come off an ostrich...Even if you pound them they are as tough as leather...And they probably couldn't 'free range' if they wanted...They'd fall over on their beaks...

[leaning conservative]

I was never a thigh fan until a few years ago. I do the egg wash & then Panko crumbs. Sautee them in olive oil & butter. When they are crisp & done I squeeze the juice of a whole lemon into the pan drippings(take chicken out first!) & add a knob of butter, swirl, heat & pour over the thighs. Delicious!

[gov_bean_ counter]

Nee spin on “knock on wood”...

[SamAdams76]

I pay 2x the price to get air-chilled chicken.

Never had that problem with air-chilled chicken.

[moovova]

We’ve run into that before. Just an odd, chewy texture...not at all pleasant. It was in a bag of frozen chicken breastices from Sam’s...took the bag back.

[Bonemaker]

Breasts have been known give woodys. I don’t know about the other way around.😎

[grame]

I bake a whole chicken with lemon slices and butter under the skin. Any leftover goes to chicken salad.

[bobcat62]

One word: HyVee.

Seems like every time we purchase a ready-to-go chicken kabob, we find woody breast.

[dfwgator]

Father: Intercourse.

Mother: Later, dear.

Father: No, no, the word, `intercourse' -- good and woody ... inter ... course ... pert ... pert thighs ... botty, botty, botty ... (the mother leaves the room) ... erogenous ... zone ... concubine ... erogenous zone! Loose woman ... erogenous zone ... (the mother returns and throws a bucket of water over him) Oh thank you, dear ... you know, it's a funny thing, dear ... all the naughty words sound woody.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

I have sworn for years that chicken has lost its flavor.

[Captainpaintball]

Chicken affected by woody breast is healthy to eat...

Sure it is... Until our grandkids get woody breasts and start clucking around the yard

[PIF]