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Dollar store canned chicken turned out better than the name brand
I was at the Dollar Tree on Broadway last Tuesday grabbing pasta and sauce when I spotted their canned chicken for 1.25. I figured it would be gross and watery, but my budget was tight so I grabbed three cans anyway. Back home I made a quick buffalo chicken wrap with some store brand ranch and tortillas. The texture was actually shreddable and not slimy at all, which shocked me since I expected the worst. I even tried it cold on a salad the next day and it held up fine. The name brand stuff I paid 3.50 for last month was stringier and had more gristle. Anyone else found a dollar store protein that surprised them, or am I just lucky with this batch?
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nelson.michael1mo ago
Man, come on, one good batch at one store doesn't mean anything. Dollar stores get whatever's cheapest that week from whatever plant has extra, so the can you loved Tuesday could be a totally different supplier by next month. I've been burned too many times, grabbed a cheap can that was fine, went back for more, and got nothing but salty mush and rubbery chunks. The name brand at least has to keep the same taste or people stop buying it, that cheap stuff has no reason to stay good.
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