toastedblue Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 from M&S... bit the bullet and baught 2 chicken breasts to go with pasta and sauce. we usually get it from Te$co but figured we'd give M&S's free range a go. well, I can hardly believe the difference 1 breast served 2 of us, it usually takes 2 because Te$co's shrink so much, and there was an actual "flavour" to the chicken that we could taste even with the pasta sauce it cost almost 3 times the price but we only used 1/2 the amount... well worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 That's interesting! I always balk at the price of freerange chicken breasts but you're right, they do go further and taste better . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I think the Co-op sell oakwood farm chickens (but I may have made that up ) Im sure I got one last time I went to the coop. sounds like you had a yummy dinner cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRC99 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I think the Co-op sell oakwood farm chickens (but I may have made that up ) Im sure I got one last time I went to the coop. sounds like you had a yummy dinner cathy x I don't think so. I understood that it was exclusive to M&S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh sarah Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 when i went in asda and morrisons on the weekend there were no free range chicken of any kind on sale. i had to ask in asda and someone went and got some from the store room. it is hardly encouraging people to ear free range is it sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I think the Co-op sell oakwood farm chickens (but I may have made that up ) Im sure I got one last time I went to the coop. sounds like you had a yummy dinner cathy x Co-op sell Elmwood chickens. They are from the enriched barns - freedom food. I have had them on occasion. A reasonable compromise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannie Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Yes we really like the M&S free range Oakwood chickens: they're really tasty. You have to watch it though, as some of their Oakwood chickens aren't free range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Is it not Oakham chickens and they are not free range I dont think from Marks and spencer as I looked there on Saturday and did not buy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harveypup Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Some of the Oakham chickens are free range but most are not. You just have to make sure you get the right one. There were no free range chickens in Sainsbury's when I went in on Tuesday but I saw this as a positive sign that more people had made an informed choice since Hugh and Jamie's campaigns. This was reiterated by the fact that many of their cheaper birds had been "yellow stickered" which must mean they had not sold them as anticipated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnrob Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 (edited) Hugh is asking people to email photos of the chicken shelves in their local supermarkets (either full of free range, full of non free range or showing great big gaps where the free range was!) More details at http://www.chickenout.tv/free-range-challenge.html Rob Edited February 4, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harveypup Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Oh Gosh of course he is!! Was just the same on Saturday and I forgot Have put reminder on my phone to check next time I am there. Thanks for reminding me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel19 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I can never see free-range anything in our sainsbury's so I just buy the organic stuff instead - expensive (especially for a student) but I'd rather be a little bit broke than have to buy non free-range! My house-mates think i'm insane but have finally given in to me nagging about free-range eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harveypup Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 At our Sainsbury's free range and organic are on totally different display bays for some reason (opposite sides of the aisle). However I have good news - they have increased the size of the free range section now and are doing free range turkey too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...