Guest Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I know a number of people on here lurk about on Martin's Money Saving Expert site.. It's always worth keeping an eye on.... http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1216099 Sunday Roast Lunch for £4 is anyone on here Doc Bones?? (if you read it through - I hope "Ooops, word censored!"ody on here is RichyRich...) Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I get so cross when people argue about the price of decently raised chicken over supermarket value ones. We bought a £10 free range chicken from M&S on Saturday. Shock, horrror - £10 for a chicken !! However, that £10 chicken has provided us with 3 good meals - roast chicken on Sunday, Chicken and sweetcorn pie on Monday and Pasta with Chicken and Bacon on Tuesday plus a good 3/4 pint of homemade chicken stock to use in the Monday and Tuesday dinners. If you work it out, that's cheaper than the Morrisons cheapo chicken and tasted a whole lot better too! I bet that most of the people who will rush to Morrisons or Tescos to pick up their cheap or BOGOF chickens throw the carcass in the bin after Sunday dinner without taking off the meat leftover after carving off a few slices . Sorry, I'll get off my soapbox now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 People are blinded by the special deal and don't often think any deeper than that. We always keep an eye on the Waitrose red labels. We've had free range chickens for £4 each (reduced from £12)...pop them in the freezer and save them for a special occasion. (Do the same with all free-range meat - we have a freezer full of red labels!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 People are blinded by the special deal and don't often think any deeper than that. We always keep an eye on the Waitrose red labels. We've had free range chickens for £4 each (reduced from £12)...pop them in the freezer and save them for a special occasion. (Do the same with all free-range meat - we have a freezer full of red labels!!) Me too. I regularly go to Waitrose but usually only buy red labels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 'nother one here - I NEVER pay full price for meat. I reckon I've got a reputation for hanging around Waitrose at closing-time (conveniently for me, it's close to the station and I often arrive there about half an hour before it shuts!) If I'm not picking up reduced free-range meat, there's always something nice on the deli counter, or 10p lettuces for my ladies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutrix Farmers Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 OH loves this website!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I bet that most of the people who will rush to Morrisons or Tescos to pick up their cheap or BOGOF chickens throw the carcass in the bin after Sunday dinner without taking off the meat leftover after carving off a few slices . Thats right. Because once you have taken off a few slices,there is nothing left on them anyway You get so much more dense delicious meat on a free range bird, & always easily enough for at least 2 meals,if not more. Cheapo chicken is the biggest con in the world & a true false economy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I don't eat meat but the family do. A £10 -£12 free range organic chicken from a local supplier will do the chaps a roast dinner, a risotto or pie and some soup and there will be some pieces left over for sandwiches too. I call that value for money, and with a clear conscience. There is a RichyRich on most fora, unfortunately, posting for no better reason than to be difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Sorry, I'll get off my soapbox now Only after I've used it to rant too Kate. Those sort of cheap deals really get my goat too, I refuse to take part - the local Toby is always doing a roast dinner for £4. Unfortunately people have lost the wartime mentality of being thrifty and making do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Unfortunately people have lost the wartime mentality of being thrifty and making do. That might be because there is no war Most people are just too lazy to make do, if someone has done it for you, why do it yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Unfortunately people have lost the wartime mentality of being thrifty and making do. That might be because there is no war Most people are just too lazy to make do, if someone has done it for you, why do it yourself? Because you end up paying more for the privilege, hence the need for thriftiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiepoppies Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Link to money saving expert sent to DS in UK for reference Might aid my bank balance Jackiex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Sorry, I'll get off my soapbox now Only after I've used it to rant too Kate. Those sort of cheap deals really get my goat too, I refuse to take part - the local Toby is always doing a roast dinner for £4. Unfortunately people have lost the wartime mentality of being thrifty and making do. Can I borrow it now please?.......... I've just made enough casserole for 6 just from the carcass of our Sunday chicken....... and that was after roast dinner for 4, sandwiches for 2, skin and s"Ooops, word censored!"s for the feral cats and two lots of small pieces for Jazz's dinners! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Unfortunately people have lost the wartime mentality of being thrifty and making do. That might be because there is no war ...... That made me snort my coca cola! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I had a Morrisons RSPCA Freedom food chicken a fortnight ago. It managed to feed the following: Roast dinner for 3, chicken sandwiches for 3 days for me, chicken pie to feed 4 adults, chicken stock and s"Ooops, word censored!"s to do a nice soup and s"Ooops, word censored!"s as treats for 2 dogs. Yes it did cost more than the awful battery birds they sell, but I enjoyed cooking my meals and was able to have clear conscience about where it had come from and the quality of life it had had, and apart from keeping my girls out of the kitchen whilst I was cooking had a guilt free cooking afternoon. To me it's a no brainer - I would rather go without than eat battery meat of any kind and am firmly of the waste not want not school of cooking - much the same as my mother and grandmother - even though there is not a war on (although my sister in Afghanistan would disagree ont his one I think!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 just to be clear... I posted the link - not because I think anyone on this forum buys cheapo chicken - or is wasteful with it... but well done to all those who make a chicken last a month.. (I don't eat meat myself - so I never buy chicken anyway) my point was that for those who lurk on Martin's Moneysavers Forum - (and I think there are a few on here - how else did you all get into IceSave!) there are often threads about cheap food - quite often chicken - and it is an opportunity for you to be evangelical about Chicken Welfare! Phil PS - Fred - you made me snort red wine though my nose..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Love your MSE post & pics Phil.....just seen it now. I'm an MSE lurker but I never post on there. OFF TOPIC - I love MSE weekly emails. Have just got paid £124 TODAY from using a cashback website (instead of a phone call when I would have got nothing) to switch energy suppliers so I rushed out and spent £13 of it on my chickens and I can now proudly say I have a corrugated plastic run cover just like ANH's pic...... So maybe I will have to re-name the chooks, I should call one Martin and one Lewis... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Well done Phil for spreading the word and showing your girls on other forums I cant quite believe you can buy a oven ready chicken for £1.99 I keep saying it over and over in my mind (£1.99, £1.99), you cant get a lot these days for £1.99, but its a sorry shame you can get a poorly raised chicken for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiepoppies Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Oh heck Please don't misread my last post DS keeps chooks for eggs and childrens pets. He is also raising some 'happy hens' for his young family, 'cos he would rather do that than subscribe to other methods. I am really proud of him. At 25 he has a wife, 2 small children (not acicdents, both planned and wanted), a mortgage and works his cotton socks off to provide. He has never been on the dole Yes, we did help him buy his house, and he has no qualms about emailing me and saying HELP Sooo....money saving expert Oh yeeees, my boys' got that down to a T Jackiex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 my point was that for those who lurk on Martin's Moneysavers Forum - (and I think there are a few on here - how else did you all get into IceSave!) there are often threads about cheap food - quite often chicken - and it is an opportunity for you to be evangelical about Chicken Welfare! Yes, Phil - very commendable . However, if you look at comments by people like RichyRich, they're not interested in animal welfare - they just want cheap food. Surely showing them that buying cheap chicken isn't saving them money is just as important. Spending more money on an ethically raised bird isn't just good for the chicken but good for your pocket as there's more meat on the bird which lasts longer. The MSE forum is, after all, a money saving forum and not an animal welfare one . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 my point was that for those who lurk on Martin's Moneysavers Forum - (and I think there are a few on here - how else did you all get into IceSave!) there are often threads about cheap food - quite often chicken - and it is an opportunity for you to be evangelical about Chicken Welfare! Yes, Phil - very commendable . However, if you look at comments by people like RichyRich, they're not interested in animal welfare - they just want cheap food. Surely showing them that buying cheap chicken isn't saving them money is just as important. Spending more money on an ethically raised bird isn't just good for the chicken but good for your pocket as there's more meat on the bird which lasts longer. The MSE forum is, after all, a money saving forum and not an animal welfare one . indeed! But I don't eat meat - so I cannot describe how many meals I get out of an ethically raised chicken. You could though - you make a very persuasive argument! Hence my putting the link so you could! go for it! It is not here that it needs to be heard - but there. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I would but I'm trying to wean myself off forums, Phil, not gain more . I bought a great book a few months ago called "The New English Kitchen - changing the way you shop, cook and eat" by Rose Prince and it's the first book I've come across which gives suggestions for leftovers as well as the initial recipe for a meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I would but I'm trying to wean myself off forums, Phil, not gain more . I bought a great book a few months ago called "The New English Kitchen - changing the way you shop, cook and eat" by Rose Prince and it's the first book I've come across which gives suggestions for leftovers as well as the initial recipe for a meal. now that sounds like a good idea... typical leftovers on a typical day in my house... crusts off Carys's toast bits of cup-a-soup at bottom of mug that carys didn't stir in properly grated cheese from Em's cheese on toast that he has scattered over work surface cooked broccoli stalks from all three kids cos they declare them inedible gravy with lime-pickle stirred into it that the missus has left a blob of mashed-potato - cos Hywel doesn't really like it couple of tablespoons of peas - always appear - regardless of whether I cooked any tomato ketchup - Em always floods his plate and there's a good leftover s"Ooops, word censored!"ing to be had! any suggestions welcome! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Easy! Recycle them by giving them all to the hens! They'll give you eggs in return . My hens love peas with tomato ketchup on . I read a good tip somewhere about having a plastic container in the freezer which you put leftover veggies in. When it's full, you can use the contents to make a batch of soup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I don't get how an intensively farmed chicken can cost £1.99. I know how much these fast growing breeds eat to grow and even if you only kept them for that short time and didnt change their bedding or anything it would still cost more than 2 quid to raise a bird. My lot are not bargain birds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
