Down down, roast chicken is down :) permanent price drop!
Woolworths did have a go at a counteroffer of $7.90 but the signs in store said it was till the 26th,so I don't know if they'll continue.
Cheap cheap!
Was spotted in WA catalogue (and heard on WA radio), some states have mentioned not seeing it in-store - seems to exclude VIC.
Like Gordon Ramsey would say/shout "IT'S RAW!"
@thaeril
Haha!
I bumped into Mr. Ramsey in a night club bathroom in Melbourne some years back.
This was the conversation:
Me: "Love you show mate"
Ramsey: "Thank you"
I was disappointed that I didn't get a blasting. False advertising.
The rage is all an act. If you watch Masterchef kids and his own show with his family, he looks like a lovely guy. There's no way a real raging asshole would be able to nurture and encourage kids like that on the show. I reckon he's ragey coz the American audience demands it and he's just disappointed at these grown ass people not being able to perform. The original Kitchen Nightmares which is done in the UK has barely any rage at all. He just wants to help these people succeed.
that said, lol - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhAWiZ72nns
"Love you show" is a little different to "Love your show". I'm surprised you're still breathing ;)
@strangeloops66:
haha, my mistake.
Yes, the meaning does differ quite a lot, especially if you add punctuation.
"Love you, show mate?"
@ippy: The cooking lessons show he did on Channel 4(?) in the UK was outstanding, so idiotic carry-on at all.
If you do notice that the chickens are raw (the meat is glossy pink), I would definitely return it to the store and get a refund.
I used to work for Woolies. Typically they'll check the chicken (1 or 2 per batch) for an internal temperature of over 90*C.
At that point, despite the meat being a solid pink colour (with some Chickens), it's safe to eat.
The key difference is the appearance of the meat. A matte red is cooked, a glossy/gooey pink is raw.
At my nearest Coles, they cook 'em until they're pretty much desiccated. I guess that, on average, Coles chooks are ok!
Surprised yours are raw. Ours are pretty much over cooked, just bathing in it's own juice in the heat stand for hours..
id rather overcooked than raw anyday. my local are overcooked
Pink is fine. I cook my chicken breast at 61C for 90 mins and it's still pinkish.
Never been sick after 80-100 meals.
61C isn't enough to kill the bacteria that is naturally present in poultry and pork, that isn't present in beef or lamb.
You may have a natural affinity for being bacteria resistant (and are probably a healthy male aged 16-32).
Others outside this range (80% of the population) may not have this natural resistance and may become ill or worse from eating undercooked foods. Listeria, for example, can cause miscarriage and stillbirth in pregnant women, who are actually more susceptible to the disease than the general population. Listeria monocytogenes is killed by cooking at temperatures of 65C or more.
It is recommended to cook chicken to an internal temperature of 75C.
Additionally, chicken doesn't tend to dry out in the plastic roast bags, so it's not going to hurt you if it's cooked for a little longer.
You are giving me temperatures for traditional cooking methods. 75C for how long? You do realise its a combination of temperature AND time, right?
"Traditionally, light poultry meat is cooked well-done (160°F/70°C to 175°F/80°C) for "food safety" reasons. When cooking chicken and turkey breasts sous vide, they can be cooked to a medium doneness (140°F/60°C to 150°F/65°C) while still being pasteurized for safety."
What you say is somewhat correct, but only applies to people with immunodeficiency diseases - hopefully far less than 80% of the population.
Also even your Beef example isnt entirely true, alot of beef thesedays are mechanically tenderised. Once this occurs, it no longer follows that rule and needs to reach at least 63C. Costco for this reason clearly labels all their mechanically tenderised meats (which still look like roasts/steaks). Does your butcher?
FYI plenty of family/friends have eaten on many occasions without getting sick.
Anyway, this is getting OT but pink chicken != raw (although I wouldn't trust pink chicken from supermarkets.)
Meanwhile im sure these guys cooked to 75C http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sylvania-bakery-closed-after-at-le…
Sous vide? Mechanically tenderised meat? Whoa, we are getting off topic.
I just wanted to point out that chicken cooked at 61C isn't ideal.
Sous vide away.
Buy both coles and woolies one regularly, haven't ever had a raw one, some areas may be a little pink but not glossy and uncooked…
tastes horrible. Pay a few bucks more and get a charcoal or Portuguese style chicken at your local shop
Few bucks? Most charcoal chicken places I know of are at least $15 for a chicken!
Its $10.50 or $11 in Punchbowl for aljannah chicken, im guessing same price at there other 3 shops too.
Local Fast Food shop down the road sells the BBQ chicken for $9.50.
Manahan Fresh Food Bar in Bankstown sells a BBQ chicken for $10
My friend in Lakemba has a chicken shop and sells a Chicken for $9
I think oporto sell the full chicken for $12 ( or $7 if you signup to their rewards program and get $5 off meal)
Dont get fooled by Coles or WW. Many better alternatives if you shop around
Al jannah whole chicken is $11.90.
Yummy!
Not fooled here, just don't forget we're in different states. We're still copping the mining tax here!
Thanks for that
A shame it takes me 12 hours to drive there to get one
Their chicken is average, always overcooked and dry. I usually buy chicken from else where but pop into their shop for garlic sauce.
Awafi single deal is where its at!
Few bucks? Lol try close to double
Charcoal chicken for me is always dry. Worse than Coles
Game over as far as I'm concerned for KFC! So much healthier as well! Wonderful cold on a nice greek salad too!
Haha love the sarcasm
Do they have Uncooked Roast Chicken?
Those chickens are horrid. Learnt my lesson the first time buying them…
$7 at costco and much larger. always grab 2 when there.
"I FEEL LIKE CHICKEN TONIGHT, LIKE CHICKEN TONIGHT"
No stuffing though
yeah stuff that. I'm going doooowwwwwnnn down to Coles!
i picked up one from coles tonight and thought it tasted a little bland… no stuffing :(
When I did my food safty cert a good 7 years one of the examples was the stuffing from chickens being one the ways most people get poisening from takeaway chickens… They check meat temp not stuffing usualy ect ect. :)
Ive always been suspicious about stuffing in take away chook, does anyone ever actually eat it ?
Never liked Costco's roasted chicken. Tastes bland.
Same, got two for dinner one night and they were terrible
I always felt they were better than Coles/Safeway. In my experience Coles and Safeway always hook theirs to death, to the point where the meat around the leg is so dry and the skin has shrunk around the bone like heatshrink tubing. I always liked the flavour of Costco chicken, probably because I'm not big on the stuffing that Coles and Safeway provide, which IMO is bland. To each their own I guess, can't go wrong for $7 for a huge chicken though, at least for parties and whatnot, great for salads too.
agree, Costco chicken are bigger but the meat is tasteless must be all the extra hormone fed to the chicken.
I like my local IGA's BBQ chicken. Their cooked well and very juicy funny they just increased their price from $8 to $10 day before Coles cut their price.
Right, but that requires a Costco membership.
Not exactly practically to run into Costco and grab a chicken for dinner. Takes half an hour to get out of the place.
I prefer Woolies for cooked chook, hopefully this sparks a permanent reduction there too.
I was at Woolies in Greensborough VIC last night. Roast chicken were $7.90 each.
Guess the chicken farmers won't be getting a pay rise this quarter
I guess they'll be doing it tough selling those 1 million chickens they have in every barn at a lower price (assuming Coles isn't absorbing the cost).
They could have raised the sell price on the suppliers other chicken products to cover it, accepted new products, reduced trading terms, offered full page catalogue advertising and better shelf location in store. Lots of ways you can do it.
I want to eat wood fire roasted chicken
let us console vast quantities of barbecued poultry flesh
Console? Or consume?
Ps3 or xbone
Late the flame wars begin
Sounding a bit like vegan outrage, lets hope they don't try to kill the deal like the attempt directed at Australia Day lamb…
I want a fire engine and a rocket ship.
Last time I bought this poultry offer it tasted fowl.
I feel like all the left over chicken that no one buys from the shelves are cooked for a second chance draw to be sold.
So a chook raffle?
My very first thought when I saw this advertised was "Who is getting screwed to make this possible?"
(No prize for guessing that the farmer is the one getting screwed by Coles here)
This meets the definition of a bargain, but I'm not sure it's a terribly ethical bargain.
It depends really. It could be at a loss or very little profit to make you go into their shop and spend more money
Fair comment, but two problems with that:
1) This is Coles, their track record isn't good. They presented elaborate justifications for the $1/litre milk thing, but despite all their lies, the farmers still got screwed.
2) No OzBargainer worth his or her salt is gonna do anything but march in, grab a chook and march out! We ain't susceptible to no stinkin' loss leader promos! :-)
There would still be wiggle room in this, they can quite often get chickens to sell raw $3 kg, means they are buying it cheaper then cooking 20 a time ect. There will be higher turn over likely to put them back on even ground before price reductions also likely.
At point number 1, farmers still get screwed no matter which milk you buy. Just because some brands have a picture of a farmer on it and are much more expensive doesn't mean they are getting more money for it.
This video by ABC's The Checkout is an extremely good watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIOvRO8k7uI (skip to 2:20 if you dont have time).
If you don't want to watch it, the basic gist is that premium milk brands and colesworth brands are virtually the same milk, all of which come from a big duopoly of milk providers; Lion and Parmalat, and these companies pay the farmers exactly the same amount per litre of milk, regardless of which label is stuck on the bottle.
Sorry but I am very passionate about this misconception for some reason.
@endotherm: oh Thankyou for that, we can never know to much. Lol ive spelt etc wrong my whole life it seems.
@geordie: Yes, you are right, I unreservedly apologize. I misread what he was trying to say. I just read it as one of my pet peeves of misusing then and than and saw red. Completely my mistake and I am sorry.
@Slippery Fish: You are welcome. I saw the same spelling in another reply so I assumed it wasn't a typo or a case of dyslexia. I thought it would be less embarrassing going through life not making the same mistake if somebody pointed it out to you. Not a criticism, merely a correction and it's nice to see the grace with which you have taken it.
@endotherm:
No, the "then" was correct. Coles can (first) buy the chickens at a cheaper price, THEN cook them and still make a profit.
Edit: oh, too late.
I checked a few years ago with my employer…, $7.50 somewhat is the cost price of a chicken, so it's most likely selling at a slight loss but it would definitely be a loss leader considering the weather for the most part….
no, you can buy fresh chicken from Aldi for $4/kg retail, presume the BBQ chicken use are approx 1.5 kg so the chicken cost $6 plus gas/electricity to cook it and labour they probably break even.
@Tal_Shiar: If Aldi can sell them for $4/kg how much Woolies and Coles can buy for wholesale? And the big 2 has bigger buying power, you can work it out yourself.
@bb_hunter: ALDI are a worthy competitor, but if you think they have the same amount of buying power, product quality and stores across the country with stock you will see why ALDI sells a chicken at $4 and others dont…
Sadly more chickens are going to be screwed, of course
@douglasb
Whilst the farmers and others are getting a fowl deal the chickens are the ones getting really plucked.
Thank pluck I'm not a chicken!
Probably no one. The butcher in the local shopping centre sells it for 8.50 or 2 for 16.
8 should be doable for big players such as Coles.
I always just go a few minutes before close and snag one for a few dollars.
Now this is a true OzBargainer! Woolworths Northbridge (Sydney, NSW) can be relied upon to deliver chooks just before closing time for four or five bucks a couple of times a week. Not every day though.
Yeah, our local Woolies, Hastings VIC, does that at $5.50. Last time I saw it I got two. Our dog loves barbecued chicken breast. Best of all he licks the plate clean after I cut them up. He really appreciates a good barbecued chick.
Don't want to bust your bubble but the one I go to does them for $2.75. They go from $11.00 to $5.50 to $2.75. Price is halved each discount round.
This is probably the cheapest way to have a healthy fed. No way it can get any cheaper. $2.50 for the chicken (half of it), $1 for a salad and $0.30 for some kuskus, perfect.
*Couscous.
"Kuskus" is a variant spelling.
Haha, OK, no paraphrasing allowed on OzB. How's this?
"Kuskus" is a recognised variant spelling.
@strangeloops66: Recognised by whom? I've never seen it written that way, and Mr. Google is hard pressed to find it, preferring to auto-correct it to couscous [grain]. Is that spelling from a foreign language or some regional usage? I've had a lot of Middle Eastern food in my life and never encountered it on a menu that way.
Most of the time they're nearly raw for us, they don't cook em enough in our store :/