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wrote u/suannes, kicking off a flood of agreement.
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u/BobbertAnonymous compared the texture to “biting into a bunch of rubber bands bound together.”
“Yah idk who on earth wants these giant chicken breasts,” echoed u/ForsakenRacism.
u/Vivid-Individual5968 added, “It seems undercooked, but overcooked at the same time.
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Too chewy, but weird larger hunks somehow?”
u/Mike15321 agreed: “They’re so much more enjoyable and tasty.”
But u/OsterizerGalaxieTen warned, “They’re still not great,” even with technique.
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u/suannes emphasized, “They are actually stringy and woody when raw as well.”
u/Rx-Banana-Intern even said the meat was “sticky” and unpleasant to chew.
u/knotworkin explained that air-chilled chicken avoids the water bath and results in “more tender and juicy” meat.
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u/cleaver_username emphasized shopping for the smallest breasts without white streaks.
Others like u/TheNozzler shared that they now return stringy chicken, though u/CookieButterLovers warned return policies vary by location.
u/nsj95 observed the issue has worsened since COVID.
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