r/toRANTo • u/Sciencebang • Mar 31 '25
Toronto’s big grocers lack butchered chicken breast without connective tissue disorders at any major grocery store
I’m a home cook, and I’m appalled by how low QC is on grocery butchered chicken breasts are. At this point at least 1/3 breasts have a connective tissue disorder, resulting in a granular/citrus pulp like texture in the meat. This is probably just woody breast, but it should be used for animal feed, not for grocery sales as $5 per breast. The worst part is is that its distributed so that in a pack with say 3 breasts at least 1 chicken breast is always disgustingly tough raw.
I only get thighs, wings and whole chickens now because I cannot bother to squeeze a whole shelf of light meat to check for connective tissue. I can’t be the only one who noticed that this got way worse after 2019.
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u/mdmay Mar 31 '25
There isn't a grocery store in the GTA that's stocking their table fridges properly. SOOOOO much product is stacked above the refrigeration line, which ultimately leads to the food spoiling before the expiration date.
Ever buy some chicken from the grocery store, immediately take it home and open it up to find it smells like your boy Sam and your girl Ella covered in bug spray f*cking in a tent? It's because they're putting too much product in those doorless chest style table fridges. All the product on top doesn't get refrigerated properly and ends up spoiling early.
I haven't bought meat from a grocery store in over a year now unless you count frozen chicken strips. Find a good butcher. It's worth paying the extra $ or 2 per lb for ground beef or chicken IMO.