Pumped or Not Pumped

[bottomsupbbq]

Any of you competitions cookers use enhanced or pumped chicken for your comps? All the major retailers in my area mostly carry enhanced chicken. There are a few that carry organic but most often its bonless skinless breasts or thighs which is not what I am after. I have found a couple of places to get a non enhanced product but I hate paying red meat prices for fricken chicken! So the short of it is enhanced chicken for comps. yes or no way!?

 

[Jeff Hughes]

Nope...

 

[BBQ Grail]

No one wants to admit to pumping their chicken.

 

[sdb25]

chicken pumping

Now, I think it's fair to say we all pump our chicken from time to time. But remember, if you do it too much you will go blind.

 

[bottomsupbbq]

AHHHHH I did'nt mean the five knuckle shuffle! Do any of you use chicken that has a sodium solution added by the manufacturer or do you only use organic at a comp?

 

[Contracted Cookers]

I pumped my chicken . but it squeeled.on me oop wrong turn in. I meant to say no . if your cooking thighs talk to your butcher tell him to leave the tale on. it will get you alittle more skin to wrap. FRESH CHICKEN ONLY.

 

[sdb25]

Pumping your chicken

I know some producers brine their product before packaging, but how is this "pumping" different from brining?

 

[swamprb]

I prefer Safeway or Albertsons chicken to Draper Valley or Foster Farms for comps. None of them are enhanced.

 

[Smokinrubcom]

AHHHHH I did'nt mean the five knuckle shuffle!

LMAO!! HAHA you said the "five knuckle shuffle" :evil:

Mike

 

[dreed]

garbage in garbage out, I prefer D'Artagnan.

 

[Meat@Slim's]

garbage in garbage out, I prefer D'Artagnan.

Of the Three Musketeers?

Fresh chicken only?

 

[Meat@Slim's]

Of the Three Musketeers?

Fresh chicken only?

Rather, Fresh Chicken Only!

 

[Alexa RnQ]

We've always used plain old multipack chicken from Costco.

 

[Diva Q]

I use chicken from costco or sams club when I can't get Bell Evans

 

[Gowan]

We use only premium, minimally process poultry for comps. I want our flavors in the chicken, and it's hard to make that happen when your bird is already pumped full of cheapo profit-extender saline. With all you spend on a contest, what's an extra ten bucks for good quality chicken?