Chicken Tenders are for Poseurs.

[Jakezor]

You dont make many wrong threads but the intensity of this
The tender is a narrow band of tissue across the breast that needs to be *properly* butchered by hand.
1 tender per bird (unless there's some dubious genome tinkering biz)
Chicken "fingers" are breast cut into strips to mimic the tender (less expensive, less flavor)
"French cut" breast leaves the wing attached and skin intact
Thighs are dark meat....around bone (only lazy people and rubes buy boneless thighs...like pre-sliced "fresh" mushrooms and shredded cheese with anti-caking agents)

Huge bolded your post for emphasis. Buy better chicken = cook better chicken = eat better chicken.
Think national and global franchises are butchering by hand...or using anything from the top shelf?
mister pls.
And sauces are more than fine.....they're fine art hence the culinary position devoted to them (saucier)

So the real "tender" on a chicken sounds like the teres major cut on a cow?

[hbombgraphics]

I think the biggest issue with Tenders is age and location (not of where the meat comes from) but where they are ordered.

Went to a nice Mexican place with the family last night, 2y/o wants chicken and fries (which they have) rest of the kids are now grown up enough to know that the place makes bangin tacos and such

Went to a great little place with some friends about a month ago
everyone gets nice plates of food
One person orders tenders and fries
Congratulations, you are eating on a 2 year old level!

you want tenders at a drive through or a sports thing go for it
you go to a restaurant that offers decent food and order tenders you got a problem

[Strange Tales]

My brother in law does that. If he goes to a restaurant for the first time he always orders tenders and fries because "if they do this right that means they do other things right probably."

Every time I just make fun of him and get something way more delicious.

[hbombgraphics]

My brother in law does that. If he goes to a restaurant for the first time he always orders tenders and fries because "if they do this right that means they do other things right probably."

Every time I just make fun of him and get something way more delicious.

Good for you, he should be ridiculed.



I cooked at an Italian restaurant for years and someone once asked the owner why we didn't have a kids menu
and he said "Kids can get a slice, we aren't ever going to give your kid chicken tenders"

It seemed harsh but also spoke a deeper truth

[Chankgeez]

Thread title reminds me of this song:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki2k1k8J5GU[/youtube]

[SPACERITUAL]

you guys ever fuck with Grandy's? only one around here but place is legendary..

I was raised on grandys. I lust for those delicious buttery, raisin filled cinnamon rolls. Sadly they have closed most of the grandys outside of texas.

[colenboozey]

One spicy strip please

[SPACERITUAL]

i had never had "chicken tenders" until a few years ago when i was totally wasted and went through a popeyes drive through on my bike with my also wasted roomate. we sort of accidentally ordered a bunch of chicken tenders and brought them home.

We would be friends forever irl.

[casecandy]

I order chicken fingers and fries all the time when I'm out with people and have zero shame.

I dunno if it's an American thing or what but I'm having a huge disconnect with the fried chicken in this thread. What's so great about fried chicken? It's not exactly poutine or anything.

[Inconuucl]

I would kill for some proper poutine right now, bruh.

[casecandy]

I would kill for some proper poutine right now, bruh.

Honestly I take it for granted. It's not right

[MEC]

Spacey is right.

The lone non bone chicken exception is:
http://www.guthrieschicken.com

[futuresailors]

Chicken tenders are a vessel for delicious sauces.
Thus, chicken tenders are delicious.

[psychic vampire.]

Isn't that true for most fast food though? I get it because I'm hungry, but also because I hate myself and wish to be one foot closer to the grave.

This is why i only fast food at Taco Hell. Did you know you can add Fritos and Guacamole to literally everything they make? And i only get crippling indigestion probably one out of twenty times.

[SPACERITUAL]

I don't think you guys understand that chicken can be good on chickens own. If one needs to slather whatever the fuck they are eating in sauces then they like the sauce more than the food.