A WHOLE chicken in a CAN

by Tracy

Or, oh yes, that did deserve crazy caps – warning gross pictures below!

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You might remember I bought this at the same time I bought the canned pork brains in milk gravy. At the time, I did not fully comprehend that it was an ENTIRE chicken bones and all inside the can.

BTW you can’t see it but under the lettuce, on the far right it says “serving suggestion”. Yeah, why not also suggest you poop gold and fart jet fuel? It is also without giblets, don’t want to know what they did with those.

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Here are the serving suggestions. I decided to roast it according to the instructions provided for the purest experience. It had been chilling in my fridge for a month at least before I opened it today.

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When you open the can, this is what you see. Little chicken knuckles poking out from the schmaltz. I initially wanted to pull out the chicken and reserve the broth in the can, but the bones were too wiggly, so I had to pour it out.

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Wow, Sweet Sue doesn’t look so sweet upside down.

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My 3 year old was fascinated. That’s chocolate on his face, btw from the other taste test we did today.

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And it’s out!

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Close up of some sort of something. All I know is that it wasn’t the giblets, as those are not included.

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I poured all of this off to roast the chicken.

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Goofball wanted to make sure I got a picture of his whole face!

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Bowl of reserved goo. Realized I did not in fact want to keep it and tossed it down the garbage disposal. I did taste it (the broth part, not the fat globs and mystery bits) with my finger and it was very weak like somebody had just dunked a chicken in some water.

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Out of the oven after 15+ minutes at 475 as instructed. It never did get brown.

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It was really scrawny!

 

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And the taste? There really wasn’t any. The white meat was a bit more cottony than the dark meat, but it all tasted like all the flavor had been cooked out. Sort of like the little bits of chicken in condensed chicken noodle soup. I thought before cooking it that I might use the meat in some sort of chicken salad, like you’d use canned chunk chicken breast but this is seriously lacking and I don’t think anyone would eat it. I am going to strip the meat and put it out for the neighborhood cats (not in front of my house though!) it doesn’t seem too salty or anything, so I think it will be okay.

You can see all my Chicken in a Can Photos here.

And check out my brother’s video review of canned silkworm pupa. I only coerced him a little bit!

BTW, I am pleased to announce you can get a six pack of Sweet Sue whole chicken in a can from Amazon. That is my affiliate link, btw, I’m sure you can understand me trying to get in on the meat in a can market while I can as I’m sure it’s about to boom. If I sell enough haggis and spotted dick the O’Boys can go to college!

If you are interested in learning how to can your own chicken, here are instructions for canning chicken breasts.

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  • Alterchef

    When you see a label that says Whole chicken , what else do you expect .
    I cannot believe you made such a big deal out of it . When we were fed canned chicken in the military 40 years ago , it did not look anything as decent as that
    and I wish we had it that nice . Grow up!

  • Tim Parry

    The star burst on the front says “Home Cooked Goodness.”
    What kind of home?

  • Tim Parry

    The star burst on the front says “Home Cooked Goodness.”
    What kind of home?

  • Milore

    Dear God in heaven, WHY? Thank goodness I do not eat canned food! BTW speaking of chickens…a friend of mine never eats eggs anymore. Why? She cracked open an egg to make an omelet one day and inside was a half developed chicken. Now that will make you lose your cookies. I never break an egg without thinking of that!

  • Milore

    Dear God in heaven, WHY? Thank goodness I do not eat canned food! BTW speaking of chickens…a friend of mine never eats eggs anymore. Why? She cracked open an egg to make an omelet one day and inside was a half developed chicken. Now that will make you lose your cookies. I never break an egg without thinking of that!

  • Bruce

    my goodness…the name Sweet Sue seems to ironic. I can help but LOL at the picture of the brown crispy chicken on the packaging. A good example of false advertising. hah.

  • Bruce

    my goodness…the name Sweet Sue seems to ironic. I can help but LOL at the picture of the brown crispy chicken on the packaging. A good example of false advertising. hah.

  • Frufly

    My father got this chili cucumber flavored popsicle from the local walmart, and i could only take a lick of it. My brother that eats anything says he liked it. I couldn’t find a picture of it online of the certain one i’m talking about, but here is some other brand:
    http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3353/3268458117_5aaf67e39a.jpg
    This brand looks a little oranger than the one my dad got.

  • Frufly

    My father got this chili cucumber flavored popsicle from the local walmart, and i could only take a lick of it. My brother that eats anything says he liked it. I couldn’t find a picture of it online of the certain one i’m talking about, but here is some other brand:
    http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3353/3268458117_5aaf67e39a.jpg
    This brand looks a little oranger than the one my dad got.

  • Amber

    This makes me want to eat a HUGE red steak.

    This making you want to become vegetarian, is the most unjustified reason in the world. Sure its gross looking, but the chicken dies anyways; fresh or canned.

  • Amber

    This makes me want to eat a HUGE red steak.

    This making you want to become vegetarian, is the most unjustified reason in the world. Sure its gross looking, but the chicken dies anyways; fresh or canned.

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  • anne-marie

    Degradation not only for the unwilling chicken but for the homosapiens who produce and consume this, what shall i call it? product, food, coffin…

  • anne-marie

    Degradation not only for the unwilling chicken but for the homosapiens who produce and consume this, what shall i call it? product, food, coffin…

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  • http://pinoyteens.net/ Kevin Paquet of Pinoy Teens

    Gah, I don’t know. I just lost my appetite to eat, but somehow feel motivated to eat, feeling lucky not being served something like that.

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  • http://pinoyteens.net Kevin Paquet of Pinoy Teens

    Gah, I don’t know. I just lost my appetite to eat, but somehow feel motivated to eat, feeling lucky not being served something like that.

    Greetings,
    Kevin Paquet – Student Blogger
    pinoyteens.net

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  • http://blueduckcopy.com/ Jamie Simmerman

    Ok, I was going to make chicken noodle soup for supper tonight, but I think that just tossed chicken out of my diet for life. :) Good thing you have a son and not a daughter, three year old boys like to eat gross things! Going off to throw the chicken in the freezer to the dogs.

  • http://blueduckcopy.com Jamie Simmerman

    Ok, I was going to make chicken noodle soup for supper tonight, but I think that just tossed chicken out of my diet for life. :) Good thing you have a son and not a daughter, three year old boys like to eat gross things! Going off to throw the chicken in the freezer to the dogs.

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  • Amy Manley

    I agree with Wolfie, i taught it looked like a live birth, also a massacre toward the end also………. GROSS :)

  • Amy Manley

    I agree with Wolfie, i taught it looked like a live birth, also a massacre toward the end also………. GROSS :)

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  • Alli

    You are so brave…

  • Alli

    You are so brave…

  • http://wassupblog.com/ Sire

    Chicken in a can huh? Who would have thought someone would come up with that. I suppose the next thing will be a turkey in a can. Now that would be something. You will probably need a winch to get it out. :D

    I don’t think we have anything like this in Australia, and now that I know it doesn’t have much taste, and looks disgusting when it comes out of the can, I know to give it a wide berth when I see it on the shelf.

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  • http://wassupblog.com Sire

    Chicken in a can huh? Who would have thought someone would come up with that. I suppose the next thing will be a turkey in a can. Now that would be something. You will probably need a winch to get it out. :D

    I don’t think we have anything like this in Australia, and now that I know it doesn’t have much taste, and looks disgusting when it comes out of the can, I know to give it a wide berth when I see it on the shelf.

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  • bendy

    i have never in my life seen something so disgusting but knew our capitalist system would find some use for the chickens who don’t make the grade what with their broken legs and stuff.

    glad to say i have NEVER seen this in the UK though.

  • bendy

    i have never in my life seen something so disgusting but knew our capitalist system would find some use for the chickens who don’t make the grade what with their broken legs and stuff.

    glad to say i have NEVER seen this in the UK though.

  • hu8o

    Fortunately I’m a vegetarian!

  • hu8o

    Fortunately I’m a vegetarian!

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  • Messias – Brazilian

    Muito louco este frango, coisa de gente preguiçosa!
    Não sei se esta ideia seria bem aceita aqui no Brasil.

  • Messias – Brazilian

    Muito louco este frango, coisa de gente preguiçosa!
    Não sei se esta ideia seria bem aceita aqui no Brasil.

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  • http://www.janniefunster.com/ Jannie Funster

    It looks like nice tender meat!

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  • http://www.janniefunster.com Jannie Funster

    It looks like nice tender meat!

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  • Andrea

    I have been writing Chicken in a Can poetry since 2001. Nice to see a kindered spirit!

  • Andrea

    I have been writing Chicken in a Can poetry since 2001. Nice to see a kindered spirit!

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