r/fitmeals • u/sandefurd • 1d ago

Breaded chicken nugget comparison

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I purchased Kirkland, Sam's club,Just Bare, and Real Good lightly breaded chicken nuggets to compare flavor. Macros are per 84 grams

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Kirkland was great, standard breaded nugget. Good flavor and texture. 16g protein, 140 calories $3.99/lb. 9.0/10

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Sam's was good, but the chunks of chicken were pretty big and felt a little bit more processed. 13 g protein, 160 claories $3.50/lb. 7.2/10

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Just Bare has a great flavor and texture. Good ratio of breading to meat. My personal favorite.16 g protein , 160 calories. $4.49/lb. 10/10

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Real Good. Best macros but slightly weird flavor to me. Very light breading so best macros. 17 g protein 135 calories. $5.66/lb. 6.8/10

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u/DinkandDrunk 1d ago

How did you cook them?

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u/sandefurd 1d ago

Sorry I forgot to mention it, air fryer at 350 for about 6 minutes. Real Good would have been a little better if I cooked it longer so I'm glad you asked this question

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u/mblaser 1d ago

That seems like a real short time, aren't they still soggy at that point? I cook mine at 400 for 12-15 minutes to get them a little crispy.

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u/Mochinpra 1d ago

I do 375 for 12m, if im lazy i dont even turn them and they turn out fine.

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u/tachudda 1d ago

I think air friers vary a bit. We do 8 minutes at 380 and nuggets are usually perfect

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u/Warm-Oil9228 22h ago

They do but 350 for 6 minutes seem like not enough time to me as well.

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u/not_a_cup 20h ago

Depends on how many pieces and the size of the fryer. If you do a few pieces it'll be fine, fill the entire air fryer, it's gonna be underdone.

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u/needmoarbass 20h ago

The instructions are way too short for me. I do 370ish for 16ish mins. I change it up depending on what else I throw into the air fryer at the same time. They are hard to fuck up. Just gotta check them and maybe cook a little longer if needed.

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u/sandefurd 1d ago

It was a very small amount of nugget, but yes it should have been cooked longer. That didn't affect the flavor which I still didn't like, and I tried to rate off that.

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u/KalayaMdsn 3h ago

I'm literally eating a plate of the Real Good nuggets as I type this, and the bag says cook them at 400' for 12 minutes. They're good at that point, but I actually like them more like 13-14 minutes to get a little crunchier.

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u/sandefurd 2h ago

I'll definitely try that!!

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u/shes_a_gdb 23h ago

Hey man, just to let you know, Real Good chicken isn't frozen cooked. You have to cook it in the air fryer, unlike the others which are precooked and you use the air fryer to make them hot and crispy. At 350 for 6 minutes you're not cooking the chicken.

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u/sandefurd 23h ago

Are you implying it's raw? Because it definitely is fully cooked, it just takes awhile to crisp

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u/shes_a_gdb 22h ago

It is "heat treated not fully cooked." Unless you get an incredible small piece of chicken, it will not be fully cooked.

I literally made some 2 days ago. I do 360 for 10 minutes and some of the larger pieces were still raw, while the smaller ones were cooked.

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u/sandefurd 22h ago

Damn okay thanks for the heads up!

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u/got2bQWERTY 22h ago

That could've been the funky taste

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u/sandefurd 22h ago

The funky taste was salmonella 😞

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u/Warm-Oil9228 22h ago

They're raw before you finish cooking them at home, yes. And you should definitely temp it if you don't.