Just saw this on the cover of the latest catalogue.
Can't find it online yet, so I uploaded a photo.
Broad Oak Farms Whole Fresh Chicken $3.00 per kg
100% Aussie Chicken
Using math - a 2 kilo chook will cost $6.00.
ALDI Fresh Whole Chicken $3.00 Per Kg (Was $3.79)
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no this is not free… its $3 per kilo.
YES! … i have more negs than JV… item on bucket list ticked!
And don't call me range!
Yeah. I saw him running.
Yeah. I saw him running.
So you're saying they're roosters, not chickens ?
Did you really get hen and chicken mixed up?
I'v never had a rooster as a roast, unless they cut their cocks off.
I have, and there were testes still on the backbone cavity, about the size of Tic Tacs.
You got the hen, the chicken and the rooster. The rooster goes with the chicken. So, who's having sex with the hen?
Does it taste different to Cole's Chicken?
No, they both taste of Plastic or Fish.
Does it taste different to Cole's Chicken?
Depends on how Cole cooks them.
What are people thinking about how the chicken is raised, when they buy $3 per kilo chicken?
I don't mind buy rubbish from Aliexpress, at supercheap prices, because I expect it to brake very quickly,
but something I eat, I do expect a certain standard of quality, which I think is not given if the chicken is sold to the end consumer at $3 the kilo.because I expect it to brake very quickly
I literally stopped when I read that…
For meat the quality is not different at all. Free range sounds nicer to chickens but there is very little proof.
At woolworths it looks like free range chicken is cleaned up a little more then regular chicken, but you have to consider what the chicken looks like to begin with, they are both as bloody and gross as each other.
Its possible to buy eggs from chickens that have proof of them having a good life, but you can't do that for meat.
So there is really no reason not to support $3kg whole chickens.
There is good reason to not support $3 chicken. To put a sign out there, saying we don't want "Cheap" chickens.
What about the $2 coles/woolies Milk? Not enough for the Farmers to survive.
Anyone capable of making their own decision. I don't upvote nor downvote.
Correct me if I'm wrong but in the entire $2 milk situation, we never learnt how much of each brand went to the farmers.
Brands can squeeze farmers just as hard as supermarkets, the customer just thinks the farmer gets more money because it costs more.
The farmers wanted customers to buy farmers brand milk instead, not branded milk.
Either way the situation needs to solve itself in a way that farmers can price their products according to what they need to.
Saying that you can't make this product any cheaper only makes sense in a country like Venezuela
"For meat the quality is not different at all" - This 'may' be possibly be the case with free range products, since it actually means very little. However, if the product was organic then I would bid to differ.
"So there is really no reason not to support $3kg whole chickens" - There are a plethora of reasons that will resonate with some people to ignore $3kg chickens. Nutritional content? Welfare of animals? Aversion to possible GM feed? antibiotics? chemical fetilisers/pesticides/herbicides?
Organic means even less then free range.
Organic mostly just means a very nicely cleaned and cut product, it doesn't change the taste or quality.
But nothing is more powerful then the brain and the placebo effect.
Absolute ineffable twaddle.
Organic is far from perfect but means considerably more than free range. No synthetic fetilisers/pesticides/herbicides for one. No GM. Conditions are invariably better than your factory farmed animals…
The taste doesn't change? There is a huge difference in the taste of meat. Grain & grass steaks spring to mind. However, if the diet of an animal has zero impact on the taste or 'quality' then I urge you to read some scientific trials. There is a proven & stark difference in the nutritional content of animals based on the their diets.
Wrong.
Uhhh you do realise that organic has a considerably higher grass fed percentage compared to your intense cattle lots, which are more prone to be fed grain, right?
Everything you are saying is completely twisted to support your crazy views of organic.
I buy grass fed steak, butter and all sorts of things, none of them are organic.
End of discussion, you are wrong. Go back to school.
Afraid you’re incorrect sir. The saying “You are what you eat” applies is not exclusive to just humans. The nutritional content varies significantly between grass fed & grain. This is proven scientific fact. Many trials confirm this. Compare the fatty acids for one.
Taste? Ask any chef if a grain or grass fed steak tastes different? Again this is accepted fact.
My mind boggles at the flawed reasoning here.Good for you buying grass fed but I’m not saying or inferring it is exclusive to organic. Learn to read properly.
We are talking about organic, that is the subject.
The fact that you are talking about grains etc makes me think you are talking to the wrong person, maybe go back and read again?
I said organic meat has a much higher ratio of grass fed over grain compared to intense methods. It's in context. This Aldi chook, will no doubt be a broiler one.
Your initial comments of zero reason to not purchase & that the taste/quality is the same just doesnt stack up.I eat grass fed on occassion :)
I have highlighted plenty of reasons above to consider the consumption of organic meat. Taste, nutrition, animal welfare, GM to list but a few.
Except that there is no taste difference to organic and anything else is entirely up to opinion and you'll find most people don't believe in it.
There is a reason why people fail blind taste tests of organic vs normal food.
Some produce is harder to differentiate than others. Meat is easier. Remember you mentioned no quality difference either. There is a stark difference in nutritonal content.
I'm not going to spoon feed you. The difference in nutritional content is just as much a certainity as the sun setting tonight i.e. there is ample of reliable & accuate data for you to check, if you so desire.
I wish they would raise lambs the same…. Bring on the $3 per kg lamb!
@Carpe Diem: I doubt it, broilers are old end of life chickens hence you need to broil them… these will be young and pumped up asap to keep costs down…
Apart from the spelling - i totally agree - what must happen to get a chicken to be $3 - raised, fed, slaughtered, plucked, shipped, packed etc… and i love meat but there are limits to expectations
Positive vote for your high end math skills. 😋 Any idea if this is the new ongoing price or just fir a certain period of time. Thank you for posting.
Aside from their diet cola, I have not yet had one product from Aldi I've been disappointed in. And that was probably not a quality issue just a fact that it tastes slightly different from DC and PM.
Positive vote for your high end math skills
Reported for invalid +ve vote.
? I'm sure someone could show how this complicated maths is done by using partial derivatives.
Try the 'organic' granola. Disgustingly sweet. I had to return it immediately.
I am a big fan of Aldi. They save me a tonne of money with my grocery shopping.
But there is one thing I won't buy at Aldi. That is chicken. I have purchased Aldi chicken several times and it is just not that fresh. It is not rotten, but it certainly has a stronger smell and you can tell it is about to go off.
Because it is imported from Germany on the ship which takes more than a month reach the stores and to customers. No matter if it is preserved.
Was that an attempt at a joke?
I agree Zaddo. Every time I've bought chicken at Aldi, it smells rancid as soon as I open it - even if I open it the day I bought it and it's well within due date. I've always returned it and haven't eaten it because it smells like it'd make someone sick. It must be their refridgeration or chicken processing. Either way, I don't have that same horrible stench with Coles or Woolies chicken.
Probably just cleaned differently. Real raw chicken does not actually smell very good in general.
I've had both and found Aldi chicken doesn't go bad any faster then Coles/Woolies which proves it.
Having said that I generally just buy chicken from Coles because I'm picky.
Same. Aldi is my go to store for the majority of my items I need but I never buy meat there.
Agreed. Chicken always smells very off putting. There's something not quite right about the vacuum sealed steaks either. The mince seems ok for the price though.
I'm not sure what you mean, the Vacuum sealed steaks are some of the best around and are highly regarded.
Never seen those in my Aldi. IGA? Yes but never Aldi & heard they are very good.
I have a feeling you have never been to Aldi because they have had this for at least 5 years in all stores.
Well your feelings would be incorrect then. I go about 3-4 times a week, lol.
Also our idea of th vacuum sealed meat be different. Do not be so presumptous.
Thank you for this sterling piece of insight. There are many different brands of vacuum meat…
I'm not saying they don't! I've obviously looked & did not like the look of it or just purchase from elsewhere, since I am particular about my meat. Each to their own.
The reason for this is actually very simple, and checks out with their business model.
They have a cost conscious model of business, that means they stock less range, they bulk buy, ship, stock, and sell items. Ever notice how most of the stock is on pallets?
With this, it is also known they receive deliveries of stock less often than Coles and woolworths, it simply part of their low cost model. With this they have to store their meat and fresh items for longer in store than other supermarkets. Hence why they don't have a deli, they have to sell shrink wrapped meats, or else it'll go off even faster.
I also find their fruits and veggies usually, on the whole, less fresh than any other comparable store. Though not always the case ( some fruits can last a long time without changing), but definitely the case with sensitive items (I'm thinking berries).
I'm going to get the rotisserie out 🐓🐔
whats the price/kg vs a coles hot chicken?
I wonder why they don't sell raw chicken at such prices.
Even at Costco, the Rotisserie chicken sells at $5.98, whereas the raw whole chicken is just above $10 ($22 for a pack of two birds, if I remember from my purchase a while back)
Agreed the roast chicken is a loss leader, but why not raw chicken then?
Maybe food businesses would buy them bulk and the loss lead purpose would be defeated?
jeezzz you almost killed me with that clip (my speakers volume were at max)
Yes; visited the small ALDI on Churchill Rd. Adelaide earlier today.
It's raw chicken indeed.
I think it gets people in the door for a quick dinner and they buy other stuff for the meal and the household, so yeah I bet it brings in a lot of additional impulse purchases.
Kosher?
Kosher?
Aldi are German. What do you think?
So what is the Feed Conversion Ratio for a chook and how much does chook feed cost per kilo. Something doesn't seem right with this deal.
Loss leader
Was at ALDI earlier today.
I went there expecting $3 per bird (I had misread OP's post).Whole bird at $3 per KG at ALDI, while today it was $3.50 at Woolworth.
Also at Woolies, chicken "different cuts" was selling at $3. Got that.
Saved the effort of cutting up the chicken.On a per KG basis, this was not the best chicken deal I'd seen.
A few weeks back, Romeo's Foodland at Port Adelaide was selling Chicken Maryland at $1.99 a Kilo ($4 today at Woolies)Who cares if its free range.. Free range is a complete scam. Chickens gets a horrific life in a cage or a 5% less horrific life being able to walk a bit…(well at least they "say" they do)..
Its like if u put a frog in a jar, thats cruel. But if u kept the frog in the jar with a leaf and a twig. Hes laughing..
And the chickens still get fed the same terrible chemical mess that the caged ones do and they charge you double…
I have no doubt the majority of the labelling is pure fraud. 'Organic' too. He who has the biggest pockets wins.
In my experience, ALDI chicken seems to carry a lot of water weight. :/
Would never buy this nasty, cheap chicken. There's a reason it's so cheap and it's no good. Go to your local butcher and have some nice meat!
Are they free range?