Who supplies the freshest chicken, a grocery store or a meat market?

Question

Where do you buy your chicken at and what brand?

Answer 1

The market is freshest.

As for brands, I don't buy branded meat, I get mine direct from the farmers (in fact hitting the local farmers market later today)

Answer 2

Meat market would have the freshest because grocery stores will have it sit out a lot longer. Meat markets usually sell what comes in that day.

I buy mine at the grocery store because we don't have a meat market close by.

Answer 3

Animals are breed for this purpose and most are fed food containing growth hormones etc... to speed the process up. Chickens are a prime example of this where from hatching to cooking is approx 6 weeks. Since this has become the norm, if you want meat where the animal was raised normally in a field with fresh grass etc.. then that's organic meat. An organic chicken is 13 weeks or older I think.

Answer 4

I would think a meat market or butcher would be freshest. I typically buy chicken frozen from Giant Eagle. I won't buy meat at Walmart. I think there's something wrong with that.

Answer 5

I meat market provides the freshest meats. They usually get fresh meat daily. There is little or no shipping time involved.

Answer 6

Grocery stores usually receive poultry shipments every three days. Most meat markets do not carry poultry. I recommend the grocery store.

Answer 7

We are lucky enough to have a farm near by that raises chickens.That is the freshest you can get.The difference in taste and texture from supermarket chicken is amazing.

Answer 8

meat markets like butchers and grocery store brand chickens are the same.
I would buy from a butcher though

Answer 9

I would say a meat market for the simple fact that the product sells faster and is replaced with fresh replacements.

Answer 10

Meat markets would be a little fresher, but I buy mine at the supermarket, usually Tyson.