Precut Lollipops

Dyal_SC

Anyone use these from Wally World?  Just picked up a bag for later in the week. Will see if the slight extra cost is worth it. Also the quality. What the heck.

Legume

I've never prepped or eaten drums cut like that.   Are they really easier to eat?  I'm interested to see how they turn out. 

lousubcap

If I ever found drumsticks already prepped for lollipops, I would definitely give 'em a go.  
Looking forward to the review.  

Photo Egg

That’s very cool!

Dyal_SC

Legume said:

I've never prepped or eaten drums cut like that.   Are they really easier to eat?  I'm interested to see how they turn out. 

I think they are easier, cleaner and more pleasant to eat. I’m not one for gimmicky hacks, but this one has always been a crowd pleaser. Kids especially like them. I usually spend a few extra minutes to snip away the tendons and that one annoying sharp bone. Will be interesting to see how well these are prepped once they thaw out. If decent, these might be on the agenda for my kids’ birthday party.

MaskedMarvel

Might be my rotisserie basket Super Bowl cook…

looking forward to the report! Thanks!

loco_engr

Thanks for the post!  I'll be looking for these in this 1 horse town 

stv8r

never been a fan of drums but this seems to solve the very reasons I don't like them.  Might be worth taking them for a spin

pgprescott

 lollipops are great but I like the butterflied legs even better. Not as pretty but easier to prep and more surface area as well as easiest to eat. I would definitely try the pre prepped lollipops for sure though. No question. 

caliking

Interesting. Are they pre-seasoned?

WeberWho

Lollipops absolutely suck to prep. For the price and being frozen it's easy to look past for the time you save. I'd love to hear your thoughts on them. 

Dyal_SC

We will see!  

@caliking , nossir, just the brine preservative. Will likely dust these with baking powder and something not too salty. Then dunk/glaze them toward the end. Like big wings. 

MaskedMarvel

This going to be a really stupid question:

can I put these in the rotisserie basket still frozen? 

Legume

MaskedMarvel said:

This going to be a really stupid question:

can I put these in the rotisserie basket still frozen? 

This is going to be a really stupider question. Why would you freeze your rotisserie basket?

Dyal_SC

MaskedMarvel said:

This going to be a really stupid question:

can I put these in the rotisserie basket still frozen? 

I dunno.  I’d imagine you’d want to season them though before cooking them from frozen. Have mine in the fridge thawing now. The handles look pretty far trimmed down, so I might push down on the meat some to expose more of the bone once they thaw and before tossing them on.  Will cook them either tomorrow night or Thursday. 

saluki2007

Legume said:

MaskedMarvel said:

This going to be a really stupid question:

can I put these in the rotisserie basket still frozen? 

This is going to be a really stupider question. Why would you freeze your rotisserie basket?

Wouldn’t expect anything less from you…

Legume

saluki2007 said:

Legume said:

MaskedMarvel said:

This going to be a really stupid question:

can I put these in the rotisserie basket still frozen? 

This is going to be a really stupider question. Why would you freeze your rotisserie basket?

Wouldn’t expect anything less from you…

I think this is like when people say "I could care less" but they really mean "I couldn't care less" like they care so little now, it would only be possible to care more.  Is that what you meant?  You wouldn't expect anything more from me?  It would just be impossible to expect more than this, from me?

alaskanassasin

Why season them it clearly says on the bag “Real Chicken Real Flavor”

Dyal_SC

alaskanassasin said:

Why season them it clearly says on the bag “Real Chicken Real Flavor”

Got me there! 

Dyal_SC

Can already tell a no from me. Tendons and junk undertrimmed (none at all) and bone over cut and sunken. Don’t feel like messing with them tonight. Will dry them out overnight, trim them the best I can and cook tomorrow. Looks like all they did was run a blade through the bone and froze them up. 

lousubcap

Thanks for the feedback.  If it sounds too good to be true...
Sorry to read.

Photo Egg

Possibly a way to re brand and sell the legs that were damaged during normal processing? 

Dyal_SC

Photo Egg said:

Possibly a way to re brand and sell the legs that were damaged during normal processing? 

Maybe. I don’t know but they ain’t pretty. Lol  Will likely just fry them up and call it a day. Probably still snip the tendons out a bit with the kitchen scissors. 

Will have to give that butterfly method a go at some point too. Been wanting to try that for awhile. 

caliking

Well that’s a bummer. Looks like they just lopped off the ends of the drumsticks and called it done. 

I say butterfly the ones you have. Call them chicken drumstick hearts. 

MaskedMarvel

Dangit. 

Thanks for the report. 

pgprescott

Those resemble chicken hand grenades as opposed to lollipops. 🤦🏼‍♂️

Jstroke

With wings in high demand they are looking for ways to improve the margin on legs and make them more appealing to someone in that mood. Oh well, too bad we couldn’t get the R@D team on zoom and get them straightened out.

Canugghead

sometimes losing the handle is not a bad thing 

Legume

Someone has to be first.  Maybe others will try this and shoot for higher quality once this crashes and burns for Walmart.

Dyal_SC

After thawing completely and pushing the meat back a good bit, they weren’t as bad as I first thought. Personally I would have rather started from scratch, saved a few bucks and trim them up a little further.  But not bad. They’ll eat.