So, this morning I put a bunch of boneless, skinless chicken thighs in my smaller crockpot, set it to low (because now I know that turning the heat on is important) and let it cook way, way too long. Eleven hours is too long. When I dished some up I warned Lloyd that it was dry and gross.
Lloyd: “How could it be dry? It was cooking in all that juice.”
Me: “That juice used to be in the chicken.”
We choked down supper, but I cannot eat another bite of that for another meal. The plan? Pulverize it with the mixer, then feed it to the cats instead of their canned stuff for a while. Lloyd is mad that they’re going to get People Food, but it’s chicken, for cryin’ out loud! I’m pretty sure that’s 20% of what’s in the can of chicken cat food!
Brad says
From the commercials the pet food people show, you would think they just take a beautiful banquet that people could have eaten and they lovingly smash it into those cans.
Honestly, sometimes when they show the beautiful food in a crystal pet food bowl, it looks like people could eat it. Is pet food cheaper than people food pound-for-pound? Would that be a way to save money on groceries?
Lauren says
I think homeless people do that. Yikes.
Update: The cats don’t like it. Dumb cats. It’s chicken.
Brad says
I ended up reading for a while about people eating pet food. It’s possible, but not the best nutrition (or taste) for people, since it’s specifically formulated for animals.