Chicken Drumsticks (500g). Succulent & Meaty Drumsticks Great For The Barbecue Or Oven 🐓

Information about Chicken Drumsticks.

Chicken Drumsticks are always popular at Barbecues, they are ideal for simple chicken lunches, kids love them because they are inexpensive, meaty, tender to eat & always deliver great flavour. The Chicken Drumsticks have slightly coarser meat than the Chicken Thighs with the meat being a little darker. There are 4 pieces per pack, approximately 120-140 grams each, sealed for extra freshness & generously meaty giving great value for money.

What are Chicken Drumsticks?

The Drumsticks are the portion between the Thigh & the Foot. These have a single bone in the middle covered in thick darker meat with the skin on. The meat is darker than the rest of the Chicken as they are hard working muscles, the fibrous meat texture has amazing flavour & very tender when cooked.

How are Chicken Drumsticks cut?

The Drumsticks are cut by expert butchers from whole Chicken Legs, they are separated at the joint from the bottom of the Thigh.

Only A Grade Chicken is used to make any of our Chicken cuts, these birds must be free from any bruising or discolouration & be chilled down to a temperature of 1-2°c before any cutting. The ready made Chicken Drumsticks have the skin left on because it protects the meat from drying out & for extra flavour when cooking.

The darker meat in the Drumsticks normally has more flavour because it is more fibrous as it is a harder working muscle. The more fibrous the meat, the better the flavour because when cooked a little lower in temperature for longer, breaks down the meat becoming very tender. Most darker meat is caused by a High PH level, due to stress causing increased adrenaline in the bloodstream, but this is not the case in Chicken Drumsticks.

Our expert butchers have fully prepared these as ready to cook Chicken Drumsticks, saving you time & money. To keep food waste to a minimum the only piece to be thrown away after eating, is the bone.

How do we pack Chicken Drumsticks?

The Chicken Drumsticks are cut & packed within minutes, in temperature controlled production rooms, reducing handling & loss of natural moisture in the meat.

The Drumsticks are packed with 4 portions on our Recyclable “Skin Packed Trays”.  The clear Skin Pack Trays are made from a strong recycled plastic (a more sustainable packaging), with a thin transparent film that lays across the meat.

Once the Drumsticks are cut they are only handled once more when 4 portions are laid flat onto the Skin Pack Tray. The trays are then passed through a sterile machine that applies & seals a thin plastic film layer across the whole tray. The packing machine “Vacuum Seals” the film onto the tray locking in all the natural moisture & flavour of the Chicken Drumsticks.

The trays are then labelled & packed into Recyclable Boxes, the boxes are then palletised & placed into the Blast Freezer, the meat is frozen down to -18°c in a few hours. The benefits of “Blast Freezing” meat are excellent, it allows the Chicken Drumsticks to keep all its delicious natural flavour & moisture for 2 years, tasting like it has just been cut.

All our production plants are BRCGS / IFS approved & operate under the strictest of conditions. Constantly supervised by on site health vets to ensure all cutting & hygiene processes are adhered to. The temperature controlled cutting rooms with filtered air means we can reduce natural bacteria growth & produce safer products with a longer shelf life. The process from farm to finished product is a very humane & efficient.

The clear recyclable trays protect your Chicken Drumsticks from any damage during delivery, any contamination from other foodstuffs in your fridge & they are perfect for frozen storage. The trays now used are stronger & thinner than before as we are reducing our Carbon Footprint for a Greener Future. Less packaging means less energy needed to make & recycle plastic.

To further help us towards our goal for a Greener Future, we ask that all our wholesale & online customers recycle responsibly.

Are Chicken Drumsticks very good value for money?

Drumsticks are a cheaper cut with a good meat content & little waste, this makes them excellent value for money. You can feed the family better sized portions for less money in real terms.

All of the A Grade Chicken we use to make our Drumsticks has NO ADDED WATER to it. The Chicken has much less shrinkage than cheap Supermarket meat, the net weight after cooking is higher & more filling. Water is much cheaper than Chicken & you don’t want to be buying extra water in your Chicken.

Please see this link; showing why we don’t add water to our Chicken.

Making our Chicken at source as a wholesale product allows us to make savings on the cost of the raw Chicken. Using large scale production methods reduces energy & labour costs, with savings made on packaging. The savings we make are passed on to you with lower prices per portion when buying Chicken Drumsticks online. Each pack of Chicken Drumsticks will feed 2 adults or 4 children easily. See how Sherwood Foods gives more meat for your money #moremeatfym

Are Chicken Drumsticks nutritious?

Chicken is one of the best providers of Vitamins, Minerals & Protein needed in a balanced diet, the Drumsticks don’t have much fat & are a nutritious cut of meat.

These make an excellent choice for feeding the family delicious, nutritious value for money meals. They are filling & can be served with fresh salad or vegetables for quick healthy meals. Cook these in the skin & you can remove this before serving to reduce the fat intake in your diet.

The health benefits of eating quality Chicken are that it increases energy, & is high in protein levels, perfect when doing physical exercise. A balanced diet requires vitamins & minerals daily, & chicken is an excellent source of these, making it an affordable way to get your daily intake.

Provenance of our Chicken

Sourcing all our chicken locally to the production plant enables us to have access to good quality A Grade chicken from sustainable sources. Having built up relationships with local chicken farmers, the chickens supplied very consistent in size & quality, & able to meet our demands for higher volumes when needed.

All the local farms that supply production meet the highest European standards as quality & safety are our main priorities when buying our chicken. The chickens are checked & monitored 24 hours a day in temperature-controlled environments. The Chicken Sheds are very large & well ventilated so that the chickens have room to move about. With a controlled diet the chickens grow to healthy sized birds that produce a good yield.

How to cook Chicken Drumsticks.

Firstly, take the Drumsticks out of the fridge an hour before cooking (leave in the packet), this brings the internal temperature up & relaxes the meat. This first step is important when cooking with any meats because you get a more even cook with tastier juicy results.

Chicken Drumsticks can be cooked on the Barbecue to get that amazing Smokey taste into the meat with nice crispy skin! Drumsticks are perfect to be cooked as a casserole, under the grill or in the Air Fryer.

Cooking times for Chicken Drumsticks;

• Oven at 180°c  35-40 minutes
• Air Fryer 180°c 15-20 minutes, turn regularly to prevent burning.
• Under the Grill 30 minutes, turn regularly to prevent burning.
• Barbecue Grilled  Indirect Heat for 20 minutes finish on direct heat until skin is crispy & meat is not Pink inside.

Please note that for safe cooking; make sure the chicken is cooked all the way through & the juices run clear. You need to have a minimum temperature of 74°c in the middle of the breast.

A few recipe ideas on how to cook your Chicken Drumsticks:

• Super Crispy Oven Baked Drumsticks
• How to make Cajun Chicken Drumsticks at home.
• How to cook your Drumsticks on the Barbecue
• Awesome Air Fryer Drumsticks

We love our Barbecue at Sherwood Foods & we recommend grilling these on your Barbecue at home… we all love that extra special Smokey flavour?!

When cooking anything on the bone, the flavour is always better, the heat is carried down the bone during cooking, helps to cook the chicken from the inside out for more even results. The skin on the Chicken Drumsticks is a tasty additional enjoyable treat as the seasoning or Barbecue rubs will make this super delicious when cooked Crispy Golden Brown. As well as being tasty, the chicken skin protects the meat from becoming dry or burnt.

Making family meals, buffet finger food, enjoying a Barbecue at home, event catering, or producing restaurant quality dinners with Chicken Drumsticks, they are always a winner! We even created our famous Sherwood Chicken Lollipops from these drumsticks, these are further prepared to strip off one end to expose the bone for “Dipping Style Finger Food “.

Sharing your Chicken Drumsticks on Social Media.

Enjoying great food has always been a social thing, whether it’s an intimate steak night dinner for 2 or a family Sunday roast or even an outdoor celebration food festival (like many Barbecue events all over the world), great food should be shared!

At Sherwood Foods we are very social & enjoy looking at your posts on Social Media, it brings inspiration to global platforms for all to see. Sharing your pictures, videos, reels, stories, recipes, ideas, with the Drumsticks  is great for our followers. They can see first hand what they are buying & new ways to cook with them. Why not join us over on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter, to enjoy delicious ideas.

When we are tagged in posts & our hashtags are used, it makes it much easier to find them through our notifications. Sharing your home cooks are a great way of building an online community for people to enjoy better, healthier food & make delicious savings. Take pleasure in cooking with your Chicken Drumsticks at home, & try some of the recipes in the next tab with these.

Many people are unsure on what recipes or how to cook Drumsticks at home. Your posts on Social Media will help them to learn different recipes or Pro Tips when cooking. In addition to our Facebook Page, we have an interactive Facebook Group for sharing your cooks & ideas. The group is called Sherwood Home Cooking & Barbecue, see delicious recipes, hints & tips from some of our online customers.

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