Chicken Breast vs Leg Quarters?? is there a major difference in fat?

[michellekent]

I have always liked dark meat better.. Breast meat is good , but when I grill it on my grill it ALWAYS is dry (I am a worry wart about cooking till Well Done)

I bought a family pack of leg quarters and grilled them Monday and been eating on them since.
Any ideas, suggestions or advice on this?

[Guai]

Eh, it's not that big of a difference. I'd take the skin off and cook them any way you want (except bread and fry of course), the difference really won't be that big. It's like this morning, I went to buy some round tip at the butcher and the next best thing was sirloin. Just a bit fattier, but just as tasty, if not more. No biggie.

[RU4A69]

Yeah, BIG difference. It also depends how fat the chicken is

Drums have about 6-10gms fat per 4 oz

Thighs have 12-17gms per 4 oz

Breasts have 0-4gms per 4 oz


The fat in chicken is very healthy and all natural, don't be afraid to eat the whole damn bird. Never discard the skin.

[SpiceAddict]

Well, if you get it prepared and ready to grill, boneless thighs have about 4g fat per 4 oz.

I eat them in conjunction with breast strips all the time and I love it... Still losing weight....