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Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts

Americans roast plenty of whole chickens, but they cook even more chicken breasts. For that reason, we decided to evaluate this most popular cut.

Published on Sept. 1, 2012

What We Learned

Americans roast plenty of whole chickens, but they cook even more chicken breasts. The lean white meat portions account for 60 percent of the chicken sold in stores, and the vast majority of those are the boneless, skinless variety. For that reason, we decided to follow up our whole chicken tasting with an evaluation of the most popular cut.

As it happened, we recommended only one ...

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