Flock Chicken Chips Review - Better Than Pork Rinds?
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- In this video, Connor and I review four flavors of Flock chicken chips. As always, we pull no punches as we share our opinions on the flavor and ingredients.
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I'm glad you did the review of the flock chips. I've been curious about them, but it's such a small amount in each bag. The butcher I go to is happy to save the chicken the skin is for me from the chicken breasts, and I get them for free! I just need to call in the morning to let him know I want them, and then they save them for me. I either roast them in the oven at a high temperature, or make them in the microwave. They are delicious, and... FREE! I use different bottled seasonings, and they are delicious.
I will admit it's much easier and more convenient to buy a pre-made product, but I think I'll still stick with preparing my own.
I once heard a saying that goes something to the affect of "If you have only three friends, they should be a lawyer, a mechanic, and a butcher". 🙂
You’re fortunate to have a local butcher! Try the air fryer method! It comes out amazingly good!!
Retired butcher here. I don’t miss working but I miss being able to cherry pic all that I need to fill my freezer when things are on sale. 🤐
Thanks for the review guys! The soybean oil makes this a no for me as well, but in my kind I also don’t see the benefit over pork rinds. I guess if you don’t eat pork it could be a good chip alternative, but I love me some magical animal so I’m going to stick with my chicharrones. I hope all is well with the SK clan. Be well my friend 🙏
Love Conner’s honesty as a non Keto reviewer! However, no soybean oil for me! These comments and review should definitely be useful for the company!!! Use another oil!
Love you, Steve! Love you, Connor!
I happen to have a grill press pan that works great for making chicken skin chips. I’ve tried a bunch of different seasonings and they all taste great. I lay the skins out on the cold pan, season, put the press on top and turn on medium until they get going then turn to low and let them cook off some of the fat and become crispy. Soooo tasty! Thanks for the review!
I know a few others have addressed the soybean oil to flock, maybe if they get enough people on board they will change it out to a better oil. I'm all about paying a higher price for a decent product without inflammatory oils in them.
That would definitely get my vote
@@SeriousKeto I agree I would try them if they used another oil but I can’t imagine that the price wouldn’t sharply increase, giving me a different reason to pass. I am really not a fan of the “Keto tax” 🤬
@@gratefulhikes Look up Wilmar International and the seed oil lobby. Hell on earth
Connor's review, as a non-keto man, carries a lot of weight. He's a valuable member of your product review team! Thanks again for doing the heavy lifting.
I again appreciate Conner and your honest review. Thank you.
I think doing reviews with you son is awesome and does he do keto as well? Most younger people wont do keto because they do not see the long term benefits. Having another palate there to judge is very helpful thanks for another quality review!
He is not. Plus, his future wife is a dietitian, so… I’ll just leave it at that.
Literally the only channel I've gone straight to the links in the description and bought something. Keto chow, Amazon, and a few other things. I love your videos.
So enjoyed this video...lol like the way Conner’s smelt the chip first......good looking family....this is truth in advertising....thanks guys....
Thanks for the great review! Soybean oil is a no go for me as well. I've stopped buying commercially produced mayonnaise to avoid soybean oil which brings me to a long overdue thank you for your home made mayo video as well as the pickle mayo video as well!
Thank you for your reviews
I bought "Flock Original Chicken Skin Chips" last week in the natural foods section of Fred Meyer grocery (Kroger) and the ingredients are Chicken Skins, Salt, and Coconut Oil. So odd that the version you tested have soybean oil, which is a no go for me. Just wanted to let you know!
After this review, they sent me two flavors that used coconut oil.
@@SeriousKeto Did you find the coconut oil version to be less "oily" than the soybean version? I rather like these and would have them be a go to for travel. But if there are better ones out there, I am always game to try something new! 🙂
I haven’t tried them yet.
Always appreciate these reviews, thank you Steve. And thank you for being honest about the products.
Thanks for the review on these, I saw them and wondered how they were. (A bit too pricy for me though) Nice that Connor joined you too. I appreciate hearing his opinion.
This video inspired me to try different seasoning on plain pork rinds. The store-bought (Aldi) BBQ flavor is pretty awesome. I wrote Aldi and they fry their rinds in the rendered pork fat. I wonder if misting the rinds with vinegar and then salting would work, too (and help the salt stick).
Let me know if you try it.
@@SeriousKeto Ooh. Lots of fails before something worked. Just pouring on a seasoning worked a bit if the piece was concave, but still not so great. Spraying with vinegar and adding salt was okay. But I'm sure the dry salt & vinegar seasonings you can buy have all the flavors amped up compared to the real thing. But spraying pieces with olive oil was the real deal. Cajun, Tony Chachere, and Flavacol seasonings were pretty tasty. I used a big mixing bowl that I use for popcorn and I could see the same seasoning technique for that working with the large batches of rinds: spray, (wrist flip) mix, spray, mix, season, mix, season, eat. Just like seasoning popcorn there was an easy line to cross of having too much seasoning. Go lightly. I have a whole cabinet of seasonings that I want to experiment with. Anyone who else tries something new or variations, please post!
Thank you Steve and Connor. I’ll stick to pork rinds, I can’t do the soybean oil just to inflammatory.
I don’t buy Flock bc of the soybean oil, but they also make Hatch chicken crisps which are fried in coconut oil. They are DELICIOUS! I’d highly recommend them.
Thanks for sharing!!
Wow good to see Conner again I make my own chicken chips in my air fryer can control the ingredients thanks for all you do
Thanks for trying those so I don't have to. I didn't like the Carnivore Crisps chicken skin ones - they tasted like soap to me. I loved all of the beef ones but the cost of all of their products is beyond my budget. I got shaved steak at the grocery store and made my own just with salt and baked on parchment and it was like crispy beef bacon. Thanks to both of you!
Love your reviews with your family members.
Could you find out from Flock why some of their plain chicken skin chips are made with soybean oil and others are made with coconut oil? I live in Spokane Valley, WA and the ones I get at Fred Meyer (Kroger) are made with coconut oil.
Hmm, I was thinking of getting a dehydrater; but based on the other comments, I think I will try the slow bake method first. I have been freezing my eggshells to try out a baked eggshell powder you can add to foods, now I think I will save some of my chicken thigh skins to see if I can make my own chicken skin crisps. With IF, I find I have more time to experiment!
I really appreciate these reviews.
I think it depends on how low a temp you can get your oven to. I have a recipe coming soon that will require either a dehydrator or an oven that can sustain a temp of 155-160F.
I make my own chicken skin crisps. Whenever I buy chicken with skin on, I remove the skin and freeze it until I have enough to cook. Then I put it on my griddle on medium heat and cook until crisp.
Thanks for trying these guys. I am not a huge fan of any of these skin "chips" so your reactions just confirmed my original thoughts....they need some spicy seasoning to be good. Soybean oil would make them a no go for me.
Great review fellas!
I will try these thanks. Have you ever reviewed Wilde Chips? I love the pork ones and the chicken. The only ingredient I don’t know much about is tapioca flour. The rest seems healthy.
I didn't see tapioca flour in the ingredient lists of the ones we tried.
@@SeriousKeto I was talking about the brand Wilde. That’s the ingredient I don’t know about. The effects on keto that is.
Thank you for the review A friend of mine just had sent me a link to Amazon on these. It's great to know what you guys thought especially being so pretty pricey
Wish they would do without soybean oil; is reason why I completely have avoided trying them. Good to know some taste well though. I do really like the Wilde Brands ones, especially the chicken & waffles variety. Thanks to you & Connor for trying these out for us.
Connor did a superb job. Your bench is definitely deep over there with talent. Speaking of animal skins, I once got a pork shoulder picnic instead of a butt, I had no clue what to do with the skin, so I made pork cracklings. They were fantastic.
I bet they were.
I have gotten the original and the bbq in the past and I did really like the original. I wasn't super crazy about bbq, but I never really liked bbq potato chips either. I don't think I found the chips too oily. I had sort of forgotten about them and just placed an order with your code and also got the honey sriracha. That sounds fabulous. I also got bacon jerky. How bad could that be, right?
I am not going to worry about the ingredients because I haven't noticed any issues if I have a small amount of soybean oil from time to time. But that is one of those personal decisions we all have to make.
Agreed. We all make our choices. Sadly, there are a lot of folks who feel their choices should apply to everyone.
Thanks for the review, Steve and Connor! I've been eating Wilde Chicken Chips Salt and Vinegar, and their Himalayan Salt, but because I am addicted to crunch and haven't found any other chicken chips around me in Northern VA. Have you had those? Has anyone had trouble with the tapioca starch in them?
I haven’t had those.
Hi guys
Great review thank you
I ordered them one time and they were alright but it had nothing but tiny pieces in all the bags
Never ordered them again
I make them myself without any oil at all. Easy peasy in the air fryer.
I tried these last year, and the first couple of bags were tasty (luck of the draw, clearly). But after that, I kept finding fried feathers in my bags and I could tell which bags would have feathers by the barnyard smell mixed with burnt hair. I like fried chicken skins so I was jazzed about this whole idea. But I won’t eat these because of the potential for nastiness in random bags.
Yikes!
Ordered these a couple of years back. Pretty good.
I enjoyed the taste of the three flavored ones, but the soybean oil is a deal killer.
@@SeriousKeto Precisely why I only ordered them once. The only soy product I allow in my diet is the black soy beans.
That was great loved how you both interact absolutely priceless .
Hmmm might have to try the honey siricha. I concur on the soybean oil.
Appreciate the review guys! I think these might be cheaper on Amazon even with the discount on their website.
Thanks for the review. 👍 I don't understand why companies seemingly try to make a "keto" product/food, chip in this instance, and put soy bean oil and sugar in them. Sure maybe not much in this product but it can add up. Maybe this company is not going for keto?
I’ve been avoiding soybean (and other omega 6 oils) for awhile and just tested out my sensitivity by mindlessly eating some potato chips (couple of handfuls) and that was all it took to make my knees hurt. Pain is such an efficient reminder of why we do these things.
Yeah, you can kind of forget about inflammation until you eat a product that causes it to flare up again.
Comment of the day: “It’s like talking about baby names on the first date.”
A few years ago, I found homemade deep fried chicken skins seasoned with just salt and pepper from a bodega-type store, along with some homemade to-go meals. They were just packaged in zip lock bags! I loved them and I would frequent the store just for it. My kids thought I was too “ghetto” to like them! Ha, ha, who’s laughing now! Nowadays it’s an “it” snack and overly priced! We moved out of state since then and I missed it! I won’t be buying Flock, though!
I have used your reviews to make more than one buying decision. Thank you for the information. I'll have to avoid these I think because I don't want soybean oil.
Thank you Guys! Ya the soy bean oil is a definite No for us and we're not a fan of that maltodextrin either 👍. Love your videos Steve. Thanks again!
Great video! I've avoided purchasing these simply because of the soybean oil which gives me inflammation but if they taste well I can handle it.
We really loved the taste of the honey sriracha. The two big hurdles, are the soybean oil and the price. If you can clear those two hurdles, then I can definitely recommend that flavor.
Steve, could/how would you make these at home?
If you had a bunch of chicken skin and a deep fryer, you could.
I've been to 3 Butchers in my area to get chicken skin so I can make my own chips. These are so expensive, but I think they are delicious. None of the Butchers had any chicken skni. The 3rd Butcher told me that if I wanted chicken skin I would have to order an 80 pound box because Idaho does not raise chickens for consumption, only for eggs. He would have to order it from another state. So, I am going to buy chicken cuts with skin on to make my own!!
Interesting. It would be nice if it were more readily available...
Wow! Other than the soybean oil, they sound great.
Yeah, my heart really sank when Connor read that.
Thank you for the review! The soybean oil makes it a "no" for me, too.
I agree 100% I just posted a review on youtube (Chris Ridener). Very oily and left residue in my mouth...very small pieces. I only tried original version. Very expensive for the small portions too.
I make fried chicken skins all the time. I render the fat from the skins, refrigerate them over night, cut them into manageable pieces, then fry them in the rendered chicken fat. Salt them up, and they are crispy and delicious.
Sounds awesome. 😋
I probably wouldn't eat these chips the one bag had rancid oil in it with the soybean oil. Still loved the video with you guys trying the chicken flocks. Because of the fact that I had been dealing with inflammation in my body and the fact that I have not had any inflammation. I still like your videos
I had been wondering about these. Not happy about soybean oil either. 🙄
They’re worth a try. Thanks.
I’ve been curious about these as well but bummer on the soybean oil 😞 That makes it a no for us as well.
We’ll just stick to making our own chicken skin crisps in the air fryer 😉
We get those Max chicken chips here in HK at our local 7/11
I really like Gone Rogue chicken skin chips.
I have found that most brand's original chips are all greasy. So you might be on to something about the flavor powders helping with that.
Thx for video. ! Haven't seen them here in western Canada..no soy for me, and too pricey...I'll stick with pork rinds or keto crackers that I bake.
I received a free case of Hatch brand chicken skins to review...they taste about what you describe except they were thicker, bigger, tougher, and harder to chew!! I do not recommend Hatch!! 😬
I would much rather make my own in my air fryer!! 😋
Love y'all ❤💙💜
Thanks for the review.
@@SeriousKeto you're welcome 😁
Great review and Connor is a great co-taster. No soybean oil for me but chips are not something I crave either
I have an issue with the soybean oil. Thanks Steve and Connor for the review.
Product out of Thailand for $5.50 in the US? Living in Thailand, it's about time I get to see you review something I can get cheaper than you can purchase. It's about $10 for six of those packages here. Though I've not seen them in person, only online.
At that price, I'd buy them regularly.
Love them but yeah not crazy about the soybean oil. Such a bummer. Too high of a price for not great ingredients, if I'm buying stuff with crappy oil, I buy the cheap flavored pork rinds at walmart, and still not often.
i have messaged them a few times about using soybean oil, said they are looking to switch but its been a year with no updates
I ordered a case (guessing) 6 or 10 bags when they 1st came out. Maybe a year ago. Original was their only flavor I believe. Don't remember the price, but not cheap. Couldn't finish the 1st bag and gave the rest away. Too Greasey! Maybe I should give that sriracha flavor a try.
Early 2020 was when I first found them, and I got a case of original. Wasn’t thrilled with the soybean oil then. They haven’t made the changes based on my feedback. Maybe, they’ll hear us about the damn oil now.
As a diabetic, sugar, honey and dextrin are no-go's. Also, the soy bean oil. In fact, there are a lot of products that could be keto, but they ruin them with soy products and 'natural flavors' which are actually just derivations from nature and always add carbs. The idea of chicken skin 'chips' is fantastic, though. Maybe you can convince the company to make a better version!
I already told them my feelings.
To my mind just crisp up chicken skins (ideally in an air fryer) no extra flavour requirements....superb.
Do they puff up like a pork rind that way?
@@SeriousKeto no they don't really puff up. But as a substitute for crisps they are well suited. What gets me about them is that with just a light seasoning they taste more like chicken than chicken meat, so crispy (again air fryer comes into its own here). I'm a massive pork rind fan but my crispy chicken skins I would say is on a gourmet food level and I don't make that statement lightly.
I think I might try crushing them to top a keto casserole OR make my own in a non-inflammatory oil.
Tried these quite awhile back, and was not impressed. Not sure if I have even gotten through the 24 pack box that I purchased. They taste not so much like fried chicken skins, but a version that used a weird tasting oil to fry them, then they sat around drying for another off putting taste added to the current frying oil. For me I wont ever purchase again.
Connor and Courtney have the same voice tones..pretty cool. Fun review.
Those Max Oceans are made with palm oil. While maybe not as unhealthy as soybean oil, the fact they don't proudly tout any kind of compliance with palm oil sustainability programs makes me think they're pretty unhealthy for the forests.
“Bag of flock” just sounds funny. 😂
Tried these at Buc-ee’s. Hope they change to avocado oil
Yeah, I don't get why these companies continue to use trash oils.
I enjoyed your review and I was tempted to buy them before your review. BUT no soybean oil for me either. I am very limited buying keto snacks like this between BAD oil and BAD sweetners. I know they are cheap and that is why it is in all our food. I just have to make them myself or do without.
Emailed this company and they have a sister Co that fries in a different oil. Forgot the name but they will be glad to help.
It's like talking about baby names, on your first date. LOL
I love these but that soybean oil is the killer. Most aren’t that tiny, I agree that bag seems to have gotten crushed in shipping. I just don’t eat soy, and I’ve provided that feedback. Maybe since you and so many of the comments had the same reaction they’ll hear us now. The barbecue flavor is also super mild.
A friend bought me a couple of bags of the original, and I ate them only because I had them. I like chicken skin, but they were broken up and oily. And yes, too expensive. The soy oil turned me right off. I also do not like the 1 gram carb in the other flavors.
I've tried the Flock chips. I like the plain/original flavor best. The others were way too salty for my taste.
Hey! Time to make a recipe for meat crunch snacks!!
I'll add it to my very long list of requests....
@@SeriousKeto the list is RUclips SECURITY! LOL..
I tried the regular ones and they are waay too oily or greasy.
When they first came out I also tried the original. Couldn't eat them. Way too greasy. I am going to try the honey siracha ones in hopes they aren't like the original. Hope they are better 😃
@@susan-fd4kv post here how they are because my dog won't even eat the originals
@@Carol32547 lol. I believe that. They were nasty.
@@Carol32547 ok. The verdict is in! Don't waste your money! They are definitely a step up from the original flock just because they have a spicy flavor. The gross old stale grease tastes is still saturating them. They're gross. Maybe if I heat them up in the air fryer I can get some of the oil out? Idk worth a try. Lol.
@@susan-fd4kv thanks for the heads up.... yucky!!
I think its no for me because of the soy bean oil. I have been very aware of oils and fats after my gallbladder surgery. Trying to keep from having problems.
Chicken skin tastes better than pork rinds. I save the skin from rotissiere chicken and fry them or bake them when I have a bunch. I also love crispy fish skin.
The soybean oil is a big disappointment; way too inflammatory for me. Excellent review and thank you both!
Yea, I stay away from the soy bean oils as they give me problems with the inflammation but that me so I would past on these.
Thanks y'all... I'm with ya on the soybeans anything - I just hurt!!
Blessings
I use to eat these until I discovered Chickin Skin. Their “chips “ are way bigger and less greasy mouth feel and although they also have a small amount of Maltodextrin I don’t mind. They have more flavors to choose from as well. I also noticed Flock goes rancid tasting if u don’t eat them fast enough. Yuck
Good info. Thanks for sharing.
I was curious what you had to say about these. To me they were way to greasy. I couldn’t finish the bag. I threw them out. I’ll stick to my beloved rotisserie chicken skin.
I don't eat them anymore due to soybean oil. last straw was part of a chicken leg in a bag, at least I knew it was chicken lol
Yikes! Now I'm scared! 😬
Soybean oil and maltodextrin make it a pass for me.
Make sure you check the ingredients list on your vitamins (if you take any).
Will do!
Great review! Maybe that company will see this and switch from soybean oil to something healthier.
That would be nice.
You didn't talk about the fact that the chips still have pin feathers on them. Cooked right on. I can't get past that.
I didn't notice that.
I love the ChickN-Skin brand. Delish, I make nachos w/ them and they awesome. They don't use SB oil at all, just chicken skin & salt. They are big, and have great texture. I was not as big of a fan of the Flock brand. They just cannot touch the ChickN-Skin brand.
Good to know!
Ya i didn’t like them too greasy and a little funky , love 💕! WILDE chicken chips and their pork chips .
Just to mention I did not have the flavored ones and when i gave them feedback on not liking they use soybean oil they sent me a box that does not contain soybean oil . 💕
More like $3.25 for a 1 ounce bag of Flocks, holy crap! I'll stick to broiling up some chicken skins if I feel the need, they are quite tasty!
Soybeans don't bother me, thank goodness, or at least I haven't noticed it if it does, so I might just try the Honey Siracha.
The fact that Connor was so enthusiastic about them says a lot. 😄
Thank you guys for reviewing for us. I would not buy: too expensive and the bad boy oil!
I save the chicken skins from my own cooking and microwave for 1-2 minutes...until crispy. No oil needed.
Yes, I also agree soy has no place in keto. You should try MAC'S CHICHARRONES Spicy Nacho Cheese, made with real cheese.
40mg less sodium than plain and far superior in flavor. I have tried all flavors available.
I'm only mildly concerned with soy (I "mildly" avoid it), but soybean oil is something I "actively" avoid.
I make my own chicken skins , baked ...they are incredible that way ..NO EXTRA OIL NEEDED ..😏 🙏
Are they puffy like pork rinds?