Zaycon Foods is coming to Washington next month and their sale is now live! They are offering 40-lb cases of boneless, skinless chicken breast for $1.89/lb (works out to $75.60) and 30-lb cases of hickory smoked bacon for $2.99/lb (works out to $89.70).
What is Zaycon Foods?
Zaycon Foods is a privately owned company that works to pass on wholesale prices to families. In order to accomplish this, Zaycon Foods sells their food to the consumer in the form of events versus selling in a store. The result is quality food at substantial savings! They started in a few PNW states, but have since expanded to all the lower 48.
While Zaycon Foods is primarily known for its awesome chicken breast sales, they also have events for ground beef, bacon, and even fruit sales in the summer.
One thing you should be mindful of is that Zaycon Foods sells their items in set quantities and they are large. As an example, the chicken breast is sold in 40 lb boxes. So plan on some prep time afterwards! If space and/or money is limited, you can always split with a friend. Each box contains (4) 10 lb bags, so you could easily split them up.
How to take advantage of Zaycon Foods’ orders
The first thing you must do is create a Zaycon Foods account. From there, you’ll be able to view upcoming events for your area, and make purchases.
Next to each event, you’ll see the time/date along with ordering instructions, like this:
On the date of the event, bring your receipt and drive to the designated location. I’ve been through this process a few times now and can tell you it’s all very well organized. There are signs, ample workers, and you won’t even have to get out of the car. They’ll load it right up for you!
Isn’t that a lot of chicken?
It really depends.
One thing I’ve done before it to set the day aside and I made chicken cordon bleu, curry chicken, teriyaki chicken, and a few others. Perfect for the freezer and for sharing with my sister who’d just had a baby. I also have friends who just split up a case.
I have a couple cookbook resources for you, if you’re interested.
First, Fix, Freeze, and Feast (Amazon). You can nab it for about $10 at Amazon, or you could check your local library.
Second, Angela from Frugal Living NW wrote an e-book last year entitled The Ultimate Guide to Freezer Friendly Meals: Chicken. It’s only $3.99 now and you can download it immediately.
For more information, you may wish to read my review post which shares my own experience with Zaycon and more about the quality of the chicken.
If you’re interested, you might want to jump as this sale actually does sell out pretty quickly.
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