An Honest Review of Flock Chicken Chips
If you want to watch the full video review of these Flock Chicken Chips, you can check it out below. Otherwise, read on!
How do crunchy chips made out of chicken skin sound to you?
Maybe it sounds amazing. Maybe it sounds disgusting. Maybe you have zero feelings towards crunchy poultry snacks.
Well, like it or not, you’re about to learn how I feel about them!
I’ve seen reviews for these chips all over the map. If you do a search on Amazon, you’ll get people saying these are the best chips ever, and others saying that these chips made them vomit because they’re so rancid.
People are so dramatic.
If you want an honest, actually helpful review, read on. I’ve got you covered.
What are Flock Chicken Chips?
To be honest (which is the whole point of this post) I had never heard of chicken chips prior to this review.
Flock Foods reached out to me and asked if I would be willing to try their products in an exchange for an honest review, and I’m not one to turn down snacks. Especially if those snacks are high protein. As long as they know I’m going to be 100% honest, I’m always open to trying new snacks and letting you know how they are.
Now, the idea of chicken chips is new to me. They’re made from deep-fried chicken skins and seasoning, nothing else.
Here’s the description of these chips from the Flock website: With the crispy and crunchy texture of potato chips (without the carbs) and the protein of jerky, this is the ultimate guilt free, keto friendly, low carb, and high protein snack.
Personally, I don’t gravitate towards meat-based snacks. Whether it’s jerky or pork rinds, they’re not super appealing to me. So what is the appeal of these chicken chips?
For me, it’s the fact that they’re pretty high in protein. For others, the fact that they contain 0 carbs (especially if following a keto diet) is super appealing.
While these Flock chips are very high in fat (chicken skin it naturally high in fat, then you add more from deep-frying) they are also very high in protein compared to regular chips.
Since I don’t eat a keto or low-carb diet, clearly I’m not the target for these chips. But, carbs or not, the nutrition facts look pretty similar to some protein bars on the market, so it’s not all bad.
First impressions of Flock Chicken Chips
Overall, the serving sizes are incredibly disappointing. While one bag is a full serving, the bag is barely filled up 1/4 of the way.
This is to be expected, though, as chicken skins are very high in calories. If they had filled the bag up completely, you’d likely be looking at 600+ calories in a tiny bag, which nobody would end up buying.
Texture: These chips are super crunchy, and they look & crunch very similarly to wonton chips. If you’ve ever ordered Chinese food and had those wonton chips on the side, these are very similar. They’re very crunchy, yet still light & airy.
However, I must add that these are definitely on the greasy side and they’ll leave your fingers feeling pretty oily.
Taste: I did not know what to expect going into trying these, but these truly do taste like fried chicken. More specifically, it tastes like you’re eating the crunchy outer layer of fried chicken. Makes sense, right? I mean, that’s exactly what these chips are!
Is it strange just snacking on fried chicken? To me, it kind of is. But like I mentioned earlier, I’m not much of a fan of eating beef jerky or pork rinds, which fall into a very similar category.
Overall Thoughts: These chips taste exactly like you’d expect deep-fried chicken skin to taste. Honestly, they taste much better than I anticipated (scroll down to see my thoughts on each individual flavor) but they still don’t get me super excited.
With right around 200 calories and such a tiny serving size per bag, I’d personally rather eat a protein bar. But, to each their own! These are definitely aimed at the keto market, which I am not a part of, so it takes away a little bit of the appeal to me.
Original Flock Chicken Chips Review
The Original Flock Chicken Chips taste exactly like fried chicken. If you were to buy a bucket of fried chicken and just eat the crunchy outer layer, it would taste identical to these chips.
Is that a good thing? Sure, if you love fried chicken, it is!
They are salty and crunchy the way you’d want chips to be and they taste as advertised. They’re quite greasy, but considering the high fat content (and the nature of deep-fried foods) that’s to be expected.
Salt & Vinegar Flock Chicken Chips
The salt & vinegar Flock Chicken Chips taste just like a saltier version of the Original, which is significantly better in my mind.
I actually do not like salt & vinegar flavored chips, so I was expecting to hate this flavor. But you can’t taste any vinegar in these chips at all.
That’s bad news if you love salt & vinegar chips, but good news if you’re like me and you don’t enjoy the pungent flavor of vinegar.
Overall, these chips just taste like salty fried chicken. If I was choosing between these and the original, I’d choose salt & vinegar every single time. The extra salt definitely improves the flavor!
Honey Sriracha Flock Chicken Chips
The Honey Sriracha Flock Chicken Chips are Chrissy Teigen’s creation. Apparently she loves these chicken chips so she partnered up to create this unique flavor with them.
The flavor is surprisingly spot-on. They’re quite spicy, which I really enjoy, but the sweetness definitely comes through. There’s a generous coating on each chip, and these definitely have the most flavor of any of the chips I tried.
With the honey sriracha, the chicken flavor is actually very minimal. In fact, if you had just given me this flavor to try, I would not have known they were chicken chips. For me, that’s preferred! If you’re hoping to have a chip that tastes like spicy chicken, I believe you’ll be disappointed in this flavor.
But, if you just want a delicious chip (or you specifically don’t want to eat a chip that tastes like chicken skin) then this is the flavor for you.
Final thoughts: are Flock Chicken Chips worth trying?
I enjoyed these chips more than I thought I would, and it turns out my dog really liked them, too.
That being said, I’m still not sure I’d be rushing out to buy these for myself. While the flavor is quite accurate to what you’d expect from chicken chips, that’s not really a snack I find myself craving.
On the Flock website, you can order 8-packs of these chicken chips for $24, putting them at $3 per bag. Considering the tiny amount of chips you get in each bag, $3 is a hefty price to pay.
Since I’m not keto, I can’t justify the high cost, as I’d much rather just eat regular chips and then get my protein in elsewhere. But, much like Protein Cereal, sometimes you just want to snack on some extra protein, which I totally understand.
Have you tried Flock Chicken Chips? I’d love to hear how you feel about them. Let me know in the comments!
The chips are very good, unforunately I ve placed my last order. The price for the amount you get in a bag is utterly disturbing. Gouging.
I tried them on a road trip home, I was excited to try them, I was disappointed with amount in bag as well, I got the regular, they were delicious, more salt was desired, but I still liked them. Couldn’t put the bag down till they were gone. Lol. Thanks for this review, I’ll definitely try the salt and vinegar 😋
Flock Chips for some locations are hard to find or they merely don’t seem to exist. I love the BBQ ones as well as the original flavor. I was disappointed in the volume of product that o had just purchased for $6.99 at my local Fred Meyers store . I’ve just mailed a bag to my sis in law because she can’t find them.p
My Grandson bought me some yesterday at sprouts the only flavor they had was bbq..oh so yummy! Love them n I am a diabetic so perfect snack for me! But he paid $7 for a 2.5 oz bag ugh really expensive! I maybe buy off sight for cheaper! But taste spot on when I can I would like to try original n vinager n salt….
Bad not worth my money would like to refund
I have no affiliation with the company, I just reviewed the product. I hope you get it resolved!
I hated them. They’re greasy and in the car of BBQ DROWNING in “flavor”. They had me belching fatty chicken fast all day. I tried to give them to my dog…who flat out REFUSED. Not kidding. These are horrible!! Glad YOU liked them.
Definitely not for everyone! I’d say that chicken chips in general are very much an acquired taste. I certainly don’t love them, personally.
I went to their website and had a half off code for my order. When I went checkout they wanted to charge me an additional $14.99 for shipping. Their web page shows $5 flat fee for shipping. This company is trying to make more money from already an extremely high priced product!
I sent them text also they responded pretty quick with a free shipping code but can’t stack with the half off code. After I told them I was not interested they ghosted me!
Damn, I’m sorry!!
Like many snacks these chicken Skins are not the healthiest choice. At $3 a bag for 1 oz it’s also not the most economical snack product. About double the price of pork skin and three times the price of potato chips. I really cannot find myself to purchase again and at those prices the dog did not get any. How about cooking these and vegetable oil and at that price maybe even peanut oil. That’s soybean oil is a poor choice
$3 is steep, but I’d be willing to pay it had you not chose a cheap oil as soybean oil. Come on, do the right thing and use an oil that isn’t bad for your health!
@Lisa, I agree. The soybean oil is a turn off. Use Avocado oil, especially at that price.
@Theresa, I was about to place a big order until I had to look hard to see on the label they’re fried in soybean oil. Bummer! Always a little poop in the brownie these days!
@Lisa, agree! I try to avoid all unhealthy seed/vegetable oils. I loved the taste of these chips but due to use of soybean oil, I cannot eat them. I think if they used avocado oil or beef tallow, these would be a game changer.
I tried these and they we’re quite delicious. That being said “The rent is just too damn high!!!”. I will not be buying these again as I cannot justify the high price for one serving of something that I really shouldn’t be eating anyway.
I enjoyed the original chicken chips, however they were a bit greasy on the fingers like you said. I thought the sodium content of 210 was a bit high but considering I won’t be eating them every day it’s ok. So for a 0 carb, 0 sugar treat, I think it’s worth it & the taste is pretty good. (I’ve been secretly wanting someone to do a fried chicken skin only snack since I was a kid)
Agree pretty much with everything you’ve said here, including my dog loves these too. I would say the Original flavor seemed very salty to me and you have to get used to these before you eat them as an regular snack and a small amount is all you can eat at a time.
Haha, I’m glad to know that other dogs like it, too. And I totally agree- I don’t think I’d be able to eat a ton at once
Jewish people have been eating these for thousands of years! We call them grebines ( gree – Ben – ez). When you have raw chicken to cook, take the fat pieces from the chicken and sauté in a pan slowly. Add salt and slowly render the liquid fat. Pier off liquid- this is schmaltz- used as olive oil or corn oil. The solid pieces left is grebines. Yummy, but in small portions.