Chicken of the Sea

4 reviews for Chicken of the Sea

1. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Brian K – August 11, 2025

   Mild, Drenched, Salty.

   Mild flavor.
   Drenched with a watery liquid.
   Fairly salty for some reason.

   Chicken of the sea has a clean, fresh flavor that is consistent with their high quality standards, however that equates to a very mild mackerel flavor, overly watered down product that has been seasoned with salt beyond an enjoyable level.

   Great product if you want to eat it straight out of the bag without worry of offending others with the strong, fishy odor that mackerel is famous for. It's unfortunate that I don't find it suitable for use in other entrée dishes.

   Value for the money?: Yes.
   Ease of use?: Very easy.
   Easy to store?: Yes.
   Versatile?: Not in my opinion.
   Would I buy it again?: Yes, but not expecting to use it for anything but a snack food.

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2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   K. Sayers – August 11, 2025

   Quite a bargain for the nutrition it offers

   There is a lot of chunky, nearly whole fish packed inside each can. If you love fish, you will like this product. I am thankful for the recipe enclosed within one of these reviews!
   I actually buy this by the case for my dogs and cats. Dog and cat food is so expensive these days, and full of fillers and plant protein, which is not utilized well by our carnivore pets. This product can't be beat for nutrition to $$ ratio!
   One problem is bent cans. Not sure why, but I get bent cans in each shipment. Last time, in my subscription box, was a case of this mackerel that had apparently been drop from up high. The cans were so severely damaged, some were actually bent over the top of their neighboring cans. The box itself was pretty severely damaged and it was plain to see how the box had hit the ground very hard to make this sort of extensive damage.
   It had to have happened before it left the Amazon packing line because nothing else in the box was damaged. There was no indication that the shipping company had dropped or damaged the box that contained several of my subscription items, including the boxed case of mackeral.
   Every can in the case was bent severely, so much so that I would never serve this to myself nor my animals. I wouldn't have been able to open them anyway, with a normal can opener.
   So, I called Amazon right away. Because I have many montly subscriptions, and buy from Amazon regularly, they told me they would waive the "no return" policy on food JUST THIS ONCE. They refunded me and I discarded the cans, sadly.
   I immediately canceled my subscription because if this happens again, I am out the money, by no fault of my own, of course.
   Well, after searching, I cannot find such a bargain for this type of fish. I have reluctantly and cautiously resubscribed. I hope this never happens again, but if it does, I will have to accept the loss.
   Side note: I had received numerous shipments prior with only slight issues with a few very slightly dented cans, which I did indeed use with no proplems.

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3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Amazon Customer – August 11, 2025

   Really good and an excellent source of calcium among other nutrients

   I ordered this to make fresh dog food but in reading the reviews I realized that it might be another good fish for fish salad. So I opened a can today and the reviews are correct. It's a different taste than canned tuna. It's much milder. Don't be shocked when you open the can. For those who don't know, fish bones become edible in the canning process so they'll be in there with the meat. Expect it. That's not a bad thing. We need calcium in our diet and in eating the flesh you'll never know they're there. Trust me on that; canned fish bones are edible. When I make the dogfood if I use canned fish with bones I don't need to add any other source of calcium. We work the same way.

   OK, since it's so mild in flavor it would take on flavors you want to put with it. Look online for canned mackerel recipes. Today I just used mayo and onion and again, it's tasty.

   One can drained and the lid pressed down (hold the can upside down) to press out the water yields the approx' equivalent of 1 1/2 cans of tuna. That's a guess.

   Dogs love the juice, just go easy on serving it to them due to the sodium content. I use it as a flavoring sprinkled on their food and not as a large part of their food.

   Yeah, I'll keep ordering this! I like it, and it's a 2 fer. I use fer me and one fer the dogs.

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4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Amazon Customer – August 11, 2025

   Strong and Fishy.

   Fish in a foil packet. Ok, some people like kale. Some people will never like it, and no amount of kale massage can change their opinion. Same with mackerel. My advice is: if you don't like fishy fish, you probably shouldn't get this. Me? I LOVE sardines and mackerel. Nice, oily fish with a strong flavor. I've gotten 3 cases of this product, and have found it to be consistently good. It's not too strong for mackerel – I've had stronger tasting stuff. Also it has fairly big chunks of fish considering the size of the package, not a lot of "crumbs", and no bones. The packet is a nice size for a serving. My cats love the juice/oil. A drawback is that I can't open it without scissors as I have to pull so hard the packet rips suddenly and fishy juice goes everywhere – something to consider if you're taking it in your lunch for work. Or camping in bear country. It would be bad to go hiking in bear territory if you spilled mackerel juice all over your spiffy REI outfit.
   I'm pretty much happy with the quality and price. It's handy, good for sandwiches. It's good with Greek olives. It's good on a micro-greens salad. I think I read some people complained about where it came from. Are there even cannery facilities in the US anymore? It would be great if this was a product of the USA, but it's not. I choose not to judge it on that. Unless the quality takes a nosedive, I'll continue getting this.

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