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News.com.au
10 hours ago
- General
- News.com.au
‘Lightning speed': Coles worker's hack to shred roast chicken
A Coles deli worker has shared the 'insider secret' staff use to shred roast chicken at 'lightning speed' – and it doesn't require any special equipment. Ellie, a 22-year-old who regularly shares glimpses into her job at the supermarket giant, posted a video demonstrating her expert technique for quickly shredding chickens using only her hands. Her viral TikTok explains that hand-shredding multiple hot roast chickens is a regular task at the store. She explained that if Coles chickens aren't sold by the end of the night, they are taken from the warmer to be shredded, chilled, and sold at the deli as cold meat. Ellie pointed out that many people prefer to buy cold shredded chicken for salads or sandwiches but do not want to purchase a whole chicken. The viral chicken shredding method First, Ellie puts on two sets of gloves to protect her hands from the heat. Then, she pulls the skin away from the chicken and discards it. 'And why is that? You want to release some of the heat (from the chicken) … and we don't want the skin in our shredded chicken,' she said. Next, she pulls the chicken apart with both hands, starting with the breasts and placing them on an empty tray. She then takes one of the drumsticks and turns the chicken over to access the underside. She lifts both chicken thighs simultaneously with her hands, showing how it 'comes off really quickly', before adding them to her tray. 'You don't want any of the dark meat (for shredded chicken) though, so make sure you're not getting any of that,' Ellie advised. The staffer then explained that it's Coles' policy to get around 450 grams of meat from each chicken – implying that the breast and thigh alone were enough. The next step is essential – ensuring no bones are left behind in the pile of chicken pieces. She 'mushes' the meat down, getting it into 'every crevice of the tray', which reveals any stray bones. Once it's bone-free, she moves on to the shredding, working systematically across the tray, 'squishing' and 'kneading' the chicken through her hands to pull it apart. 'There you go, quick and easy,' she concluded after just a few moments of using this technique. Holding up the tray of shredded chicken, she admits this method has made this her favourite part of her deli job. The clip has now been viewed over 330,000 times, with fellow deli workers and everyday Aussies alike shocked that they had never tried this simple trick. 'Do I work at Coles? No. Did I watch the whole thing? Yeah,' one viewer admitted. 'Honestly the best thing I've ever learnt from working at Coles,' said another. 'Comes in handy so much at home'. 'I feel very prepared for chicken shredding,' a third wrote. Others were just shocked that the shredded chicken they saw at the deli was from leftover rotisserie chicken and claimed it was unjustifiably marked up. Ellie replied, clarifying: '$12.50 roast chicken = approx. 450g shredded, which is approximately $27.8/kg. We sell the shredded chicken for $27/kg, but have to sell it within the day, so often discount it by about 7pm. But you do get the rest of the chicken with the rotisserie!' It comes after a $5 Kmart chicken shredder went viral in February for promising to make shredding cooked meat a breeze. Meal preppers and protein enthusiasts declared the nifty device a 'must-have,' as did parents who prepare their children's lunch boxes. It's simple to use – just place the cooked chicken inside, put the lid on, and turn the handles from side to side to shred the meat. The non-slip base keeps everything stable while the tool is in use, ensuring there's no mess.
Al Jazeera
7 days ago
- General
- Al Jazeera
Aboriginal community shaken by second death in Australian police custody
The family of Kumanjayi White are asking for CCTV footage and an independent investigation a week after the 24-year-old died in police custody at a supermarket in Alice Springs, Central Australia. 'The young Warlpiri man who died in police custody in Coles [supermarket] in Alice Springs on Tuesday May 27 is my Jaja [grandson],' White's grandfather, Warlpiri leader Ned Hargraves, said in a statement on Tuesday. 'We know that he was held down by two police until he lost consciousness and perished. But at the moment we are in the dark about what really happened,' Hargraves added. 'Family representatives need to see all available footage of this incident immediately – both CCTV and body cam so we can understand what happened to my Jaja,' he said. 'But so far they are refusing to grant this.' While details are still emerging of the circumstances surrounding the death, Hargraves said his grandson had been living in supported accommodation because of disabilities. 'He needed support and not to be criminalised because of his disability,' Hargraves said. Gene Hill, who previously worked at the supermarket, told public broadcaster ABC that he knew the victim. 'One glance at him and you can see he's got special needs,' said Hill, adding that the supermarket required interpreters and Indigenous security guards to help with the language barrier between English and local Indigenous languages. The Northern Territory Police Force (NTPF) said last week that White 'stopped breathing' after he was 'restrained' by two plainclothes police officers. The 'police will now investigate this matter on behalf of the coroner', the NTPF added, in a statement. Independent federal senator Lidia Thorpe, Northern Territory community group Justice Not Jails, and human rights organisation Amnesty International are among those supporting the family's calls for an independent investigation. Northern Territory Senator and federal Australian minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy last week acknowledged the 'many traumas' the Warlpiri community in the remote Yuendumu area, where White hailed from, had experienced and said 'calls for an independent investigation may be warranted'. 'It may be important to do that, given that there is such tension,' McCarthy, from the centre-left Labor federal government said, according to the ABC. But Northern Territory (NT) Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro told ABC Radio Darwin 'it is entirely appropriate' for the NT police to investigate. 'This is exactly what happens for all deaths in custody,' Finocchiaro, from the conservative Country Liberal Party (CLP), said. Finocchiaro dismissed McCarthy's comments as 'really unhelpful' and 'uneducated'. 'If she wants to support the people of Yuendumu and people concerned about this, then the best thing she can do is use her powerful voice to call for calm and confidence in the NT Police Force,' Finocchiaro said. The Justice Not Jails advocacy group said the Country Liberal Party's 'tough on crime' approach in the Northern Territory had contributed to increased policing of Aboriginal people like White, in the lead up to his death. 'Kumanjayi White's death has occurred in the context of the CLP's relentless and racist attacks on Aboriginal families and communities,' Justice Not Jails said in a statement. 'These attacks include reforms to bail and sentencing that have significantly increased the number of Aboriginal people in prison, increasing the risk of further deaths in custody,' the group said. A candlelight vigil was held for White in Sydney on Sunday, with more protests planned around Australia in the coming days. Kumanjayi White's death comes six years after nineteen year old Kumanjayi Walker was shot by Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe. The two deaths at the hands of police have left the small community of Yuendumu, which has a population of about 870 people and is located some 293 km (182 miles) from Alice Springs, reeling. Northern Territory coroner Elisabeth Armitage was due to deliver the findings of the inquest into Walker's death in 2019 next week, however, at the request of the family this has been deferred. The Northern Territory Courts said the findings will 'now be handed down on July 7 in either Yuendumu or Alice Springs'. The inquest into Walker's death began after a jury found former soldier-turned police officer Zachary Rolfe was 'not guilty' of murdering Walker in March 2022. Walker's death prompted widespread protests around Australia, as one of 595 Indigenous people to have died in police custody since a 1991 Royal Commission. White's grandfather Hargraves pointed out that his grandson died on the fifth anniversary of the death of George Floyd, whose death in the United States prompted worldwide Black Lives Matter protests. White's death also occurred during Reconciliation Week in Australia, he added. 'I am angry and frustrated that yet another one of our young men has lost his life at the hands of the police,' Hargraves said. 'Has our community not gone through enough?'A post shared by Justiceforwalker_ (@justiceforwalker_)
The Guardian
27-05-2025
- The Guardian
Man dies after being restrained by police at Coles supermarket in Alice Springs
A man has died in custody in Alice Springs after being restrained when police intervened in an altercation at a Coles supermarket. The Northern Territory Police communications centre received reports at around 1.10pm Tuesday local time that a man and a security guard at the Coles were involved in an altercation, police said in a statement. Two police officers were in the store at the time and restrained the man. ' 'A short time later, the man stopped breathing and CPR was commenced,' the police statement said. The man was taken to Alice Springs hospital by St John Ambulance and was pronounced dead just after 2.20pm. The incident is being treated as a death in custody, and major crime section detectives were travelling to Alice Springs to continue the investigation, police said. A crime scene was established at the shopping centre, which will remain closed for the time being.
