Originally Posted by
Bah Humbug
Honestly, not a fan. But my point is, a steak, cooked on its own, tastes good. Chicken "tastes good" when it's breaded and fried and basted and other effort is put into making it not taste terrible. The "chicken tastes good" crowd never (or almost never) likes chicken just grilled with a bit of salt and pepper.
You sound like you're coming at this from the boneless, skinless chicken breast perspective. If so, you're comparing the best(ish) beef cuts vs worst chicken cuts. Not exactly fair (there are a lot of ****ty beef cuts). But yeah, boneless, skinless breast is the leanest and needs the most help if you're going to have it solo.
Whole roasted chicken? Awesome, even with just S&P. For that matter, skin-on chicken breast is still good, cooked skin-side down in the skillet and then flipped and finished in the oven. Deglazing the pan is extra awesomeness.