Choosing chicken meat for yourself and your family, it is very important not to "run into" stale and low-quality products. To avoid this, it is necessary to learn to distinguish fresh meat from poor quality.
Instructions
Step 1
When buying a chicken, pay attention to the packaging, it must not be damaged. Pinkish ice crystals should not be present inside the package, as this may indicate that the chicken has been thawed and re-frozen. And this can lead to the development of bacteria.
Step 2
Be aware that spoiled poultry has a gray or greenish gray meat, and the anus may have purple spots. At first, the meat of such a chicken has a damp smell, and later it acquires a putrid and sour smell. The meat of fresh chicken is dense, elastic, light pink in color, the skin of which is slightly moist and has a yellowish tint with pinkish spots.
Step 3
Keep in mind that fresh chicken meat is non-sticky and non-slip to the touch. The fat of a young bird is lighter. Currently, the packages are outlined with various labels about the manufacturer, so if you have any doubts about the chicken, tear the corner of the package and smell it, with the permission of the seller.
Step 4
Do not buy frozen chicken, as some producers increase the weight of the bird by 40% with water injections. This chicken loses all its nutrients after thawing.
Step 5
If buying a whole carcass, pay attention to the mouth and beak. The mouth should be pink, slightly shiny and odorless. And the beak is glossy, dry and resilient.
Step 6
Define youthfulness soft, white, streaked and have small scales - this is a young carcass, and if rough, yellow and large scales are old.
Step 7
Pay attention to the age of the chicken, which is determined by the tip of the brisket. In a young bird, it is not yet ossified, cartilaginous and easily bent.
