The choice and purchase of chicken, its subsequent storage at home is not an easy task. The taste of dishes will depend on many factors: freshness of meat, proper bleeding, storage conditions at work and at home. Depending on the intentions of the hostess, the chicken can be kept in the refrigerator or frozen.
It is necessary
- - hen;
- - ice;
- - vacuum container;
- - packages.
Instructions
Step 1
When buying chilled chicken, pay attention to its appearance, so you can determine that the product is of high quality and this will be the key to its successful storage. The bird's skin should be white, not transparent, without spots, punctures and bruises. The bones must be intact. There should be no unpleasant odor. It is better to transport the chicken from the store home in a special package.
Step 2
It is better to buy chilled chicken for cooking than frozen. The quality of the meat of the latter is greatly lost, since when it freezes, muscle fibers are destroyed, and proteins and minerals are more easily washed out during cooking.
Chilled poultry can be refrigerated for up to 5 days. It is best to keep the chicken in a vacuum container on ice at + 2 ° C.
Step 3
If you are not going to cook chicken in the coming days, then, of course, it is better to store it in the freezer. Pay particular attention to the packaging when freezing poultry meat. It must be durable, moisture resistant and airtight. Before freezing, cut the chicken into the required portions and pack in tight simple or vacuum bags. You can also use plastic containers. Remove air if possible. Write the date of the freeze. Remember to store in a freezer at -12 ° C for no more than 5 months.
Step 4
When choosing frozen chicken in the store, pay attention to the fact that there should be no ice in the package. His presence suggests that the bird has already thawed and has been re-frozen. If you are not going to cook the chicken right away, then immediately put it in the freezer. Do not forget to affix the expiration date label. It is counted from the moment of freezing in production and is indicated on the package.
