[Homestead] Aging meat

Leslie cayadopi at yahoo.com
Thu Jan 15 09:39:07 EST 2009


thanks!
 
(add to stockpile list.... lots and lots and lots of salt.... :-)

--- On Thu, 1/15/09, Clansgian at wmconnect.com <Clansgian at wmconnect.com> wrote:

From: Clansgian at wmconnect.com <Clansgian at wmconnect.com>
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Aging meat
To: cayadopi at yahoo.com, homestead at lists.ibiblio.org
Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 9:37 AM




>What about chickens?  Are they supposed to be "aged" first?

Absolutely!  If you slaughter a chicken six to ten weeks old (or a rabbit), you can cook it right away and it's OK.  But any older chicken, and any chicken of any age you want to be extra fine, age it in the coldest part of your refrigerator for two or (preferably) three days.  Put the dressed chicken in a plastic bag and put in enough mild salt water so that it comes in contact with all parts of the chicken.  The salt water prevents bacterial growth on the outside of the bird. 

Caution:  This will ruin you.  You will never be able to face the Colonel or Holly Farms again. 

James 


      


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