[Homestead] Aging meat

Gene GeRue genegerue at ruralize.com
Thu Jan 15 09:42:04 EST 2009


On Jan 15, 2009, at 7:37 AM, Clansgian at wmconnect.com wrote:

>
>>> 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.

In the movie SHOGUN, with Richard Chamberlain, I recall one or more  
chickens hanging from a line in a back yard, just essentially rotting  
until deemed ready for kitchen preparation.





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