[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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