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02-How Do I Buy Great Chicken or Turkey? |
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LABEL AND PACKAGE * Check the sell-by date on the label (product dating is not a federal requirement). This shows the last day the product should be sold, but the product will still be fresh if prepared and eaten within two days of this date. * Package trays or bags should have very little or no liquid in the bottom. * Avoid torn and leaking packages. * Avoid packages that are stacked in the refrigerator case too high. They may not be cold enough, which shortens shelf life. * Frozen poultry should be hard to the touch and free of freezer burn. ODOR AND APPEARANCE * Check for a fresh odor. Off odors can usually be smelled through the plastic, so if you smell something unusual, the product is not fresh. * Select whole birds and cut-up pieces that are plump and meaty with smooth, moist-looking skin. * Skinless, boneless products should look plump and moist. * The color of chicken skin doesn't indicate quality. Skin color can range from yellow to white, depending on what the chicken was fed. Turkey, however, should have cream-colored skin. * The cut ends of the poultry bones should be pink to red in color; if they are gray, the bird is not as fresh. * Avoid poultry with traces of feathers. It may not have been handled properly, and the feathers don't add anything to a cooked dish! HANDLING POULTRY WHILE SHOPPING * Avoid contamination of grocery-cart contents! Place poultry in plastic bags, and put them in a part of the shopping cart so that any bacteria that may be present in the juices does not drip on and contaminate other foods, especially those that will be eaten without further cooking. From "Betty Crocker Best Chicken Cookbook." Text Copyright 1999 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sign up for our free monthly newsletter, with recipes, cooking tips and more! |
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