Enhanced Chicken Question


 
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Pat McCreight

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I have some chicken thighs that I purchased from Costco. The package says "With up to 7% water retained from chilling process."

Does that qualify as "enhanced" meat? I have cooked with it a few times and it tastes just fine.
 
Could mean the ice glaze they use. I've seen that on boneless breasts, and they have to attribute it on the package.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> Does that qualify as "enhanced" meat? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>No. It is plain water the meat might retain due to being chilled in cold-water vats after initial processing.

Try air-chilled chicken if it's available. Better flavor and better texture, imo.
 
Thanks Chris, that's good info.

How would you find an air-chilled chicken? Lots of the chicken I buy is just packed at the grocery store and doesn't mention either water retention or air chilling. Is it safe to assume that most chicken is water-chilled, and that air-chilled chicken would make a selling point out of it?
 
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