Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Chicken Prep. Safety

Consumer Reports:

Overall, air-chilled organic broilers were among the cleanest. No matter what chicken you buy, you need to take precautions:

•Buy chicken that's well wrapped.
•Pick from the bottom of the case, where it should be the coolest.
•Put it in a produce bag so you don't cross-contaminate other foods.
•Once home, use a cutting board that's just for raw poultry and meat.
•After prepping chicken, use hot, soapy water and paper towels to wash and dry anything you and the raw chicken might have touched.
•Cook chicken to at least 165 degrees.
•If you're not going to prepare chicken within one to two days, freeze it.

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