Antone Jones Webboard User Reg: 11-16-2005
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Thank you all for the replies. And yes, as mentioned, I do rinse the chicken. I figured that by rinsing it MIGHT remove some of the salt.
I'll check to see if I can find a butcher shop b/c I'd rather not have to worry about the salt and whatnot when I buy meat for my pup. Thanks again everyone.
I'm afraid that washing the chicken to remove the salt is a complete waste of time. What is done is that the chicken is sourced from places like Brazil or Thailand, the meat is salted dry to save on weight and import duties and then once imported, the chicken is tumbled with warm water to rehydrate it and phosphates and carrageenen (or, illegally, beef collagen) added to keep the water in. Washing won't help because the additives are evenly distributed *throughout* the chicken. If the chicken is cheap and frozen, it's pretty much a sure bet it's been salted down and rehydrated (and it's not unusual to see chicken over 80% water), though even 'fresh' bird isn't exempt -- look for a declaration of 100% chicken to avoid this.
Butchers can be a better source than supermarkets, but they're no guarantee -- many do just buy in the cheap stuff and charge a premium for it but a good butcher can be worth his weight in ox-bones. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> And cost less than one would think.
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003
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Actually most chicken consumed in the U.S. is grown in the U.S. ( over nine billion a year ) and the U.S. is the leading *exporter* of chicken in the world with the 2005 estimate to be 4.9 million lots ( each lot being 1000 lbs. of chicken broiler meat )
Just a litte agricultural trivia for ya'll.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Just did a google on Tyson, wasn't aware of racial bias case and others (i.e. wages). I guess on a consumer-retailer level I prefer Costco over Walmart since their business methods has a more direct affect to "my" local area. If Tyson Farms was in my local area and I was aware of and affected by their business methods I would try to avoid their products. But choosing the lesser of two evils - I choose better quality/less processed from a more ethical retailer.
As far as washing chicken after purchase, the brining process is meant to impregnate the meat throughout, so a surface cleansing does not eliminate the salts and adddivites
alice oliver Webboard User Reg: 09-14-2005
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my dog simply won't eat chicken that has been brined. we first noticed this with chickens from the hutterite colony--if there was so much as a piece of hutterite chicken in his bowl, he wouldn't touch any of it. later i visited the colony and saw the chickens soaking in brine---aha!
then he started refusing other brands of chicken. it turned out there was only one brand of commercial chicken he would eat--sanderson farms from albertson's. and it turns out its the only chicken available in my area that has no additives. i would never have noticed this had it not been for my dog being able to tell the difference between a sanderson's, tyson's, or foster farms chicken!
i'm about to buy several cases of turkeys at the cheap holiday bargain price from albie's. i'd better check on the additives first! thanks for the heads up.
Pardon me, I forgot a few very important words: 'In the U.K.' <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Though I see a lot of added water chicken marketed on the claim that it 'adds succulence' (opinion on that deleted)
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Actually most chicken consumed in the U.S. is grown in the U.S. ( over nine billion a year ) and the U.S. is the leading *exporter* of chicken in the world with the 2005 estimate to be 4.9 million lots ( each lot being 1000 lbs. of chicken broiler meat )
Just a litte agricultural trivia for ya'll.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
I'm glad I don't have to go to Walmart to get the chicken. I have a Pilgrams Pride processing plant where I live. I just go down and get fresh cut up chicken.
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