Why You Should Only Buy Small Chickens, According to Ina Garten

In a Garten's views on smaller chickens are not A simple staff preference — There is science And culinary skill has back those views up. For example, bigger chickens are subject has A condition called "wooded breast," which occurs When THE animals to grow has A abnormally fast rate. THE physical stress of fast growth results In THE breast meat having more collagen And fat, And less protein. Just as THE name suggests, This results In A wooded, fibrous, And harder texture When You are eat THE meat (but This only occurs In THE breasts, not In other rooms as THE thigh). It is not A isolated issue, either — as a lot as 30% of THE WE. chicken provide can to have This condition, according to has Today. Smaller, organic, And freely chickens are all considered less likely has to have This unpleasant condition, while commercial, mass breeding chickens are more subject has he. It is not particularly easy has detect wooded breast on view (pale meat East A sign of he, However), but You can to try sting THE meat. If It is on THE farm side, he can be wooded.

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There is Also A biological reason For smaller chickens be more tender: Younger birds that are not fully grown up to have in general work their muscles less, manufacturing their meat more tender. More, professional cooks beyond Garden Also note that It is Easier has season A smaller chicken Since THE salt can infiltrate through THE entire bird more easily.