When handling chicken, or other meat, we should be very careful as all kind of meat are high risked food - bacteria easily multiply on it if it is not handled properly. So, kindly handling the food according to the guidelines of Health Department.
1. Choosing chicken meat
So choose only good quality / fresh chicken meat to avoid the food spoilage. Do remember that the quality of cooked food is depend also the type of raw food we choose. Make sure the chicken is
1.1 fresh
1.2 in good texture
1.3 free from slime
1.4 free from bruise
1.5 odour free
1.6 shiny colour
2. Chicken cleaning process
Do cut the chicken according the required size. Wash, clean them using clean water and put them in a clean container. Make sure the container and equipment to be used are cleaned.
3. Chicken Meat Keeping
The cleaned chicken meat should be cooked immediately as the food is easily spoiled. Otherwise, do put it the freezing compartment (< 0oC) . However, if there is electric failure, the chicken should be cooked as soon as when the chicken meat is getting soft.
4. Chicken Meat Defrost
Wait...Before cooking the frozen chicken meat, do defrost them using either one of the followings:
4.1 Soak in clean container with running water on it.
4.2 Put it in microwave and press "defrost"
4.3 Put it at Chiller of the refrigerator.
5. Cooking process
Make sure chicken meat is cooked thoroughly and no blood stain on the meat or bone. If there is, do cook again. Also make sure the boiled water is clear, not in pink colour.
Here is it. Happy cooking....
Credit: Food Safety & Quality Division, Kedah State Health department.
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