Chickens (from farm to feast)

EarlJam · Post by **EarlJam** » August 31st, 2010, 10:39 pm

Serious question here, as I have NO idea but am curious. How much time, on average (and approximately), passes between the time a chicken is pulled up from the farm to the time it reaches your plate at say an Applebees as a lime-chicken specialty?

My wild guess is three weeks? Really, I have no idea.

-EarlJam

OZZIE4DUKE · Post by **OZZIE4DUKE** » August 31st, 2010, 10:40 pm

I guess it depends on how long it is frozen before it's cooked.

ArkieDukie · Post by **ArkieDukie** » August 31st, 2010, 10:42 pm

My experience working on the eviscerating line at Tyson Foods can help here. They go from the truck through the eviscerating line same day. We'll say one day from being caught to being cleaned and in the freezer. I can't provide an answer past this point. Anyone else?

TNTDevil · Post by **TNTDevil** » August 31st, 2010, 11:41 pm

EarlJam wrote:Serious question here, as I have NO idea but am curious. How much time, on average (and approximately), passes between the time a chicken is pulled up from the farm to the time it reaches your plate at say an Applebees as a lime-chicken specialty?

My wild guess is three weeks? Really, I have no idea.

-EarlJam

One of my Senior projects was to shoot a documentary. I did one on Chicken growers. Back then, in the early '80's it was about 9-12 weeks minimum before it went to the processor. However, with the "better living through chemistry" credo of our food producers nowadays...

devildeac · Post by **devildeac** » September 1st, 2010, 7:48 am

Lavabe · Post by **Lavabe** » September 1st, 2010, 3:12 pm

devildeac wrote:Mayo

Regular or light? ;)

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