Wholesale chicken

Chicken meat is very popular mainly due to its different cooking methods. Meat dealers should buy wholesale chicken to meet the never-ending demand for chicken meat.

Parts of a chicken to buy wholesale

While chicken meat (as a whole) is popular among food enthusiasts, some parts are more popular. These parts include:

• Chicken wings

These are mostly popular among kids and are eaten as a snack or finger food during birthday parties or weddings. They're mostly served moist to bring out their sweetness and flavor. Common sauces used in chicken wings are barbeque, chili, or buffalo.

• Chicken breasts

This is chicken's most tender and meaty part. Usually, chicken breasts don't have bones. Chicken breasts are popular mainly because they're healthy and can be used to make various dishes. They're commonly used in stir fry. Chicken cutlets from breasts can also be used in sandwiches and salads. They can also be grilled, deep-fried, coated in breadcrumbs, or baked.

• Chicken legs

Chicken legs, also popularly known as drumsticks, are a favorite to many. The drumstick is the lower part of a chicken leg. When cooked, they're very flavorful and juicy. One can enjoy drumsticks by baking, grilling, or roasting.

• Chicken thighs

A chicken thigh is the upper part of a chicken leg. They are fattier than chicken breasts, which makes them more flavorful and tender. Chicken thighs are mostly used in braised dishes or chicken stews.

Different ways to cook chicken

There are many ways to cook chicken, but some give better results than others. The first and the most popular way is baking or roasting. Here, one marinates the chicken with spices of their choice and cooks it in an oven at a high temperature. Any part of the chicken can be baked, from drumsticks to chicken wings and breasts. Roasting makes the chicken crunchy on the outside and tender, juicy, and flavorful on the inside.

Grilling is also another popular method. Here, one cooks the chicken on a grill or an open flame. This method is ideal for chicken thighs and whole chicken, but chicken breasts can also suffice. Grilling gives the chicken a smoky and charred flavor, perfect for family barbeques.

The last popular way to make chicken is by frying. One can decide to shallow fry or deep fry depending on the part of the chicken. While frying, it's best to coat the chicken pieces in eggs and breadcrumbs or slather them in butter. This makes them crunchier on the outside and tender and juicer on the inside.

How to preserve chicken after buying at wholesale

When meat dealers buy bulk chicken, they should ensure the meat is well-preserved to stay fresh. The first step to optimal preservation is sorting and portioning the chicken meat. For instance, if they buy wholesale chicken wings, they should portion them in portions that match the number one sold. If a wholesaler sells chicken wings in dozens, they should portion them as such. This applies to all parts of the chicken. Sorting and portioning ensure one can send out an order easily. The best packaging to use is commercial-grade freezer bags.

After portioning the meat, they should store them in a normal freezer, or better yet, a blast freezer, which freezes chickens faster. Blast freezing prevents large ice from forming, which can reduce the quality of the chicken meat. The freezer should be at -18°C for it to remain fresh for long. Also, meat dealers should practice the FIFO (First In, First Out) method during freezing. That is, the chicken meat that came in first should be the first to be sold.

Conclusion

Chicken meat is almost a staple in every house, and there'll always be demand for it. Chicken meat dealers must sell their customers quality, fresh meat to ensure business continuity.