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Package Chicken in Shrink-Tight Bags

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Butchering chickens..THIS AIN'T OUR FIRST TIME...watch and learn!

What happens here

After gutting, place the cleaned chicken into a shrink-tight bag, head-first. Push the chicken's neck and head into one corner of the bag, then squeeze out as much air as possible. Dip the bagged chicken into warm water for a few seconds. The warm water will cause the shrink-tight bag to conform tightly around the bird. Once shrunk, secure the bag with a zip tie to create a vacuum-sealed package. The presenter highlights that this type of freezer bag is superior for long-term storage, especially if avoiding self-defrosting freezers which can cause freezer burn due to temperature fluctuations.

Goal: Prepare chicken for freezing by vacuum-sealing

Tools and materials

  • Cleaned Chicken — The bird to be packaged
  • Shrink-Tight Bags — Packaging chickens for freezing
  • Warm Water — Shrinking the bags around the chickens
  • Wooden Spoon — Submerging the bagged chicken in warm water
  • Zip Tie — Securing the shrink-tight bag