FAQ

Choose packages that have been well-chilled and tightly wrapped without any tears or holes. Always look for the best before dates to ensure you are getting the freshest product, as quality and food safety decrease after these dates. Keep your poultry as cold as possible on its journey from the supermarket to your home refrigerator.

Here are some simple measures:

• Boneless, skinless chicken: 450 g or 1 lb of raw chicken will serve approximately two people.
• Chicken wings/drumsticks: 450g package or 1 lb of raw chicken wings or drumsticks will serve approximately 1-1½ people.
• Roasting chicken: A 1.5 kg or 3 lb chicken will serve approximately 3-4 people.
• Whole turkey: 450 g or 1 lb. of uncooked turkey per person.

It is always a good idea to buy a little extra.

We currently have two grades in the poultry industry; Grade A and Utility. Typically Utility birds may have a part missing like a wing or a drumstick or they may have a piece of skin missing. A Grade A bird should not have any parts missing other than possibly a wing tip and should have a good skin covering.

Chicken thighs would give you the most meat, but chicken drumsticks are usually the most economical to buy (lowest price per kg). It is usually more economical to buy thighs or drumsticks with the bone in as opposed to buying them boneless.

Seasoned boneless skinless chicken breasts or Individually Quick Freezing (IQF) chicken breasts were originally developed for restaurants. They do not dry out when held cooked for a long time during restaurant service and they are more economical and convenient than fresh chicken breasts.  

Sodium tripolyphosphate helps to keep the moisture in the meat. Presently, we are phasing out our high-sodium, high water content products. We are also developing new marinated products with broth instead of water added. We are also phasing out sodium tripolyphosphate in most of our seasoned turkey products.