The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

The FOOD LAB’s

Complete    Guide

TO  BUYING, STORING,    AND ROASTING    WHOLE

POULTRY

A bird’s a bird’s a bird, right? Well, not necessarily —
chickens and turkeys come in all shapes, sizes, and breeds,
not to mention the various ways they are slaughtered,
chilled, packaged, processed, and sold around the country.
So you’ve got to make a lot of choices before you even
begin to think about how to cook ’em. Here are the basics
you need to know.