OT:OP: was SC - Kosher Plants Hygienic, HAH!

[Sharon R. Saroff]

By Jewish law the chickens have to be killed and processed a specific way
or else they are not kosher.  My grandfather did this for a living when my
dad was a boy.  From what I remeber, you make a quick cut at a certain spot
in the neck.  All meat and poultry is soaked and salted to draw out the
rest of the blood.  If you want to verify this, you can call Empire Kosher.
 They are the largest kosher chicken company.  I believe they are located
in the Baltimore area.

Sindara


At 09:06 AM 3/3/00 -0500, you wrote:
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>Aaahhaahhh!  An knowledgeable person, I have a question that has been
>plaguing my family:
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>According to my Dad, "in the olden days when you bought chickens they were
>bleed well, not anything like they are nowadays."  He swears that if we
>bought kosher chickens they would be bleed better.
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>So here's my question, it does seem to me you find more blood in the
>chickens even if you soak them in salt water before you cook them to try
>and draw the blood out. The theory of debate in my house is that
>electrocuting them is the cause, instead of chopping their heads off.
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>Do the kosher plants kill and process chickens differently than other
>plants that may help bleed the chickens better?  
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>It's sort of humorous in my house, my Dad will eat a steak with the blood
>almost dripping out of it, but if there's one little piece of cooked
>chicken blood on that chicken he'll give the whole piece to the dog, and
>will tell me not to serve anymore of the chicken to him! 
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>	Angeline
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>At 09:37 PM 3/2/00 -0600, you wrote:
>>As to kosher plants being more hygienic than non, YOU HAVE GOT TO BE
>>KIDDING! Both the pork plant in Waterloo, IA (when I did my pork inspection
>>training) and the turkey plant across the tracks are infinity more hygienic
>>than the post I'm currently posted at.
>>(I would be rolling on the floor, laughing at this if it wasn't such a
>>serious subject)
>>
>>Lady Beatrix of Tanet
>>(Inspector Newton, FSIS)
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