Meat is considered a crucial part of a person’s diet. After all, it is one of the best sources of protein — a macronutrient needed by the body to help build and repair tissues.
The Science of Meat Care
- Shop for Meat Last
To preserve the quality of meat you have by the time you get home, put it on the last part of your grocery list. Pick out all the other items you need before proceeding to the meat section. This significantly lowers the amount of time the meat is unrefrigerated. Keep in mind that bacteria can exist and rapidly multiply at room temperature.
- Ref Thawing
Most people usually take the meat out of the freezer and leave it on the table to thaw. Unfortunately, this could lead to rapid spread of the bacteria already on the surface of the meat. What you can do instead is to take it out of the freezer and put it on the crisper level to allow it to thaw without entering the dangerous temperature zone.
- Cooking Temperature
Make sure you use the right temperature when cooking your meat. You would need a probe thermometer for this. Not only do you have to monitor the outside temperature, you also need to look at the internal temperature of the meat; thus, the need for a probe thermometer.
- Meat Online
Online butcher Meatcart recommends checking how the shipping would be done before you actually buy meat online. Go for an online meat shop that would be able to send your meat in a controlled packaging, one that would allow the temperature to remain constantly low.
How you store and prepare your meat is important if you want to make the most of it. As a rule, always keep the temperature for your meat at low levels to control the spread of bacteria.
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