Unseasoned meat to buy

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Re: Unseasoned meat to buy

Post by Rosamunda » Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:37 pm

Yep. That's it.

What is it though? Does is smell?



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Re: Unseasoned meat to buy

Post by Jukka Aho » Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:53 pm

penelope wrote:Yep. That's it.

What is it though? Does is smell?
They use different gases (or mixtures of gases) for different types of products. This website seems to have some more information.
 
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Re: Unseasoned meat to buy

Post by Pursuivant » Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:50 pm

penelope wrote: What is it though? Does is smell?
only if it reads
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Re: Unseasoned meat to buy

Post by Rosamunda » Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:08 pm

Interesting:

• Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide is a colourless gas with a slight pungent odour at very high concentrations. It is an asphyxiant and slightly corrosive in the presence of moisture. CO2 dissolves readily in water (1.57 g/kg @ at 100 kPa, 20° C) to produce carbonic acid (H2CO3) that increases the acidity of the solution and reduces the pH. This gas is also soluble in lipids and some other organic compounds. The solubility of CO2 increases with decreasing temperature. For this reason, the antimicrobial activity of CO2 is markedly greater at temperatures below 10° C than at 15° C or higher. This has significant implications for MAP of foods. The high solubility of CO2 can result in pack collapse due the reduction of headspace volume. In some MAP applications, pack collapse is favoured, for example in flow wrapped cheese for retail sale.


So, the "water" in the packs of chicken is in fact carbonic acid. Maybe this is what smells :? .

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Re: Unseasoned meat to buy

Post by Karhunkoski » Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:30 pm

At least in the stinky packs I've had, the smell is most definitely the chicken on its way out....

For anyone who doesn't know what this smells like, simply cut off a small bit of a chicken fillet, wrap it up in a bag in the fridge, and smell it after 7-10 days. You will never forget the smell :)
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Re: Unseasoned meat to buy

Post by taikinatom » Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:06 pm

Pursuivant wrote: only if it reads
Tuote on pakattu suolikaasuun.
LOL :lol:


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