Is expensive Chicken actually worth it?

From Ethan Chlebowski.

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Every time I walk down the poultry aisle and pick up some organic or air-chilled chicken breast I have this question:

💡 Does the chicken breast actually have a better taste and texture or am I primarily paying for how it’s raised & processed?

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Fried Chicken Sandwich Recipe: https://www.ethanchlebowski.com/cooking-techniques-recipes/the-20-minute-fried-chicken-sandwich

📚 Videos & Sources mentioned:

▪ USDA Poultry Grades (PDF): https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/PoultryStandard.pdf

▪ Global Animal Partnership Standards (”Free Range” Certification): https://globalanimalpartnership.org/standards/chicken/

▪ USDA Organic Poultry Standards (PDF): https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/Poultry – Guidelines.pdf

▪ Certified Humane Standards: https://certifiedhumane.org/our-standards/

▪ Non-GMO Project Standards: https://www.nongmoproject.org/the-standard/

▪ The Food Lab by Kenji Lopez Alt

▪ On Food & Cooking by Harold McGee

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:08 Sponsored by Babbel!
2:08 What makes chicken more or less expensive: The Breed
3:10 How chicken is raised
5:00 How chicken is processed
6:51 How chicken is certified?
9:22 What affects the flavor of chicken?
14:28 The Fried Chicken Test
22:28 Is expensive chicken actually worth buying?

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MISC. DETAILS
Music: Provided by Epidemic Sound
Filmed on: Sony a6600 & Sony A7C
Voice recorded on Shure MV7
Edited in: Premiere Pro

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