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Free Range Chicken
Similar to standard chicken, though many cooks describe free range birds as slightly firmer-textured and more pronounced in flavor.
Lens analyzedFree range chicken refers to birds raised with some outdoor access, as opposed to conventional chicken raised entirely indoors. It's sold in the same cuts as any other chicken — whole birds, breasts, thighs, drumsticks — with the free range claim about how the bird was raised rather than a different cut or preparation. The label's exact meaning varies since outdoor-access requirements differ by region and certifier.
Where it comes from
Free range labeling grew out of consumer demand for more information about how poultry is raised, becoming a common grocery-store distinction alongside terms like organic and pasture-raised. The category expanded as more producers adopted outdoor-access practices to meet that demand.
Buying it
Check the package for the specific certifying body behind a free range claim, since standards vary in how much outdoor space and time is actually required. Look at the sell-by date and packaging integrity the same way you would for any raw poultry.
Storing it
Refrigerate raw chicken immediately and use it within a day or two of the sell-by date, or freeze it if you won't cook it that soon. Keep it on the lowest shelf so juices can't drip onto other food.
Keeps about 3 days in the fridge.
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