What Makes a Great Canned Chicken?
For those who want to make quick chicken dishes that would otherwise require a lot of preparation—like chicken and rice, chicken salad, and chicken and dumplings—canned chicken is a convenient and inexpensive shortcut. People with concerns about food safety and those unsure about how long to cook raw chicken also turn to canned chicken because it is pre-cooked. High-quality canned breast chunk chicken should consist of whole muscle meat that is appetizing and edible. There should be nice, thick cuts of chicken that can easily be incorporated into any dish. Cuts of chicken that would be normally discarded in the cooking process should not be present. The chicken in the can should be in whole, unbroken pieces. Neither spongy nor mushy, it should be moist without any hints of dryness. Though this chicken still needs to be heated and prepared, it should look delicious and ready to eat. The taste profile for canned chicken will feature moderately high levels of saltiness, balanced by natura
