Turkey breast samples (pectoralis major), from the same processing plant and stored at 4 °C, were purchased from a local supermarket 72 h after slaughter and analyzed within 8 h.
Two slices (3 cm thick) were obtained from halved breasts and four samples of 3 × 3 × 6 cm (about 50 g each) with muscle fibres running parallel to the major dimension were taken from each slice. A total of 200 g of turkey meat was used in each trial (4 pieces of about 50 g).
Prior to cooking, meat samples were removed from the fridge, equilibrated at room temperature (20–25 °C) for 15 min until they reached about 13–15 °C at their cores.
All the experiments required a total of 36 turkey breast samples.