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Cooking & Baking

Fortinbras Armstrong

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14. If I'm making a chicken or turkey stock, I will simmer the bones and any attacked meat

Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 2, 2014, 09:59 AM

Dec 2014

For four hours. I then give the bones to the dogs -- they are now so soft they cannot splinter. But that will extract almost all the flavor from them.

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I am cooking down my turkey carcass. I have some questions. [View all] rhett o rick Dec 2014 OP

I usually try to get the pieces of meat out as soon as I can. Suich Dec 2014 #1

I agree. As I see it, any meat left in the pot after 2 hours, won't have any flavor left. rhett o rick Dec 2014 #2

If I'm making a chicken or turkey stock, I will simmer the bones and any attacked meat Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2014 #14

I wouldn't keep any meat simmered more than an hour, flamin lib Dec 2014 #3

Me, I don't use that meat at all Bragi Dec 2014 #4

Waterlogged, overcooked turkey meat is not nice. Warpy Dec 2014 #5

"A lot of people are going to question your sanity " I am used to that. rhett o rick Dec 2014 #7

Treat it like a big chicken. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #6

Thanks. nm rhett o rick Dec 2014 #8

No worries! Eat well!! A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #9

I have to feed hoards so taste isn't an issue Kali Dec 2014 #10

Here is what I did: On Saturday afternoon, I removed all of the remaining large pieces of meat Trailrider1951 Dec 2014 #11

I put all the "stuff" - liver, giblets, neck that I rescued from the uncooked turkey, carcass, NRaleighLiberal Dec 2014 #12

Roasting the bones next time will enhance the flavor. grasswire Dec 2014 #13

You shouldn't have any meat in the pot with the carcass, period. sir pball Dec 2014 #15

Thanks for the tips. I have one question, why do you go to the trouble of rhett o rick Dec 2014 #17

It's just a term, I usually hack 'em up myself sir pball Dec 2014 #19

Ah cool. I understand. nm rhett o rick Dec 2014 #22

I take all the good meat off before I make the broth. cbayer Dec 2014 #16

How long? Gordon Ramsey says that over an hour is wasted. Not that I believe him. nm rhett o rick Dec 2014 #18

There are two schools of thought. cbayer Dec 2014 #23

I follow the second method. Just made soup yesterday. rhett o rick Dec 2014 #26

I tend to go for the second as well, except for the times when I am cbayer Dec 2014 #27

Does it make a difference if you leave celery and onions out shireen Dec 2014 #20

I don't know the answer to your question. I have made great stock rhett o rick Dec 2014 #21

Thanks ... shireen Dec 2014 #24

I understand but it isn't very expensive, but if you don't care for it then rhett o rick Dec 2014 #25

I put in carrots, celery, onion and any other veggies I have laying around that need using. cbayer Dec 2014 #28

My Mother always made Turkey bone soup dem in texas Dec 2014 #29

I clean as much meat off the bones as possible. Then simmer long and slow. pinto Dec 2014 #30

Thank you for your response. nm rhett o rick Dec 2014 #31