Culling a single bird

[bobbi-j]

I Know, Right?!?! ..and I was so looking forward to grilling them today,
and just realized I may have used up too much propane on scalding to have enough to grill them... OyVey <slapsforehead>

Oh, sad day!

 

[aart]

Quote: I did have enough after all....and it was deeeelishh!!

 

[bobbi-j]

I did have enough after all....and it was deeeelishh!!

Yay!! I love grilled chicken!

 

[AmericanMom]

My mother often talks about watching her mother after Church Services kill, scald, pluck, gut and dismember the chicken, wash it off and fry it up for Sunday dinner...

I am sure my mom is suffering from some senile problem as there, as she said, was no resting the bird at all and she said it always came out so tender. Now I am sure Grandmother didn't raise Cornish Crosses so we are mostly talking about the standard back yard bird from probably the 1950's but still... I have heard either low and slow or high and fast but to not allow rigor to pass thru at all?

 

[aart]

My mother often talks about watching her mother after Church Services kill, scald, pluck, gut and dismember the chicken, wash it off and fry it up for Sunday dinner...

I am sure my mom is suffering from some senile problem as there, as she said, was no resting the bird at all and she said it always came out so tender. Now I am sure Grandmother didn't raise Cornish Crosses so we are mostly talking about the standard back yard bird from probably the 1950's but still... I have heard either low and slow or high and fast but to not allow rigor to pass thru at all?

I've wondered about that too....not sure when rigor sets in, it seems within 15 minutes to me, but not really sure.....
.......or maybe that meat may not have been as tender as folks claim.

 

[donrae]

I've not been able to find anything documented about how long it takes for rigor to set in in chickens, but I'm thinking it should be at least an hour. I know it was very common to butcher and eat right away, my folks did it when I was little. Agree the birds likely weren't CX tender, but they were "company good" at least.