First butcher date set

[Mosey2003]

How many did you put in the turkey plucker at a time? It probably would work better with 3-4 in there to bounce off each other. Also, a bad pluck can be caused by a poor scald. I like to use 150F water and dip-and-swish until I can pull a wing feather easily.

If you aren't set on perfect roasting carcasses, you can also cut up the sides of the cavity when you're gutting them, so that a larger hand will fit. Good poultry shears work well for doing this without snagging/piercing intestines. Just hold the bird a bit sideways so that the guts hang down from the side a bit and cut a slit up between the keel and the backbone, if you look at one you've already processed you can see exactly where you'd want to cut.

Good job!

 

[Beaglegal]

How many did you put in the turkey plucker at a time? It probably would work better with 3-4 in there to bounce off each other. Also, a bad pluck can be caused by a poor scald. I like to use 150F water and dip-and-swish until I can pull a wing feather easily.

If you aren't set on perfect roasting carcasses, you can also cut up the sides of the cavity when you're gutting them, so that a larger hand will fit. Good poultry shears work well for doing this without snagging/piercing intestines. Just hold the bird a bit sideways so that the guts hang down from the side a bit and cut a slit up between the keel and the backbone, if you look at one you've already processed you can see exactly where you'd want to cut.

Good job!

I only tried 2 at a time, they kept getting stuck in the fingers which seemed too largely spaced. I didn’t think to add more...

Good tip on cutting them open, should have done that. Would have been much faster and it didn’t even occur to me...

 

[Beaglegal]

Just ate some of the first chicken. The meat is more chicken-y. My husband loves a good roast bird so we roasted it. I was surprised with the amount of meat on the tiny carcass, enough for 2 people for 2 meals. I had to keep my self from picturing the gutting part in my head while eating, but overall very enjoyable and satisfying