how much soap in scalding water

[jimmythechicken]

i was wondering how much dish soap you put in your scalding water.does it leave any taste in the skin?thanks for any help

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

I don't put any in

 

[deerman]

none ,just plain water.....

 

[nivtup]

It is intended to help the water penetrate the feathers. If you use any, only use a couple of drops.

We do not use any. If you dunk the bird up and down, and swish it around, there is no problem.

I do however hose the bird down with a strong spray to get all of the feathers wet prior to scald.



Good luck

 

[galanie]

The soap helps to wet the feathers a bit. Just put a half a squirt or less, even a few drops like someone just said. Kinda hard to measure drops with liquid soap though, it tends to goo into a stream rather than make nice drops. Doesn't take much. As you see, most people don't bother with it.

 

[Renee']

I don't put any soap in my scald pot but I have a prewash bucket with warm water and a squirt of Dawn.

 

[Oregon Blues]

I believe that is common for ducks and geese. Not so much for chickens and wouldn't be necessary for Cornish Cross. It's to help get water down to the skin, past the oil in the feathers. Ducks are water-proof and that makes it difficult to scald them. The dish soap breaks the surface tension of the water and helps it to penetrate past the oil. The same as it helps to remove grease from your kitchen dishes.

I use a squirt (scientific term for the amount) in the water.

No, it doesn't affect the meat. It rinses right off. You are going to be rinsing you birds well after they are eviscerated and before they are packed for freezing.

 

[booker81]

I use a squirt - less than I use to do dishes in the sink.

I like it because it seems to keep the stink down because I dunk and pluck indoors, in the kitchen. I rinse the birds off first through, outside with the hose, so I'm not scalding blood and poo. The soap is just some extra preventative against stink, and possibly water penetration.