Processing Day Support Group ~ HELP us through the Emotions PLEASE!

[Sally Sunshine]

Our dinner picture is serving its purpose than. This chicken was soaked a bit longer in the sea salt water than some of the others. And I let it rest two full days after thawing in the fridge. Man was it loosey goosey, juicy and tender! If you are able to keep enough ice in the salt water and keep it soaking for a day or two it really makes a difference. We have brined birds(chickens or turkeys) we got from the store before but they were never this good. I hope you all get to enjoy the fruits of your labor like we are!!! I have 17 left in the freezer. One bird a week.......I am going to be sad when they are gone.


On the bird is an Smoked Applewood Rub, Salt, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder.....and at the end BBQ sauce.

I also let mine in the water from sunday to thurs I think it was! amazing juicy!

 

[sharron]

I also am laughing through drool!! bawahhhhahaaaaaa AWESOME!!

only chicken soup for you young lady

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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ya mommasita!

 

[Sami]

I've never brined before.... Care to share a recipe

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I've never brined before.... Care to share a recipe

there is one on this thread.... let me do a search see if I can pull it for you!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Grr. Can't get quote to work...

CR = CX = Cornish/rock = commercial broiler breed

My brine "recipe" is 1/2c each salt and sugar dissolved in one gallon water. Thaw frozen in this in fridge, or soak thawed for four hours, cook as normal.

Pinfeathers. It doesn't seem to matter what age I process, they're always there in varying numbers... :shrug: Dark ones can be popped out of skin like you'd pop a...blemish. Oh, and filoplumes will show up after thawing (like hairs) and forget the flaming paper trick - use your butane grill lighter to singe em off.

Wax has it on here! I used a lot more since I used 5 gal buckets for brining in the lower level fridge!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: awesome!
I forgot to say it would have been easier to have some sorta tool for removing the lungs in the back, they sell a tool but I think a spoon would work. I had chicken innards all over my hands and didn't want to run up into the house to grab a spoon!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I need to compile all this into that article! I keep forgetting! kids keep me sidetracked LOL!!! Did anyone see the birds Big Medicine has for meat birds? I should ask him how many weeks to process.

I am only doing the lists and links! There is a lot of info in this thread! I hadn't realize reading from the beginning I had three pages of info in the first 10 minutes of reading!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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OMG I just realized it looks like worms in that blood soup!

 

[hillfloweranch]

My daughter and I learned to process our own birds. fun day and fun to watch a two 15 yr old girls getting the job done!!