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

[ronott1]

I make things out of my head and never use a measure, too. My family will ask for the recipe and I will say a hand full of this or splash of that or "enough" of something else and they just roll thier eyes at me in exacerbation at me.

You forgot Glugs of oil.

I know what you are talking about!

I was asked how to cook a Briket and I said low and slow with whatever spices sounds good to you!

they made me come up with a recipe though....

 

[DavidILoveYou22]

Over cooked could be bad if it was dry, that would make it tough. Buy an injector and play around with spices and or wine. You will never have a tough bird again.

Good idea! I'll definitely try that next time we get a turkey!

 

[3 NH reds]

Well today was the day. We processed 12 Jersey Giants but had to leave 6 hens alone because the plucker was stalling out and we ran out of time

The plucker is just over a year old with a brand new 3/4 hp motor..We got that table at Bass Pro and what a difference that made. I hooked the hose up to the basement sink and had warm water to clean birds. We have enough Chicken for some time so I may wait and see if the hens go back to laying with no egg eating.

 

[ronott1]

Well today was the day. We processed 12 Jersey Giants but had to leave 6 hens alone because the plucker was stalling out and we ran out of time

The plucker is just over a year old with a brand new 3/4 hp motor..We got that table at Bass Pro and what a difference that made. I hooked the hose up to the basement sink and had warm water to clean birds. We have enough Chicken for some time so I may wait and see if the hens go back to laying with no egg eating.

Good Job!

 

[chicksooner]

Well today was the day. We processed 12 Jersey Giants but had to leave 6 hens alone because the plucker was stalling out and we ran out of time

The plucker is just over a year old with a brand new 3/4 hp motor..We got that table at Bass Pro and what a difference that made. I hooked the hose up to the basement sink and had warm water to clean birds. We have enough Chicken for some time so I may wait and see if the hens go back to laying with no egg eating.

DH went to get me a table today and they were all out. Looks handy and I am really wanting one. Sorry about the plucker.

 

[BCMaraniac]

Well today was the day. We processed 12 Jersey Giants but had to leave 6 hens alone because the plucker was stalling out and we ran out of time

The plucker is just over a year old with a brand new 3/4 hp motor..We got that table at Bass Pro and what a difference that made. I hooked the hose up to the basement sink and had warm water to clean birds. We have enough Chicken for some time so I may wait and see if the hens go back to laying with no egg eating.

Way to go! Maybe the egg eater is headed for the freezer already. I like your sink/table. I would think it would really help.

 

[Kassaundra]

I really like having a sink counter to do them at. I only do a couple at a time at most so I use the kitchen sink/counter.

 

[kwhit]

I wish I saw this post earlier! I would love to watch and learn and maybe try it?
Well there's always next year

 

[wingstone]

since this is a processing thread, thought I would start here....Does anyone have a quick way to pluck a duck,,,I have a tub style plucker but still takes forever to go back over them by hand...tried the wax and that was just a mess...
water was at 160, is that to cold for duck?

Is it just the weather, do not remember having this much trouble with the batch I did over the summer.

 

[Beekissed]

Ducks are easier to pluck dry for most of the feathering on the body and then finish up for the bigger feathers of the wings, tail and such in the hot water.