Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Sequel]

My beautiful broth.
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It looks so good !

 

[Smokerbill]

My beautiful broth.
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That does look good! I must've been thinking about meat processing time when I asked if it took 90 minutes. 20 wouldn't be so bad.

 

[ValerieJ]

It looks so good !

Thank you!

That does look good! I must've been thinking about meat processing time when I asked if it took 90 minutes. 20 wouldn't be so bad.

Thanks! Oh yes, meat would take a long time I think.

I should make some broth from the turkey carcass, roast the bones brown then simmer with veggies

I did add veggies: onion, carrots, celery, bell pepper, fresh thyme and a couple bay leaves. But I did not roast the bones nor any of the veggies. I wanted a lighter broth to go into sauces and soups. If I wanted it for gravy or for Pho broth I would roast the bones and the veggies for sure because the broth is the star in those dishes.

 

[Smokerbill]

I just finished loading up the incubator again, nine eggs this time from my favorite pullet. There will probably be a few RIR/NH hybrids mixed into this batch of eggs along with some NH/NH chicks.

They should start pipping late on December 19th and hatch out on the 20th. One egg is starting out cold because I just got it out of the nest box so it might hatch a little later.

There's a discrepancy regarding the ideal incubation temperature. The instructions with my incubator says 99.5 degrees is ideal, as do most other hatching guides.

The Purina hatching guide says 100.5 degrees is optimal. That's what I set my incubator on last time, and that's where it's set for this batch.

 

[Smokerbill]

I did add veggies: onion, carrots, celery, bell pepper, fresh thyme and a couple bay leaves. But I did not roast the bones nor any of the veggies. I wanted a lighter broth to go into sauces and soups. If I wanted it for gravy or for Pho broth I would roast the bones and the veggies for sure because the broth is the star in those dishes.

I need to start freezing all the top and root ends from the garlic, onions and shallots I use. I have some old celery I could use too. The vole-chewed carrots in the garden would be a good addition too. LOL