Why skin?

[Josh45640]

I noticed that most of you reccomend skinning versus plucking for quail. Why is that? Ive plucked wild bobwhites that Ive shot before and they tasted pretty good to me. The only birds that I prefer skinning over plucking are some wild ducks and wild turkeys. Im just curious.

 

[Riffecreek]

I skin because I'm not the type to set picking feathers off the 10th quail when I could be skinning the 30th

 

[Fat Daddy]

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Eggzactly!!

Bill

 

[JJMR794]

Speed Of Processing And Ease... Just That Simple. To Be Honest They Loose Flavor And The Meat Is More Prone To Drying Out When Skinned. Personally I Pluck Bobs And Skin Coturnix

 

[jackson41]

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Have you ever tried bleeding them out freezing whole uncleaned and then putting them in 135 degree water. Supposedly they pluck easily and eviscerate all in one piece?

 

[aprophet]

I skin mergansers when I clean them I skin snipe and rails when I clean them they don,t taste as much like fish then I skin coturnix most days it only take me 2-3 minutes to dispatch skin clean and throw them into the ice water all done with my trusty scissors there is an older gentleman on utube that does a pretty good vid on cleaning quail it may be a bit graphic for some but it is really easy/quick the way he does it but just the other day I actually slowed down and plucked a coupla bobs for me and the missus

 

[JJMR794]

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Have you ever tried bleeding them out freezing whole uncleaned and then putting them in 135 degree water. Supposedly they pluck easily and eviscerate all in one piece?

UMMM, WOW HOW TO SAY THIS???

EEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWW! NOT IN MY FREEZER... ANYTHING GOIN IN THERE IS CLEAN BARE CARCASS, HEAT SEALED IN SHRINK WRAP... (WELL ALMOST... I HAVE DONE THIS WITH TROUT AND SALMON FROM FLY FISHING TRIPS BEFORE... GUTTED AND DECAPITATED, BUT STILL NEEDED SCALING OR FILLETING... BUT THEY WERE STILL SEALED UP

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THEY CLEAN PRETTY EASY THAT WAY FRESH TOO... JUST A PAIN IN THE BUTT PLUCKIN A BUNCH OF SMALLER BIRDS

BUT I PERSEVERE

 

[jackson41]

ICKKKKIE was my first thought also! Just throwing something out there in case it worked. Any brave souls want to try it?

 

[wezl]

After plucking a couple of my first ones, my back ached, I looked around and saw how much other stuff I could've gotten finished in that amount of time, and said no more! I found the vid mentioned and did the other eight in just about a minute each. And went on with my life (yay!

) The plucked were tastier, to me, but drop some garlic butter and roasted peppers with the skinned ones in a cast iron pan , and call it gourmet, LOL!

 

[_Randall_]

Hatch, Raise, Dispatch, Snip, Snip, Snip, Snip, Skin, Rip, Gut, Wash, Soak, Flour, Fry, Drain, Steam, Gravy...........Pig Out!!!!!!!!!........Repeat