tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post5469637160321388764..comments2024-03-29T08:31:54.659+00:00Comments on Penniless Parenting: Butchering Whole Chickens to Save Money and Calculating CostsPenniless Parentinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-43508649294977923692014-05-22T18:49:43.708+00:002014-05-22T18:49:43.708+00:00It's actually not as bad as you'd think! (...It's actually not as bad as you'd think! (as long as Penni kept it on the discreet). I saw Joel Salatin do a chicken processing demo at Mother Earth News Fair last year. I thought for sure I was going to have to leave the audience because I have such a weak stomach. I managed to survive the entire thing unphased. In fact, I'm going back next year for the same demo! Partially because IDanny.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09561218401772234162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-19644425502759802222014-05-22T18:47:59.236+00:002014-05-22T18:47:59.236+00:00I used to buy only breasts. Now I buy whole chicke...I used to buy only breasts. Now I buy whole chickens. My mother never bought whole chickens; just frozen breasts - so all these years I was scared because I didn't know what to do with a whole dead chicken ;) Usually I just roast it whole or throw it in the crock pot whole. We usually eat the breasts for dinner on those nights & then pick the bones clean to freeze for meals that require Danny.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09561218401772234162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-48849059598324994412014-01-12T07:23:30.629+00:002014-01-12T07:23:30.629+00:00Wow - I'm so impressed by how many meals you g...Wow - I'm so impressed by how many meals you got from your four chickens! Jan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08399683086307277394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-61083916576561258262013-10-18T14:34:08.801+00:002013-10-18T14:34:08.801+00:00The taste of grocery store chicken is like cardboa...The taste of grocery store chicken is like cardboard in my mouth now... its amazing what a difference it is. I do use the bones and fats as much as possible... and one of those chicken carcasses produces about 3 x more (and tastier) broth than a grocery store chicken. I'm even now still sticker shocked by the price.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498001044863410827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-29620862221714019212013-10-17T15:28:02.007+00:002013-10-17T15:28:02.007+00:00The price of chicken of whole chicken is not much ...The price of chicken of whole chicken is not much cheaper than chicken in parts around here so I buy the chicken in parts and I also butcher the breast from the cage and neck to use for chicken soup. I put my chicken bones in a netbag in the soup and then use the bits of chicken still left on the bone for chicken patties. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-23335181698351517712013-10-16T18:13:44.287+00:002013-10-16T18:13:44.287+00:00Oh my gosh, I completely thought you meant you wer...Oh my gosh, I completely thought you meant you were slaughtering chickens in your backyard. And was slightly horrified that you were planning to post videos! <br />So funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-35664784008842979132013-10-16T17:52:00.984+00:002013-10-16T17:52:00.984+00:00If I have leftover chicken or beef, I put it in so...If I have leftover chicken or beef, I put it in some broth and put it in the freezer. I use this when I don't feel like going through all the process of cooking up meat. You can put the broth and meat in something like soup. but if you aren't making soup than heat up the meat in the broth in a pot until unfrozen and then take the meat from the broth and use it in any recipe that calls forRita Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498436464174761925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-22011850732076128062013-10-16T15:03:33.309+00:002013-10-16T15:03:33.309+00:00Tofu is more expensive than chicken here also... n...Tofu is more expensive than chicken here also... non organic smoked, just the cheapo stuff...Penniless Parentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-55749182143038500332013-10-16T15:03:05.947+00:002013-10-16T15:03:05.947+00:00Rendered fat should stay good at least 2 weeks in ...Rendered fat should stay good at least 2 weeks in the fridge, probably more. Glad to have taught you about rendering chicken fat!Penniless Parentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-34940636109602682202013-10-16T15:02:10.863+00:002013-10-16T15:02:10.863+00:00The difference between healthily raised chicken fr...The difference between healthily raised chicken from a farm and factory farmed chickens... I wish I could afford to buy healthier chickens....Penniless Parentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-15564128051130268122013-10-16T15:00:52.986+00:002013-10-16T15:00:52.986+00:00When you go to the butcher store, are they cutting...When you go to the butcher store, are they cutting up the meat into individual parts, or are they killing the cows/pigs/chicken? Butchering is not the same as slaughtering. Animals are killed at the slaughterhouse, and butchering is the cutting up process. I only recently learned the difference myself.Penniless Parentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-16900244950452740492013-10-16T14:55:04.141+00:002013-10-16T14:55:04.141+00:00You didn't butcher the chickens, you cut them ...You didn't butcher the chickens, you cut them up. Butchering means to actually kill the chickens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-39298138905928329772013-10-16T14:29:33.817+00:002013-10-16T14:29:33.817+00:00Oh my goodness, 4 birds for $22? I buy from a far...Oh my goodness, 4 birds for $22? I buy from a farm, rather than the grocery store so I'm getting much better meat, and I purchase 1 large bird for $17! Canada.... *sigh*.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498001044863410827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-27905011898933820062013-10-16T13:10:22.274+00:002013-10-16T13:10:22.274+00:00Do you know how long the rendered chicken fat stay...Do you know how long the rendered chicken fat stays good for? Thanks for this by the way. I also buy whole chickens and make broth but threw the skin away... Not anymore!!Jamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-71982544448516962842013-10-15T13:13:43.898+00:002013-10-15T13:13:43.898+00:00The thing is : I am vegetarian so I don't care...The thing is : I am vegetarian so I don't care that much about chicken price. <br />BUT my partner is not vegetarian. And I discovered recently that my favourite tofu (organic smoked tofu) was actually three time higher in prince than (non organic) chicken tigh (price per kilo) in my area. <br />So... I may be starting cooking him some meat to save some money... Does that makes sense ? :O<br cecilenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-89749142500207586572013-10-15T12:03:23.394+00:002013-10-15T12:03:23.394+00:00I will try my best to get that video made next tim...I will try my best to get that video made next time I buy a whole chicken! Sorry!Penniless Parentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-29215481847653798742013-10-15T12:01:14.700+00:002013-10-15T12:01:14.700+00:00thanks, Penny...would love to see a video or step ...thanks, Penny...would love to see a video or step by step of butchering the chicken and rendering fat. D =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com