tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post4369063477151795546..comments2023-08-28T07:30:59.692-05:00Comments on MOVING ON TO THE PAST: Chicken Processing - Whiz Bang StyleKathy Felsted Usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-33222835356205302282016-07-06T14:00:10.412-05:002016-07-06T14:00:10.412-05:00We have a Whiz Bang chicken pluckier, and it works...We have a Whiz Bang chicken pluckier, and it works great! Very good post! Thanks for sharing on the Homesteader hop!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552389278946547740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-70157401370849532762016-06-14T21:02:29.370-05:002016-06-14T21:02:29.370-05:00Maybe this explains why you never see any ball pla...Maybe this explains why you never see any ball players who are cabinet making hobbyists. Oh the dichotomy....Yahoobuckaroo's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17621308885893253608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-43810116991180592102016-06-14T06:34:22.226-05:002016-06-14T06:34:22.226-05:00Well, Yahoo, I see meat cutters and carpenters sha...Well, Yahoo, I see meat cutters and carpenters share a common "don't catch it" attitude. We have the same issues - if it falls it's bound to have a whirring blade, a sharp edge, splinters or nails sticking out of it. When something goes over the edge we all step back and watch it crash to the ground. At least we hope it's going to the ground and not onto a finished surface or through a windshield!Catawissa Gazetteerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939761313614220536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-20888395117634090192016-06-13T08:05:38.651-05:002016-06-13T08:05:38.651-05:00A good sharp boning knife will even cut right thro...A good sharp boning knife will even cut right through the backbone very easily. But if I wanted to debone the breast for instance, a boning knife will also help with that. Getting all the ribs out is tough. I always made a small hole at the top of each one so the bones would stick out and then just used my fingers to work the skin down off the bones and kind of yanked them out a few at a time. There's no easy way to debone a breast unfortunately.<br /><br />If you get a boning knife, also get a nice 3-sided sharpening block and a steel, and learn to use them. A sharp boning knife is your best friend if you want to cut meat. The hardest part is training your mind NOT to try and catch one when you drop it, because you WILL drop them from time to time, and it's most natural thing in the world to try and catch something before it hits the floor when you drop it. You'll learn after the first few Band-Aids.<br /><br />It might help if you'd search YT for videos on cutting chickens by "meat cutters." If you just search for videos on cutting up chickens, you likely get a bunch of them made by restaurant chefs, and they have no idea what they're doing when it comes to meat cutting.Yahoobuckaroo's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17621308885893253608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-72374051555910876552016-06-13T04:56:37.117-05:002016-06-13T04:56:37.117-05:00Yahoo, do you debone them or does the boning knife...Yahoo, do you debone them or does the boning knife cut through the bone?Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-58707898786544409822016-06-13T02:50:54.151-05:002016-06-13T02:50:54.151-05:00I don't know anything about gutting and plucki...I don't know anything about gutting and plucking them, but actually cutting them into parts is a whole lot easier if you have a freezer you can set them in for an hour or two before cutting them up. A firm chicken is much easier to cut than a sloppy one.<br /><br />I've never seen a meat cutter use sheers before. All you need is a good sharp 6" boning knife with a curved edge. Some nylon glove liners will help you hold on to that greasy chicken too. Once you get your speed down, a year from now you'll be cutting up a firm chicken in 20 to 30 seconds.<br /><br />You can get a decent Forschner made by Victorinox for $21 at Amazon.<br /><br />https://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Cutlery-6-Inch-Semi-Stiff-Boning/dp/B0000CF94LYahoobuckaroo's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17621308885893253608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-1873064232899273512016-06-12T07:06:06.964-05:002016-06-12T07:06:06.964-05:00This is where you can order the instructions, it&#...This is where you can order the instructions, it's a booklet, if he is still selling them. Otherwise Sunnybrook, let me know if you can't find it. <br /><br />Chicken plucker: http://whizbangplucker.blogspot.com/<br /><br />From the blog: Then I self-published 100 copies of a 60-page plucker plan book that told and showed other backyard and small-farm poultry producers how to easily make their own Whizbang Plucker.<br /><br />ordering info <br />http://whizbangplucker.blogspot.com/2010/04/get-your-whizbang-plucker-and-chicken.htmlKathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-44001375716832112712016-06-11T23:11:41.227-05:002016-06-11T23:11:41.227-05:00That is great. I have seen those pluckers. Hoping ...That is great. I have seen those pluckers. Hoping by the time we have chickens, we will have one, too!<br /><br />Relax and enjoy!LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-29884043005044137012016-06-11T20:48:07.661-05:002016-06-11T20:48:07.661-05:00I don't know, our friends pulled up the YouTub...I don't know, our friends pulled up the YouTube videos on their phone before we started working. I would imagine they just Googled how to butcher backyard chickens. There was one with step by step video. I was particularly interested in how NOT to cut the intestines. It's pretty easy once you do it a time or two; however, remember not to feed before butchering to reduce any waste. Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-45618781176916313442016-06-11T20:47:42.047-05:002016-06-11T20:47:42.047-05:00Amazing, that thing really works. I just skin the ...Amazing, that thing really works. I just skin the bird as I usually have tough roosters and end up mincing and canning them. That plucker would be the trick if I had some nice birds to cook whole or cut in pieces.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-74293166835789636942016-06-11T19:35:31.965-05:002016-06-11T19:35:31.965-05:00Timely post, we were just discussing the whos and ...Timely post, we were just discussing the whos and whens of our first processing experience. Also concluded that we'd not be comfortable with the 'creepy" chickens, for the same reasons you cite. Any particular you tube that you found most useful?jewlzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13388035539612539051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-33728813938157355622016-06-11T17:15:52.824-05:002016-06-11T17:15:52.824-05:00Oh my goodness! You did it! I'm so proud of ...Oh my goodness! You did it! I'm so proud of you. HIBISCUS HOUSEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16837055484501484003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-3661192173722297532016-06-11T16:27:44.459-05:002016-06-11T16:27:44.459-05:00Fantastic post. Really enjoyed learning the proces...Fantastic post. Really enjoyed learning the process and Your last line was so funny! Ginger Dawn...A Spice Below The Horizonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151203857889091939noreply@blogger.com