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I first learned how to “break down a bird” from my father. That man had more “frugal food” ideas than anyone I have ever cooked with. Even today I still make “Saturday Soup” also know as Ice-Box Cleaning.
Nothing fowl about deboning – if it flies – the technique is the same.
Turkey – Chicken – Duck – Patridge – Guinea Hen
and is a necessary skill for Ballantine/Gallentine or just an evenly roasted bird.
Learning how to debone allows you can take advantage of “seasonal sales” or less expensive “cuts” like the “bone in half breast” offered in many stupid markets. Deboning means less space used in your freezer.
Don’t forget to save the parts you cut aware for basis on a rich poultry stock.
Freeze a cup or two of “flat” with the meal sized portion and you have the basis of a flavorful sauce or gravy.
Tiplet: I keep two “chicken parts” container in the freezer.
one for the tenders and the other for wing sections (tips go in the soup)
When these “meal sized” are full, defrost for dinner for your family.
Tiplet: As with many proteins I break down from larger packages, it never hurts to do a bit of basic seasoning (just not salt)
Tiplet: If you are not ready to prepare the stock – flatten the bones as much as possible.
in a container larger than needed. Add fresh vegetable past their peak but not spoiled.
when Dark Vader (aka 8qt Ninja Foodi) is not otherwise occupied, remove from freezer and and make the stock, adding additional seasoning or “what ever” is needed.
The No-Fuss Bread Machine Cookbook: Hands-Off Recipes for Perfect Homemade Bread Paperback
by Michelle Anderson ISBN : 978-1623157531
Briefly, This is an excellent book. As with any recipe, you may need to make adjustments to suit your choices of ingredients, etc. The above links are to my Amazon Affiliate Account
If you are a Kindle Unlimited member it links to the “Read It For Free” Kindle Unlimited
KBS MBF-### Models: “Most if NOT All Recipes:
Use the KBS recommended Order of Ingredients.
When Ms Anderson says to use the Menu “Dough” – USE KBS “Leaven Dough”
Includes measurements for 1 pound, 1.5 pound and 2 pound loaves
Tiplet: With any bread machine recipe, I usually hold back an ounce/tablespoon or two of the primary liquid. Adding it back if needed beginning about ten (10) minutes after first starting the machine is much easier (for me) than trying to get it right by adding flour.
I have been a customer of King Arthur Flour, now Baking Co first by mail order and now in my local supermarket since the late 1960’s.
Once again, I support Equal Opportunity, not the harmful to all humans narrative of Division, Exclusion & Inequity represented by their Pitchfest contest now in progress.
My comment today (2025-Jan-09) on the FB King Arthur Baking Company web page.
Apparently The King Arthur tag line: “Our mission is to inspire connection.” now needs to be changed to “Our mission is to inspire division.”
So now King Arthur is sponsoring politics of division – you just lost a customer – perhaps you should take a look at how such actions have effected other brands as well.
added 2023-FEB-05
At some point the info re Pitchfest was replaced with
Baking Pitchfest 2024
We are pausing online applications due to overwhelming response to the program. If you are interested in applying, please email bakingpitchfest@kingarthurbaking.com.
I cannot help but wonder why.
Draft needs some photos and more explanation
Note: There are affiliate links which benefit me and with Instacart both of us.
We are a “shop local, think global” family and so always recommend shopping locally. However, our ‘regular’ grocery store may not have a particular ingredient and no one has time to drive all over the county to find it. Never speak with your favorite store manager. You would be amazed how often that works = particularly in today’s competitive environment.
Using one of my often hard to find ingredients: Bob’s Red Mill Vital Wheat Gluten
If you would like to search without giving up too much personal details, your first step will be to look up the street address of your nearest Post Office.
plug in your zip code and copy the address
The following links includes codes which may, if you buy something benefit us both. If it just makes your life easier by helping support local business without gallivanting all over – that is fine with me too.
next go to Instacart
https://www.instacart.com/?code=WCARR1801EE
You will need to supply an address, so be ready to paste the Post Office address for privacy or use your own “if you don’t care” then just use your own.
Once you save the address, to Instacart will display a search bar (and a list of various stores served in your area.
Type in the ingredient – for example “Vital Wheat Gluten”
hit return and poof, InstaCart will show you the stores in your area have be listed Vital Wheat Gluten in their on line offerings.
If you are lucky, you will see your regular store.
If not, well where’s your spirit of adventure, expand your shopping horizons – visit a new to you location.
You can then click on each listing to compare pricing.
If all else fails, there is always using a search engine like
https://duckduckgo.com/ Duck Duck Go or Amazon https://amzn.to/48Bvm6N Where I have a list that includes ingredients always likely to be in my pantry. Caveat: Amazon, but that is increasingly the most expensive option. and quite often you need to look at more than one – the most expensive option is usually listed first.
FRUGAL TIPLET: Instacart has added so many stores, and individual arrangements various quite a bit, for ingredients I always try to find those with “InStore Pricing” or, sometimes using the Retailer “dot com” may give you a better price.
Last but not least, I “threw this together” because of a question in our FB Bread machine group:
KBS Bread Maker Tips, Tricks, and Recipes – still needs work, so in you are not fluent in “speaking in Wheat” – your comments and questions are welcome.
