Butchering Chickens Book
A guide to humane small-scale processing.
Book contains information about:
- Choosing the right equipment
- Humane slaughtering methods
- Customized butchering options
- Packaging to preserve meat quality
Specs
- By Adam Danforth
- Paperback: 176 pages
- 6.8"L, 8.9"H, 0.5"W
- Set up the right conditions for slaughter to reduce stress on your chickens and ensure scrupulously clean work areas.
- elect the right tools and learn the correct methods for slaughtering your birds safely and with consideration for their well-being.
- Butcher the carcass for the cuts you want, whether the standard eight pieces or more particular cuts, and learn how to use the entire bird, from the schmaltz to the feet, for full-flavor cooking.
- Package and freeze your meat to preserve quality, appearance, and freshness so that the chickens you raise and process yourself will nourish everyone they feed.
- Set up the right conditions for slaughter to reduce stress on your chickens and ensure scrupulously clean work areas.
- Select the right tools and learn the correct methods for slaughtering your birds safely and with consideration for their well-being.
- Butcher the carcass for the cuts you want, whether the standard eight pieces or more particular cuts, and learn how to use the entire bird, from the schmaltz to the feet, for full-flavor cooking.
- Package and freeze your meat to preserve quality, appearance, and freshness so that the chickens you raise and process yourself will nourish everyone they feed.
From the Inside Flap Expert Guidance for Taking Your Birds from Pasture to Freezer Humanely slaughter and expertly butcher the birds you've raised so well. With Adam Danforth's comprehensive step-by-step manual, you will learn how to close the loop on poultry production so your birds will never have to leave the farm.
From a master teacher whose writing on butchering has won awards from the James Beard Foundation and the International Association of Culinary Professionals.
From the Back Cover Expert Guidance for Taking Your Birds from Pasture to Freezer
Humanely slaughter and expertly butcher the birds you've raised so well. With Adam Danforth's comprehensive step-by-step manual, you will learn how to close the loop on poultry production so your birds will never have to leave the farm.
From a master teacher whose writing on butchering has won awards from the James Beard Foundation and the International Association of Culinary Professionals.
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Processing Products
Poultry Processing Kit
Item #540380 -Process your own chickens with this kit. Includes cone, knife and shackle.
$87.00 -
Processing Products
MaxVac Quart Bags, pkg 100
Item #950025 -Vacuum bags for sealing meat, produce and other goods for freezing or storage. Use with the MaxVac Vacuum Sealer. Gallon and quart sizes.
$34.00 -
Processing Products
MaxVac Gallon Bags, pkg 100
Item #950026 -Vacuum bags for sealing meat, produce and other goods for freezing or storage. Use with the MaxVac Vacuum Sealer. Gallon and quart sizes.
$55.00 -
Processing Products
MaxVac Vacuum Sealer with Manual Vacuum Control
Item #950024 -Extend the freshness and freezer life of your favorite foods. Commercial grade sealer is made of stainless steel and fits well on countertops.
$449.00 -
2021 New Products
Processing Cone, Small
Item #540365 -To restrain birds during processing. Galvanized steel. Easy clean-up. 5 sizes available.
$22.00 -
2021 New Products
Processing Cone, Large
Item #540367 -To restrain birds during processing. Galvanized steel. Easy clean-up. 5 sizes available.
$41.00 -
2021 New Products
Processing Cone, Extra Large
Item #540368 -To restrain birds during processing. Galvanized steel. Easy clean-up. 5 sizes available.
$52.00 -
Processing Products
Plastic Shackle
Item #540382 -Hold birds for scalding and above the table for better hygiene during evisceration.
$35.00 -
Processing Products
Poultry Sticker Knife
Item #540381 -Use this carbon steel (quick to take an edge) knife to cut the bird's jugular during processing.
$18.00