tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post7735282988290292472..comments2024-03-10T01:57:38.017-08:00Comments on NorCal Cazadora: Guilty as charged: I love whole ducks, and there's a really good reason for thatHolly Heyserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-81229236559678073532011-04-05T17:54:24.637-07:002011-04-05T17:54:24.637-07:00Fat is slickner. The
body needs slickner -
makes ...Fat is slickner. The<br />body needs slickner -<br />makes the blood flow<br />better. Think of it<br />as edible WD40. <br /><br />ofsoldfatslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090493770521723251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-13824659741518563702011-04-05T14:57:53.519-07:002011-04-05T14:57:53.519-07:00Boy, I hear that!Boy, I hear that!Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-40040803098277116632011-04-05T13:13:15.851-07:002011-04-05T13:13:15.851-07:00Holly,
Mmm...not SURE what a comparable Plucker w...Holly,<br /><br />Mmm...not SURE what a comparable Plucker would cost these days?<br /><br />I bought mine after 3 VERY Successful days with limits of Mallards and Geese. It was near freezing outside so I just hung mine up and they accumulated. I then had this major job of plucking all of them. That's WHEN I decided on the Plucker!<br /><br />I'd just moved to Orygun from Cali and had Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-19702551141062124292011-04-04T21:00:48.292-07:002011-04-04T21:00:48.292-07:00Holly
Easy way to pick a turkey is to hang it ups...Holly<br /><br />Easy way to pick a turkey is to hang it upside down by its feet. The feathers will fall forward and seperate. Then its easy to pick and you dont rip the thin skin. Picking them in your lap or hand is hard. Try the upside down trick and if the bird is level with your arms straight out its even easier.<br /><br />As for ducks get a rotissarrie like I said on the other blog. They Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-7367185609479995172011-04-04T19:58:15.004-07:002011-04-04T19:58:15.004-07:00HLYH: This is why I'm glad I'm getting bet...HLYH: This is why I'm glad I'm getting better at duck hunting...<br /><br />Peebs: I'm generally not the one cooking the turkey - we get enough ducks that I don't worry about screwing up, but we get a turkey like every other year, so I leave it in Hank's hands.<br /><br />He did make a really yummy breast dish last year - <a href="http://honest-food.net/wild-game/Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-21345363704893020022011-04-04T17:34:00.564-07:002011-04-04T17:34:00.564-07:00I'm not a big fan of wild turkey but the few I...I'm not a big fan of wild turkey but the few I have gotten I brest them and fry the brest cut in steaks. I take the legs and back and boil it till the meat falls off use the broth (with a little chicken broth) to make noodles and or make dumplings strip the meat from bones (give bones to my ferral cats) makes two or three good meals.Peebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500696862042051077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-81218275159899452722011-04-04T17:30:02.852-07:002011-04-04T17:30:02.852-07:00Holly- I'd love to go into all the reasons I a...Holly- I'd love to go into all the reasons I agree with you, but I'll keep it simple. <br /> Amen, sister. <br /><br /> :-) <br /><br />HLYH<br /><br />ps. YUMMMMM. Thank you for making me salivate for next season..The Writing Huntresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14181071753190437889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-43667566941782259122011-04-04T16:52:07.086-07:002011-04-04T16:52:07.086-07:00Well, if Hank or I ever get to go turkey hunting t...Well, if Hank or I ever get to go turkey hunting this spring (*#&$*@#&$!!), I could tell you precisely. (Nope, no frustration there!)<br /><br />But, oddly enough, exactly one year ago today, I posted <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QiFk4pFXG4k/S7lmmKLVfSI/AAAAAAAACiI/R_Qcrd9ptco/s400/Turkey+deconstructed.jpg" rel="nofollow">this photo</a> of Hank breaking down a turkey, and as you canHolly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-3636091934673234532011-04-04T15:49:03.035-07:002011-04-04T15:49:03.035-07:00I can't even try to say that you're a snob...I can't even try to say that you're a snob for the way you decide to cook a duck, because I've never even killed one before, nor have I ever gone duck hunting. Plus, I would never call anyone a snob, simply because of the way they choose to process an animal.<br /><br />But, I think I may be missing out on some meat when it comes turkey hunting. We always breast out our turkey meat SimplyOutdoorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074585345161430068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-81203651077916457382011-04-04T11:33:26.530-07:002011-04-04T11:33:26.530-07:00"Ewww" is right - that stuff is nasty! I..."Ewww" is right - that stuff is nasty! I think you'd be better off with the faux-meat Taco Bell uses. :-)Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-68924396133375851072011-04-04T10:38:04.606-07:002011-04-04T10:38:04.606-07:00You know, Holly, I miss certain meats, believe it ...You know, Holly, I miss certain meats, believe it or not, because I grew up with them. (Not game meats or organ meats, mind you.) I was also born allergic to several vegetarian proteins, and to the one animal protein that I don't have too much trouble rationalizing: eggs (like the ones produced by my friend's pampered and not-slaughtered chickens :). In other words, it would be a lot lessIngridnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-59305442632413369472011-04-04T07:46:29.345-07:002011-04-04T07:46:29.345-07:00LOL, our bird- and rat-eating cat Harlequin has th...LOL, our bird- and rat-eating cat Harlequin has the loveliest softest coat. She's been hanging around in the house for the past several weeks because of bad weather (at age 4, she's getting a bit soft) and her coat hasn't been quite the same. But she killed a bird this morning, so she should be looking better soon.<br /><br />Funny, I have a friend who likes meat, but HATES handling Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-62924330351126854852011-04-03T20:34:39.817-07:002011-04-03T20:34:39.817-07:00p.s. part of the reason I don't eat ducks or d...p.s. part of the reason I don't eat ducks or deer or pigs (or others) has to do with a different facet of the same idea. As a kid, I only liked white meat and tasteless meats like burgers. Offal and dark meat like venison and duck made me puke, as did strong-tasting meat like boar and rabbit (grew up in Europe, lots of things in the butcher shop). When I got older, I decided that if I wasn&#Ingridnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-72887344040861339892011-04-03T20:22:11.089-07:002011-04-03T20:22:11.089-07:00You know I don't eat duckies, but I think you&...You know I don't eat duckies, but I think you're right, Holly, in that if a hunter wants to use the reasoning that he or she is just part of the natural food chain like any wild predator, bill to tail most closely matches how a predator survives. Ever look closely at coyote scat? Or owl pellets? I have photos of wild poo that definitely document nose to tail dining among non-human huntersIngridhttp://www.thefreequark.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-57395174981014649162011-04-03T05:42:18.137-07:002011-04-03T05:42:18.137-07:00Agree with the principle, Holly. And that includes...Agree with the principle, Holly. And that includes turkeys, too. We've had some mean delish drumsticks with dumplings and drumsticks with homemade noodles. Use it all. Tie the feathers into flies and catch some trout. Use a wingbone to make a call. Use it, use it, use it and enjoy the process. Oh, and always be thankful.Barbara Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10154202423732710547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-30293635278794102752011-04-02T12:47:30.761-07:002011-04-02T12:47:30.761-07:00I know what you mean about Pheasant breast being a...I know what you mean about Pheasant breast being a little bland i nearly always eat 'em stuffed with the leg meat. It's those tendons that turn to needles when cooked that i think are off putting, still a nail driven into the door frame or a set of mole grips usually cures the problem <br />SBWThe Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-40962874158837352872011-04-02T12:27:22.481-07:002011-04-02T12:27:22.481-07:00Yes I do eat a whole mallard/pin or usually 3 teal...Yes I do eat a whole mallard/pin or usually 3 teal. I bbqed a pin/mal pair last night (OMG) first bbqed I have had in a while. They were like candy I cut them in half before cooking and eat the mal half first if you eat the pin first you won't want the mal. I will heat up the other two halfs tonight for dinner. I found myself actually sucking the small amount of meat off the ribcage they Peebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500696862042051077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-84875791004640193422011-04-02T11:35:48.015-07:002011-04-02T11:35:48.015-07:00LOL, I love Dubliner - I was being a tad facetious...LOL, I love Dubliner - I was being a tad facetious :-).<br /><br />Bloody and wet feathers and shot portions, it seems, will be the difficult spots no matter how you pluck, because they're not easy with our method either.<br /><br />So, here's the most relevant question: How much did the plucker COST? I'm a big fan of investing in things that make life better, but that philosophy doesHolly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-51458555198522260262011-04-02T11:12:46.735-07:002011-04-02T11:12:46.735-07:00Oh yeah, I saw this:
"NorCal Cazadora said.....Oh yeah, I saw this:<br /><br />"NorCal Cazadora said... <br />Jamie: The method we use is waxing. I hope to put up a video about this before the next duck season, but in short"<br /><br />I'm here to let you know that the machine plucker plucks the birds "smooth as a baby's a**"<br /><br />You don't even need to singe 'em.<br /><br />The only time there's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-56368813356027645012011-04-02T11:02:42.546-07:002011-04-02T11:02:42.546-07:00Holly,
No, the plucker doesn't tear the skin ...Holly,<br /><br />No, the plucker doesn't tear the skin at all unless there's some area that's already badly torn; then it will if you let it. (I usually pull out the feathers near/around a tear and that prevents further tearing from happening)<br /><br />Dubliner is a white cheddar from Ireland that's so delish it's addictive. The best version we've found so far is "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-7795734855030473462011-04-02T10:36:25.608-07:002011-04-02T10:36:25.608-07:00Jamie: The method we use is waxing. I hope to put ...Jamie: The method we use is waxing. I hope to put up a video about this before the next duck season, but in short, we rough-pluck the exterior feathers, then dip the bird in a pot of hot water and paraffin, then drop the bird in a basin of cold water to cool. Then we peel of the wax - same principle as waxing leg hair.<br /><br />The part that bothers me, oddly enough, is handling the wet waxed Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-44163621797321660682011-04-02T10:18:43.389-07:002011-04-02T10:18:43.389-07:00I can (sort of) understand the people who breast p...I can (sort of) understand the people who breast pheasants, that whole tendon yanking thing has a bit of a knack to it and not everyone has more than one set of grips handy. But ducks? for ducks sake! the skin is the best bit, just like most birds the legs are where the flavour is, the breasts are basically a connivence food that come free with the legs.<br /><br />SBWThe Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-13084514923408540142011-04-02T10:16:56.881-07:002011-04-02T10:16:56.881-07:00Holly,
Using a hand-held butane torch reduces the ...Holly,<br />Using a hand-held butane torch reduces the pain of plucking I used to experience...pluck all you can, then torch and rinse/wipe off the pin feathers/etc.<br /><br />Finally, roast the carcasses, toss in a pot for broth with a carrot/onion/celery (go all the way to consume, if you're a "Hank") freeze and then re-heat with a shot of sherry for your next outing when it'Jamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-63094902464805808242011-04-02T10:09:52.185-07:002011-04-02T10:09:52.185-07:00Erik: Skin is fat, fat is flavor - and moisture. T...Erik: Skin is fat, fat is flavor - and moisture. To me, throwing away skin is like throwing away filet mignon.<br /><br />I used to assiduously remove all fat from meat on my plates back when I gave a rat's ass about looking anorexic, but now I recognize that animal fat is a gift that should be enjoyed, not tossed.<br /><br />Sometimes we have people over for dinner who are still trimming fatHolly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-90931179864046929442011-04-02T09:27:30.043-07:002011-04-02T09:27:30.043-07:00Good points and pointers, Holly. I'll keep the...Good points and pointers, Holly. I'll keep them in mind if I ever end up with a duck or two in hand.Tovar@AMindfulCarnivorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786679920725797712noreply@blogger.com