What do my fellow co/ck/s find to be the best way to make stock? Breaking down a whole baby chicken in a bit and need to start being proactive. I don't have a pressure cooker, but I do have a Crockpot, would crockpot or stovetop be better? Should I roast the gibblers before I simmer them?
Discussions encouraged, I'll post more pics when I break it down, prob 8 PM CST

If you roast it first it takes different. I've done it on the stovetop and it works fine. Chefs say don't add salt to it.

>>21451645
Oh, forgot I was gonna ask that too. No salt? I'm adding mirepoix, should I simmer that in butter first or just simmer it with the chicken?
I was actually a cook for 12 years but I've been working an office job and eating fast food for the past year, I keep second guessing myself and need some reassurance from the boys

>>21451646
I just added everything at once. They say don't add salt because you can just add it when you use it in a recipe.

So how long should it simmer for? I leave for work at 6:45 AM, is the crockpot the best option? Or should I let it reduce a bit? I'll probs be up til 1

>>21451646
>I'm adding mirepoix
You are a lost cause and have no idea what you are doing

>>21451717
That's what this whole thread is about, contribute and tell me why I'm wrong. Constructive criticism is needed

>>21451717
And by that I should say I mean the raw ingredients, not a morepoix paste

Neck and giblets included, I'm starting by cutting off the wings
For anons who don't know, cut at the joint. Going for wings first

Got em, make sure to cut at the joint. Feel out the muscle groups and cut between them

Mirepoix or no?

Normally I shove it in my ass and leave it there for a few weeks until I can feel the rancid slime dripping out of my shitpussy and pooling in my crusty unwashed Rick & Morty™ tighty whities, then I pull it out, hit it with the hammer I use to to discipline my testicles with when I've been naughty and require punishment, and rinse it in the rusty old washtub full of algae, dead bugs and rainwater in my backyard. Then I remove all of my clothing - except for my pants, which go on my head, of course - and set it on fire in the middle of the street while running in circles screaming NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER constantly until I pass out and wake up in the nice padded room with the happy smiling people who give me jello.

>>21452019
Yeah, that's why I gave up posting. Stock is going. If this isn't a bot, God bless you, I hope you get the help you need soon

>>21451929
depends on what you're using it for
I do because I'm usually using it for soup

>>21451629 (OP)
Thank you for calling it stock and not fucking "bone broth". What a load of horseshit that is.

>>21452030
>ice roast

What a strange oxymoron.

>>21451899
Hey i think i have the same cleaver. Nice
>>21451710
The longer the better, generally. If you can fit it all in a crock pot then that's probably the way to go

I'll keep posting now that there's sensible people
>>21452046
It's powdered coffee that's intended for cold drinks, it's my roommates
>>21452047
My roommate's cleaver as well lol I started in a pot but transferred to a crockpot
All the fixins in the pot
Gizzard, neck, heart, kidneys, and the rest of the scraps. It's been a while since I've butchered a chicken so I left a bit of meat, no matter

>>21452044
Yes, I too hate people bastardizing words
>>21452038
You're right, me too probably
This is it in the crockpot with a bunch of crap that was going bad. I decided to plant some of the onion ends and potatos in planters on my balcony
Onion, carrot, celery, garlic, bay leaf(!)

>>21452105
Do you have any plans for the stock once it’s done?

Why are you butchering your chicken? The proper way is to put it whole with the usual vegetables

>>21452434
So I can make use of the meat cutlets while still finding use for the carcass? I'm not made of money or I wouldn't be making stock

It's pointless to give advice since you haven't said anything about what you want to use the stock for.
>>21452434
Depends what you're going to use it for.

>>21453099
After you make the stock you take them out and eat. It's better than any other chicken

My chicken stock comes out too gelatinous and dark looking.

>>21451645
this

I fucked it, boys, let it burn :(
Here's a pic of it last night when it was good

>>21451629 (OP)
i know you said you don't have one but if you make a lot of stick your should consider getting a pressure cooker cos it is so quick, cheap and easy to make stock in them. just throw everything in for a blonde stock.