making free chicken stock
By Kelli M
@spiderdust (14741)
San Jose, California
November 10, 2022 8:43pm CST
At work, we repurpose the unsold rotisserie chickens by pulling the meat off of the carcasses and using it in other recipes. After dismantling the chickens, I put the bones and other scraps back into the rotisserie containers so I (or another employee) can bring them home.
After coming back home from my shift today, I put the contents of 2 of the containers in my Instant Pot, covered them with water, added some celery and onion trimmings, sealed the pot, and started the programmed "Soup/Broth" setting.
Currently, the whole batch is still in the Instant Pot on the "Keep Warm" setting. I'll strain the bones from the chicken stock after we have our dinner and make another batch with the remaining two carcasses.
I see soup in our future!
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@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
11 Nov 22
@spiderdust ohhh I see. Still it’s better than some shops here which just throw away unsold stuff
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
11 Nov 22
Well, they do keep the meat off of the chicken. I'm just taking the bones and scraps home.
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@relson (34)
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20 Nov 22
@spiderdust i prepared and ate chicken at home long time ago .it is great to eat if you fry or roast it well .
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
11 Nov 22
I've never made stock from bones of any kind. I buy the bottles of powdered soup stock and add a tablespoon to recipes I'm making. It doesn't sound difficult, though.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
14 Nov 22
@spiderdust 
I won't tell anybody. 
When my blood pressure drops too low, Pretty makes up a little bit of the powder in warm water for me to sip until my BP is back up to my "normal".
I won't tell anybody.
When my blood pressure drops too low, Pretty makes up a little bit of the powder in warm water for me to sip until my BP is back up to my "normal".1 person likes this
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
14 Nov 22
@DaddyEvil I wonder if it's the salt that does it?
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
14 Nov 22
I have the powdered kind on hand too. I think the homemade kind is better, but the powdered kind is good if I don't have any.
I must confess, I put a spoonful of it in the water with the bones instead of using salt when I make the stock.
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Nov 22
@spiderdust Right? And surely it's tasty too without having to do too much to it since there is some flavoring on the chicken already 
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
30 Nov 22
@much2say Yes, there is a spice rub that's put on the chickens before they go in the rotisserie, so the carcasses are nicely seasoned.
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
24 Nov 22
I took a while to come around to it myself, but it's such a game changer. I don't even have to thaw meat before cooking it now, and it's still safe to eat.
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@jstory07 (134456)
• Roseburg, Oregon
11 Nov 22
@spiderdust You can use it in mashed potatoes instead of a little milk.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
11 Nov 22
I'll use it as the cooking liquid for rice too.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
11 Nov 22
@jstory07 I've heard of doing that too! Sometimes I have cooked the potatoes in the stock and then mashed them in it.
@thislittlepennyearns (58134)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
11 Nov 22
I am so happy to see you posting here! lol. I miss reading your posts. Even though we talk just about every day.
LOL.
I need to do some chicken stock. I bought a gallon of chicken broth from snack guy a couple trips ago. But there's just something so good about buying your own. LOL
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
11 Nov 22
It usually tastes much better too! A lot of times I think the boxed kind tastes watery.
I need to get a bigger fat separator though. I have this 2-cup one but need to get a 4-cup one.
https://www.oxo.com/2-cup-fat-separator.html
@thislittlepennyearns (58134)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
11 Nov 22
@spiderdust With this new job I am hoping that we can finally get stuff that I have been looking at like that. Theres some stuff we need to do to the house, and are planning on doing some repainting and remodeling bit by bit.
I had a fat seperator when baby daddy and I were together, and like most things that I had when we were together he broke or sold.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
11 Nov 22
@thislittlepennyearns Fortunately Amazon carries them, so I should have one soon. I definitely need it before Thanksgiving rolls around.
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
14 Nov 22
It's wonderful, and such a comfort. I can use this stock for making lots of other soups too.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
15 Nov 22
@Happy2BeMe I'm hoping to make a French onion soup soon.
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@Archie0 (5636)
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11 Nov 22
Wow!! That’s a pretty good stock for egg drop soup or any other soup when you come home tired and don’t feel like standing too long in the kitchen. Isn’t it? I have been wanting to prepare my portion of stock too. Because I want to start making some soups this winter. I recently saw some very good soup recipes
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
14 Nov 22
Exactly! And when I come home from work, I've already been standing all day in a kitchen. I like my dinners to be easy.
@just4him (306137)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Nov 22
@spiderdust That's wonderful!
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
11 Nov 22
I like homemade stock so much better than the store-bought kind too. I got 6 quarts out of that first batch, and it's now in the freezer.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
14 Nov 22
I used 2 cups of the stock as the braising liquid for my pork roast today.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
14 Nov 22
@CarolDM I've got some in the freezer for Thanksgiving stuffing too. It will all get used.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
14 Nov 22
@spiderdust Good for you. This was such a cool idea.
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