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Posted Sep 14, 2022, 1:34 PM UTC
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Bumble foot. I’ve seen it on way too many chicken feet that I’m kind of put off make a broth out of any chicken feet at this point.
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What’s wrong with Bumble-broth? Mm, delicious.
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A weird hand job
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The latest System of a Down album cover.
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Aliens time of the month......
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Many years ago Sanderson Farms invested in technology to better manage the litter in their houses in order to prevent footpad dermatitis (FPD). Good litter management and proper ventilation are critical to prevent it. The other large commercial poultry players followed suit, particularly as the export market heated up. High quality paws are extremely valuable in the overseas markets, primarily China. Sanderson always set the gold standard and typically commanded the highest price. If they are not exported they would largely go to rendering for a minuscule fraction of their export value. I always have them in my freezer (along with calves feet). I use them in my stock, I don’t make a chicken soup with kit them and use them in a chicken fricassee as well.
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It's called bumblefoot. What you see there is a basically a scab from the infection. Very common in birds raised indoors, and we also see it in pasture-raised poultry when the ground is wet or they aren't moved frequently enough. If there is a small anomaly (maybe the diameter of a pencil), it can be trimmed off. When they are that large we toss them.
Family owns a farm where we process our own chickens and this is exactly what we do as well.
what do you do with the feet you keep?
Making broth is the most common use, they're high in gelatin. They're also cooked and eaten in some cuisines, for example they're a popular dish in Chinese dim sum.
Feet (and necks) are amazing for making stock. I always do 24 hours of just feet and/or necks before making a nice chicken soup.
You mean you cook the stock for 24 hours? Must be awesome!
I deep fry mine for my super bowl party. It's not low fat
This đź‘Ť not dangerous, just unappealing. If you're making stock it's fine