Okay - this is NOT my video, but I love watching Homesteading wih the Zimmermans (YouTube) .... she lives a life I can only dream of ....
And if high prices hit hard - she will be fine, while I will be struggling a bit (you wouldn't believe the prices where we're at) .... anyhow ....
She had a video on MAKING BEEF BROTH ...
This really hits home .... you see about 20 years ago - wow, has it been that long already? - we had a Siberian Husky .... OMG, he was such a card, but he would only howl if there was an ambulance or the tornado siren going on - otherwise, he was the quietest thing .... anyways - he LOVED bones ....
So, when we got a cow from my husband's cousin & her husband, we made sure we got the bones as well - but we kept them LARGE ... like 18-24 inches long .... and he loved them .... a little too much though - the first growl at one of the kids, and they were gone.
So - we pitched them out .... this was PRE-canning era for me .... all my canning was HWB (boiling water) and you HAVE TO pressure can meat products ....
So now, watching her do this ... almost makes me want to get another cow .... and the bones.
One thing I do not understand though - she cooks her bones in the oven .... that's actually not the issue ... but she then transfers them into her roaster oven ....
That makes me wonder .... why???
Why not either:
(A)cook them on 450F in the roaster oven itself
~or~
(B)roadst it in the regular oven but use the insert from the roaster oven, to bein with??
To me, it would just make more sense -- that way no flavor will be lost .... all he fons will be retained ...
But the best part ... at least to me ... is LESS DISHES.
Watch how many dishes she gets from doing it his way .... and if she was doing it in a crockpot or a big pot on the stovetop - then yes, I can see it .... but for a roaster oven?
I think she is making herself more dishes than is necessary.
Enjoy her video though - and it is a good video, it's just this one part I have an issue with ... so far (I haven't finished watching it all the way through yet)