Am obv going round the bleeding twist but have decided to have a go at making my own..

[HuwEdwards]

chicken stock.

How long to I boil the chicken skeleton for?

I usually give it an hour but that's probably too long!

If you've got a slow cooker bung it all in there tonight, put it on low and turn off in the morning.

If not I would think a good three hours.

Celery, carrot, onion, couple of bay leafs, chicken carcass, water for about 45mins.

ahh I obviously cook mine for ages. On very low though and it works well.

thankyou my felloe weidies I'll plump in the middle - 2 hrs

see, even my ability to type has deserted me.

Will be buying one of those huge slippers you can get both feet into next....

the longer, the better

I always imagine people hopping round the house in those and then falling flat on their face.

Well it makes me laugh

Ooohh...it seems there is something I don't overcook LOL

boom boom

I cook mine for a couple of hours, stick in some wine if you have any should be yummy.

If you have a pressure cooker even less time . Agree with the wine !

so a stupid question what do you do with it once you've cooked it? do you put it through a sive?

Notsofarnow - I put it through a colander - have just done it - and bugger, didn't see the comments about wine till now - ah well, next time.

Cheers all

an hour isn't long enough for stock .. unless you have a pressure cooker

a good 2 - 3 hours simmering .. more

it should go all gelatinous in the fridge

so what do you do with it once you have made it? I know i'm dumb but humour me

you strain it and fridge it .. then a week later you go 'oh arse and chuck it out'

or you can freeze it

if organised you can use it as a basis for soup, stews / casseroles, sauces

you can cook veg / rice / pasta in it

well, you saute (i.e. fry) mushroom and onions and a clove of garlic in butter, add stock, whizz and you make a deeeelicious soup. Similarly you saute leeks, add stock and spuds and saute and make a deeelicious leek & potato soup.

Or you have the base for gravy for chicken/turkey portions.

you laffin yet?

Good grief - am impressed. But life is too short surely?

HAHAHA! HMC - I love cooking.

but erm yes, you may be right.

Well I have never loved cooking I suppose, but force myself to do it in a sort of hair shirt monastic way

what .. to peel a couple of carrots and an onion .. chop 'em roughly with an onion.. shove in a pan with water bay leaf, salt and peppercorns and ignore

yes that's really arduous that is

me? I love a good bargain

so does anyone do it in the slow cooker then?