John I invested in an InstaPot and cook my chicken for 30 to 45 minutes. Then I shred and freeze dry it. Just like you do, but using the Insta Pot speeds up the process to nothing at all!
16lbs at $2/lb is $32 for 10lb of cooked chicken. Hmmm…. Consider doing the Costco chickens. I have a 6 Costco rotisserie chickens ($30 total cost) in my FD right now. This netted me 14lbs of cooked chicken. My cost is $2.20/lb. Your actual cost of cooked weight is $3.55/lb. And you had to cook the chicken.
I would have FD’d the Manwich with chicken concoction together. A prepper knows that in the “apocalypse” we won’t have electricity to cook up our food (though you’ve already thought of that with your solar panels from 7-8 years ago), so it would behoove us to freeze dry Made Ready to Eat meals (MRE) so we just need to pray we have water to rehydrate the meal. In other words after cooking it up, I would have made several meals, plus leave some separate for adding to salads, etc. and then freeze dried it. Save a step down the road in 20 years when it’s a pain and a bother to do the cooking then.
John have you experienced any ink taste in your food from writing on the bag? I read on another site that a woman was labeling her bags as you do but when opening her food had the ink taste.
I had to re read this just to make sure I understood the question. No there is absolutely no way that ink writing can permeate thru the bag unless the bag is compromised, i.e. has holes in it.
Thank you for your comment. According to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service you should not wash poultry before cooking, Also Martha Stewart says not to according to google search.
That’s correct. I had an Aunt who would scrub her chicken with dish soap and a brush. She had the whitest chicken I ever saw. It tasted good but was definitely an over kill. like John said, you shouldn’t was it.
John I invested in an InstaPot and cook my chicken for 30 to 45 minutes. Then I shred and freeze dry it. Just like you do, but using the Insta Pot speeds up the process to nothing at all!
Loved the "Wilson style" ending!
Hi Dee Ho Neighbor, glad you recognized it! LOL
I had a lot of water come out in freeze dryer. I even put it in a salad spinner before I put it in
16lbs at $2/lb is $32 for 10lb of cooked chicken. Hmmm…. Consider doing the Costco chickens. I have a 6 Costco rotisserie chickens ($30 total cost) in my FD right now. This netted me 14lbs of cooked chicken. My cost is $2.20/lb. Your actual cost of cooked weight is $3.55/lb. And you had to cook the chicken.
They add so much water these days to the meat we buy and I’ve also noticed that the weight of off on a lot of things we buy 🤬
If you want it to brown, just toss it in the oan and dont stir it for a couple of minutes. Love the videos
I would have FD’d the Manwich with chicken concoction together. A prepper knows that in the “apocalypse” we won’t have electricity to cook up our food (though you’ve already thought of that with your solar panels from 7-8 years ago), so it would behoove us to freeze dry Made Ready to Eat meals (MRE) so we just need to pray we have water to rehydrate the meal.
In other words after cooking it up, I would have made several meals, plus leave some separate for adding to salads, etc. and then freeze dried it. Save a step down the road in 20 years when it’s a pain and a bother to do the cooking then.
Jic you didnt know, you can use a mixer to EASILY shred chicken! It's awesome! Great video❤
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Never thought to use Manwich with chicken. Good idea.
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Have you tried to FD the Manwich
On it's own I have not. Do you think i should do a video of it?
@@JohnInBibsa video would be awesome
John have you experienced any ink taste in your food from writing on the bag? I read on another site that a woman was labeling her bags as you do but when opening her food had the ink taste.
I had to re read this just to make sure I understood the question. No there is absolutely no way that ink writing can permeate thru the bag unless the bag is compromised, i.e. has holes in it.
@ thank you for your reply as well as being an excellent steward in the freeze drying community- you are appreciated!
Could you share where you get your pouch bags?
Sorry I usually mention them at least a few times in each video as they are my go to bag. I get them from topmyler.com and buy them by the case!
@@JohnInBibs thank you
With each section being 1/2 pound, each tray had 3 pounds. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks but I am correct, each large section was 1/2 pound, that left two half large sections which is 1/2 a pound so total weight was 2.5 pounds
I do my chicken in an insta pot with chicken broth.
I love my Ninja Foodi and often use it as well
I have to cut off that fat and the nastiness before cooking 🤮
You didn't wash the chicken.......if you ever see a processing plant, you will always wash your meat, any meat before cooking.
Thank you for your comment. According to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service you should not wash poultry before cooking, Also Martha Stewart says not to according to google search.
That’s correct. I had an Aunt who would scrub her chicken with dish soap and a brush. She had the whitest chicken I ever saw. It tasted good but was definitely an over kill. like John said, you shouldn’t was it.