Guest guest Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 Sol- >Where do folks get pig's feet or chicken feet to make gelatin-rich >stock? I can get pig's feet at my local supermarket but I don't >suspect the quality is very high. I can recommend some mail order sources, or if you have any local farmers' markets, you could try those. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 > > Where do folks get pig's feet or chicken feet to make gelatin-rich > stock? I can get pig's feet at my local supermarket but I don't > suspect the quality is very high. > > Ideas? > > Thanks, > Sol I've gotten my chicken feet at Whole Foods, although I've seen them at the Asian grocery stores in the area- freezer section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 I've gotten my chicken feet at Whole Foods, although I've seen them at the > > Asian grocery stores in the area- freezer section. > > > > Lucky duck. The Whole Foods here in the CA wine country won't sell ANY organ meats or feet etc. They only have little tubs of frozen chicken livers or prepackaged unrefrigerated ham hocks. The butcher told me it was because they couldn't get enough money per pound to justify the overhead.. Now the other local market here isn't carrying them either because, they said, the rancher they use is retiring and the new guys don't want to bother with the cheap cuts.. Bah humbug. ~Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 , Yeah, I'd be interested in mail order sources. Does anyone know if I have to worry about the quality of the feet? When I buy liver, for example, I want to be real careful to get it from a good source as the liver is a filter organ. Does the quality matter much less for feet? Sol > Sol- > > >Where do folks get pig's feet or chicken feet to make gelatin-rich > >stock? I can get pig's feet at my local supermarket but I don't > >suspect the quality is very high. > > I can recommend some mail order sources, or if you have any local farmers' > markets, you could try those. > > > > - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 Sol- >Yeah, I'd be interested in mail order sources. I'm a big fan of West Wind Farms. They're on the web at http://www.grassorganic.com/. >Does anyone know if I have to worry about the quality of the feet? >When I buy liver, for example, I want to be real careful to get it >from a good source as the liver is a filter organ. Well, it's definitely more important with organs, particularly liver, but I wouldn't say anything is really unimportant. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 , Yeah, I'd be interested in mail order sources. Does anyone know if I have to worry about the quality of the feet? When I buy liver, for example, I want to be real careful to get it from a good source as the liver is a filter organ. Does the quality matter much less for feet? Sol I use Oaklyn Plantation, when my local suppliers are out. http://www.freerangechicken.com/ Their chickens are free range, organic. I believe they do use soy as a mix in their supplemental feed, but they claim it is organic, and that all the ingredients for their supplemental feed are grown organically, by them. Rebekah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 In a message dated 7/22/2005 9:35:50 A.M. Central Daylight Time, writes: The Whole Foods here in the CA wine country won't sell ANY organ meats or feet etc. Did you ask them if they would special order them for you? My WF would special order chicken hearts for my pets. It had to be 10 pounds. They'd package them into half pound packages for me, and keep some of it in their freezer, until I had room enough in my freezer for them. I told them to feel free to sell some of it to anyone who wanted some. Such great service! That was the Kirby WF in Houston. I moved away, and really miss those folks. Peg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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