Wanda705 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Does anyone know if a compliant broth like Pacific brand has the same health benefits as homemade broth? Im primarily concerned about the anti inflammatory properties from the gelatin. I dont want to lose out on that by using store bought, but all my attempts to make it myself have failed. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 You'll get a lot more benefits from homemade bone broth, as outlined in this article. In what part of the process do you feel you're previously been unsuccessful in making bone broth? Maybe we can give you some pointers that would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanda705 Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 Thank you, that would be great. The method Ive used a few times now is to roast a whole raw chicken in my crockpot and when its cooked, I take the meat off and put the bones back in the pot with a little vinegar, seasonings, hard veggies like celery and carrot, and fill to capacity with water. I let that cook on low for about a day or so. I will also say that I am probably a little haphazard and allow alot of the skin and meat back into the pot as well. When its done I strain it twice and put it into mason jars. It has never gelled up upon cooling like its supposed to do, so I feel like maybe the bones are too small... or I'm not cooking it long enough. And it never tastes right. Your thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Hmm ... when you say it's never gelled upon cooling, do you mean once you've put it in the refrigerator? I let mine cool down, uncovered on the kitchen counter first, then refrigerate, uncovered, until the fat appears/solidifies on the top (takes several hours). Once the fat appears, I skim it off, then cover the container and put it back in the refrigerator. It's after that, that I notice the broth starts to gel.Also, I wonder if you're using too much water? I just put enough water in the pot to cover the bones and other contents, not fill the cooking pot.I've only made bone broth with raw beef bones, not chicken bones. I use 3 lbs of bones to make about a gallon of broth on my stove-top (after an initial boil, I usually let it simmer on low for about 17-18 hours). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ShannonM816 Posted December 1, 2015 Moderators Share Posted December 1, 2015 My chicken broth never gels, but when I use beef bones, it does. Beef bones just have more of the collagen and stuff than chicken bones do. That doesn't mean your chicken broth isn't good for you -- I personally am more likely to drink chicken broth on its own, but don't care for beef broth on its own. I do use it in recipes, but the flavor on its own is just too much for me, even though I actually like beef. I have read, but haven't tried yet, that if you can find chicken feet at the store, adding them in to the broth will help it to gel. It is also possible that if you added more chicken bones, it might be more likely to gel, although even when I've added leftover leg and thigh bones from previous meals, mine still doesn't gel. (Also, I say beef or chicken broth here in this post, but you can make broth from any bones, and you can mix them in the same pot of broth. I tend to keep the chicken bones I save separate from everything else in the freezer so I can make straight chicken broth, but any other bones I have, beef, lamb, pork, whatever, I put together, and make a combo broth with them when I have enough.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seafarer Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Hi Wanda705! If you search for "broth" on the forums, and just pick the ones that have "broth" in the title, you'll find a lot of information about the various forms of broth. I don't think there is any such thing as a failed broth. It's runny, or not. It gelled, or it didn't. It tastes good, or it's bland, or it's too strongly flavoured. Etc. It's never "wrong" or failed; it's just different. It's still water + the nutrients from bones.... never a bad thing no matter how it turned out. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpunkyBug Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I was never thrilled with how my own broth turned out. Then I discovered Tom Denham's method, and it turns out the veggies were ruining it for me. If you have a pressure cooker, give this a try: http://www.wholelifeeating.com/2012/02/pressure-cooker-bone-broth/ If you don't have a pressure cooker, I highly recommend getting one. I got my Instant Pot last Christmas and can't live without it now. Check Amazon because it usually goes on sale around this time. Wait to buy it when it's 50% or more off. Note: Tom's recipe uses a stove top pressure cooker. If you use a plug-in kind, like an Instant Pot, i would increase the cook time to 90 minutes. Also, like Shannon, I dont like to mix my fowl bones with my beef, lamb and pork bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanda705 Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 Thanks to everyone for the replies! GFChris, to answer your question, it doesnt even gel after its been in the fridge. But... I now know it's because I am putting too much water in it. I will try it with less water next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanda705 Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 SpunkyBug, thanks for the recommendation! I'll check that out. Ive always been curious about the pressure cookers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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