turkey broth

I roasted the bones and whatever meat was left on them, it has been frozen
from last year. I cooked it overnight in the slow cooker and now the
strained broth in cooling in the refrigerator. I am going to freeze it in a
plastic bag. Should I defat it first or just put the whole thing in the
freezer? I will be using it for dressing, I think. I forgot to mention that
this is a turkey carcass.

Phyllis Stone wrote:
>
> I roasted the bones and whatever meat was left on them, it has been frozen
> from last year. I cooked it overnight in the slow cooker and now the
> strained broth in cooling in the refrigerator. I am going to freeze it in a
> plastic bag. Should I defat it first or just put the whole thing in the
> freezer? I will be using it for dressing, I think. I forgot to mention that
> this is a turkey carcass.

A turkey from last year? If it developed any off-flavors
in storage, it probably will be from oxidation of the
fat, so defatting would be a good idea.

"Phyllis Stone" <nobody@msn.com> wrote in message
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>I roasted the bones and whatever meat was left on them, it has been frozen
>from last year. I cooked it overnight in the slow cooker and now the
>strained broth in cooling in the refrigerator. I am going to freeze it in
>a plastic bag. Should I defat it first or just put the whole thing in the
>freezer? I will be using it for dressing, I think. I forgot to mention
>that this is a turkey carcass.
>
Defat it while it's cold so you can spoon the fat off.. Taste it and reduce
it to where you want it. Then freeze it. I defat in a separator funnel. It's
a good investment.

"George Shirley" <gshirl@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Phyllis Stone wrote:
>> I roasted the bones and whatever meat was left on them, it has been
>> frozen from last year. I cooked it overnight in the slow cooker and now
>> the strained broth in cooling in the refrigerator. I am going to freeze
>> it in a plastic bag. Should I defat it first or just put the whole thing
>> in the freezer? I will be using it for dressing, I think. I forgot to
>> mention that this is a turkey carcass.
>
>
> Depends on the individual taste, I always defat my broth but not the
> portion I use on dressing, it adds that bit of flavor we crave in
> dressing.
>
>
A good thought!
Thanks,

Kent