Wow those are some big birds, a lot of good eating. I would love to see how Kevin smokes them when the time comes. Thanks for sharing your homestead with us, Jimmy
Yes Kevin, show us your smoking. I had smoked turkey once. I was working in the second Wal Mart in my part of Southern California. The garden center was showing off a new grill and smoker. That amazing turkey tasted like ham. It was soooooo good.
Oh wow i have a nugget of knowledge for ya! If u put what ever ur freezin into the bag thrn into a sink of water will remove all the air by pressure of water then u seal it up before u pull out of water an vwea laa! Ur ready for freezer n will last longer without burn! Its a great tip for me; im alone so its very helpful for me i hope its a useful nugget for u as well!! Much love an soul hugs! Beautiful birds!!! Bet they will be awsome!! Thanks guys hope u have a good day!!
Hey guys. Good morning. I buy a big bag of puppy pads from our discount store and we put them down under our cutting boards when processing meat. They catch all the blood and fluids perfectly. Clean up is a breeze. Then just disinfect table and counter surfaces and good to go.
Wow what a fantastic idea thank you for sharing. I have a couple unopened packs of the blue medical pads like that that are not needed for what I bought them for. Thanks again!
I Love your channel. You two are amazing how well you work together. You awaken my memories of my grandparents who worked from sun up to sun down. They were farmers. God Bless you.✝️
@@lindarichey4689 Plant food. Sprinkle it on your pets or livestock food. You also consume it as a calcium alternative. Chickens and birds love it. Google it; there are many, many uses for bone meal. Rich in calcium and minerals.
Tastefully done unlike other homesteaders. There's something so special about your homestead and way of life. Dressing chickens/turkeys is a way of life as a homesteader. I'm just impressed with your way of sharing the process with us. Tastefully done guys. Enjoy! God bless you and your family on your very respectful homestead. 💕🙏💕🙏
My kids used to raise them for 4 H...And they sold for 100.00. That was in the 90s. I loved raising extra ones for our winters also. We didn't have a homestead, but a hobby farm...Lol that was a lot of work. Gardening, Canning, raising pigs..I loved it. I love watching you.
Hello! I live in the city but yet I can learn from you. I appreciate you and your family sharing your gifts, talents, and inspiration to eat real food. Thanks and God bless!
Turkey was always my favorite protein meat to have. Great job on your humane and caring way you treated your birds, now these are TRUE ORGANIC turkey at it's finest!!
Me too! That is my favorite part....I would cook or grill that part, eat that meat, then use it for broth.....but Kevin and Sarah definitely know what they like and how to do it 👍
For Thanksgiving, we do 2 turkeys on is smoked and the other is "fried" but in an oiless fryer. We also have ham and roast beef. Our Thanksgivings are the largest of Holiday gathers. Usually 20 to 30 friends and family.
I just love that you two do everything from start to finish on the homestead, love how you guys workout everything together, kinda like a waltz, you gotta do it together...wow 88lbs,plus your stock amazing, love it
Great video! My brother has been cutting his turkeys up like we cut up a chicken for years and it is so smart! It is easier to wrap and portion for consumption. The broth from the backs will be absolutely delicious and so healthy!!!
The small saw you have is actually a Keyhole saw. Usually it's used to cut holes in drywall, plaster etc. 1st you mark what you want removed for say a light fixture or plug, then drill a hole in the corners. Insert the saw, connect the dots and huzzah you have a hole. I've used a keyhole saw for years in the kitchen.
15:05 When cutting up legs, I've noticed you can palpate the joint with your thumb and feel where the two come together. It's an easy job then to send the knife down the middle of the joint right through the cartilage. No wrestling required. :)
I know the farm is a LOT of work for you, but it is like going on vacation for me to visit your homestead. I enjoy each episode, but especially enjoy seeing the animals being let out for the day.
I'm a vegetarian and am likely to go vegan in future, so you might not think that this would be enjoyable content for me. However, the amount of love and respect you show for your food animals is inspiring :) what a lovely pair of human beings. Keep up the good work
I have enjoyed all of your videos. I want you to know that you are living my dream. I am too old to start a homestead but watching your videos makes me happy.
We love your channel! Sorry bout the skunk! I remember when we raised 35lb turkeys. Love the ducks. Great processing job! God bless! Hope your daughter is doing well since the accident. Love from Indiana.
@@Masterclassonlife Fill water into the bag with turkey. air gets pushed out. Seal bag , make small hole at top and press water out as the bag sticks to the meat. then off to freezer. you can leave some water in , it turns into Ice and blocks air ingress.
Dave Lawson I thought the submersion method was putting The whole bag with the turkey in it in a sink of water to push the air out of the bag, no water in the bag.
You said your wrapping job didn’t look too good. I have to disagree-your wrapping looked very professional. I bet you also do a great job of folding fitted sheets! Those turkeys look amazing and will taste so much better than anything you’d find in a store.
We raised Turkeys in the 70s.. 40k birds at a time . Miss those days. One time a hurricane was coming and we lost power to the Turkey house’s for heat lamps and the water pump. They were hours away from having 40 thousand chicks delivered 🤣 . So we had to bring them in their crates in the house. Till the storm passed about 24 hours. My mom was so mad . But we had a inside porch with a concrete floor and they stayed there. We rotated the crates feeding and watering . Only lost about 30 chicks. It was a headache but still a good memory. 👍❤️
Just a tip on getting as much air out of those bags as possible... Once you have your bird positioned in the bag, dunk the bag in water (warm or cold doesn’t matter). The water pressure will push out the air in the bag. Then you can twist the top of the bag and tie it off. Take the bag out of the water and dry it off. Done! This will help prevent freezer burn.
Such great info! I am really convinced I should do turkeys next year. I love that you can get such a significant amount of meat with fewer poultry to raise. Thank you for sharing this!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. You take away a lot of fears of dealing with such work. And you are so clean in your food preparation. Well done both. Carol
We always buy 3-4 turkeys around thanksgiving and then use one every few months for freezer meals. Turkey enchiladas, turkey noodle soup, turkey chili, turkey and dumplings! Instead of chicken salad we do turkey salad sandwiches in the hot summer. I also use the bones for broth. Great penny pinching habits! God bless!
You all are a gem. From City dwellers to Homesteading. You have succeeded! I love watching you guys. I hope when I have to go from MD to NM to visit family I can stop by to see you all. I have made bread for camping inspired by you guys. To tricks in the garden. Thank you so much!
you did a good job raising them birds. I put on a church Thanksgiving dinner once and the turkey was home raised. It weighted 40 pounds. We cooked it for 12 hrs. It fed almost 40 people. It was the biggest bird I have ever seen.
Would be interesting to see your expenses (food, purchase price, etc.) for the turkeys and how that compares to cost if you purchased the same amount of turkey meat.
Holy Smokes! that is a huge turkey! Never thought about cutting in half, very cool idea! So can't do the immersion to suck up the plastic like chickens? wow...so much nice fresh clean meat!!! Awesome!
While you guys were raising these, I raised a male and two females broad breasted bronze turkeys. I let mine go further and didn't follow the timeline, one female was 23 lb, the other was 29 lbs and by the time I got to the male he was 58 pounds dressed out. Was the coolest thing raising turkeys, loved it, and am going to do it again this spring, chickens and turkeys. Especially since Sarah has taught me to can!
That is A LOT of turkey!!! I loved how you explained cutting the individual sections off. I knew about the natural line. Between thigh and drumstick, but not actually cutting it off of a bird, whether turkey or chicken. Thank you so much for showing us. I can follow the same guidelines for a chicken and not be afraid to separate it now. God Bless!
When I was a child, my mom had the butcher cut the frozen turkey in half giblets and all. When it was time to cook, mom mixed her stuffing including oysters and spread that in the drip pan of a broiler pan. The turkey (thawed) was then laid on top of the dressing skin up. Until golden and crispy. Baste as usual. Use the giblets for gravy.Turkey juices will season the dressing. Steam from dressing will infuse any spices into the meat. Yuuuummm!!!
Smoked turkey neck makes a GREAT pot of soup as well. Turkey tails are great to add to that stock pot as well. Not much actual meat in tail, but full of flavor and richness. When we buy store turkeys on sale, we always ask for them to be cut in half by the grocery butcher. (They stick the frozen ones on their power bone saw) Then we bring those home and wrap for the freezer. A half turkey takes less storage space than a full one, they thaw faster, cook faster and make turkey more of a year round meat.
Those birds are huge!!! God blessed you with a great harvest. Also just an FYI...They sell larger cutting boards at Walmart, Amazon and other stores that are not too expensive. We bought a large one to fillet our fish on.
If you put the knife in the wing hole and cut to the bottom end. The back is easier to remove from the front. That way there is a natural vee to cut through.
Scrolled through most of the reply's and didn't see my thought on the turkeys. They make the most wonderful and gentle noise when they are coming out of the coop.
Wow those are some big birds, a lot of good eating. I would love to see how Kevin smokes them when the time comes.
Thanks for sharing your homestead with us,
Jimmy
Yes Kevin, show us your smoking. I had smoked turkey once. I was working in the second Wal Mart in my part of Southern California. The garden center was showing off a new grill and smoker. That amazing turkey tasted like ham. It was soooooo good.
I would love to see how Kevin smokes the turkey!
Oh wow i have a nugget of knowledge for ya! If u put what ever ur freezin into the bag thrn into a sink of water will remove all the air by pressure of water then u seal it up before u pull out of water an vwea laa! Ur ready for freezer n will last longer without burn! Its a great tip for me; im alone so its very helpful for me i hope its a useful nugget for u as well!! Much love an soul hugs! Beautiful birds!!! Bet they will be awsome!! Thanks guys hope u have a good day!!
Hey guys. Good morning. I buy a big bag of puppy pads from our discount store and we put them down under our cutting boards when processing meat. They catch all the blood and fluids perfectly. Clean up is a breeze. Then just disinfect table and counter surfaces and good to go.
Wow what a fantastic idea thank you for sharing. I have a couple unopened packs of the blue medical pads like that that are not needed for what I bought them for.
Thanks again!
The more I watch your videos the more I long for a place in the country. Thank you for welcoming us into your home
DITTO! Meal on their own!
I love watching you two work together. It is a partnership I wish I could have.
You can have it though. Stay positive.
@8:10.. No relatives for the holidays sounds like a happy season.. LOL Love you guys..
I Love your channel.
You two are amazing how well you work together. You awaken my memories of my grandparents who worked from sun up to sun down.
They were farmers.
God Bless you.✝️
After I boil the meat off the bones for broth; I roast the bones and when completely dry - I grind the bones for bone meal.
Great idea! Could you make bone broth and then make bone meal?
@@Mrs.Patriot Absolutely. Make your bone broth, re-dry your bones and then grind up to make the bone meal. Greetings from Alberta, Canada.
V A what do you do with bone meal?
@@lindarichey4689 Plant food. Sprinkle it on your pets or livestock food. You also consume it as a calcium alternative. Chickens and birds love it. Google it; there are many, many uses for bone meal. Rich in calcium and minerals.
Love the way you do your videos. I am much older than you and learn so much. Thank you so much!
Wow that’s a lot of meat in the freezer. Would love to see a video of your smoking process. 😊
Damnit! I just need more land!👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Holy Moly... those are some BIG birds ! WOW
@Hello Doug's Welding, How are you doing?
Tastefully done unlike other homesteaders. There's something so special about your homestead and way of life. Dressing chickens/turkeys is a way of life as a homesteader. I'm just impressed with your way of sharing the process with us. Tastefully done guys. Enjoy!
God bless you and your family on your very respectful homestead. 💕🙏💕🙏
I love that you both work in the kitchen and both drive the tractor. Sensible, egalitarian, and great role models for your daughters.
one thing that impresses me over everything is that you actually show me how you do things, like packaging, blanching, etc.
My kids used to raise them for 4 H...And they sold for 100.00. That was in the 90s. I loved raising extra ones for our winters also.
We didn't have a homestead, but a hobby farm...Lol that was a lot of work. Gardening, Canning, raising pigs..I loved it. I love watching you.
Man! What a bird! It's amazing they grew so big in such a short time.
Grandma gina is what i want to watch now.
@Hello leanstead, How are you doing?
Those definitely are some big birds , wow! And you did get alot! But for me I would have vacuum sealed everything.
Who could possibly dislike you guys videos?
Hello! I live in the city but yet I can learn from you. I appreciate you and your family sharing your gifts, talents, and inspiration to eat real food. Thanks and God bless!
My favorite part is how they work together. Marriage and family is such a blessing.
@Hello Jim H, How are you doing?
I love the way you live really you are nice family God bless your whole family
I always cook my turkey the day before Thanksgiving and the neck is my treat for all the work
I love the neck and I also love the gizzards and heart yummy 🤤
Omg I never thought about cutting in half! We always have too much left over and it ends up being wasted. Great idea!
I usually get the grocery store to split mine if I buy a frozen one if it's fresh I use a cleaver
I usually cut one up like a big chicken and freeze the parts separately so we can have several meals throughout the year.
You can freeze the leftovers..
@@elainekomara8555 yeah no one would eat it. Lol. I have picky eaters here. Leftovers usually get wasted.
You all raised great turkeys. Happy eating, including broth. Kiss your girls today for all of us so they know we still love them, and miss them.
Turkey was always my favorite protein meat to have. Great job on your humane and caring way you treated your birds, now these are TRUE ORGANIC turkey at it's finest!!
Those turkeys were huge! They had a great life on your homestead! 💕
Hi Kevin and Sarah, WOW, that is so impressive!
Jenenda 🍅🍅🍅
The backbone contains "the oyster" ,or pocket of meat that's really good.
TheChristina Jo That’s one of my favorite parts
Me too! That is my favorite part....I would cook or grill that part, eat that meat, then use it for broth.....but Kevin and Sarah definitely know what they like and how to do it 👍
We have a restaurant here in North Scottsdale that just serves fried chicken oysters. Sooooo good!
Interesting, I've never heard it called that, but kept thinking there's alot of meat there...I'd do something with it first and then cook for stock.
In Canada we call it the Pope's nose,don't know why.
I liked the time lapse of the turkeys. Amazing how fast the grow.
Yum look forward to see the smoking process.
You guys are great. Always enjoy visiting with you. God bless you!
Good set of knives are so important to any kitchen. Thanks for showing us Gods blessings and glory for your home.
Those backs are gonna make some amazing broth!!! Love it.
For Thanksgiving, we do 2 turkeys on is smoked and the other is "fried" but in an oiless fryer. We also have ham and roast beef. Our Thanksgivings are the largest of Holiday gathers. Usually 20 to 30 friends and family.
I just love that you two do everything from start to finish on the homestead, love how you guys workout everything together, kinda like a waltz, you gotta do it together...wow 88lbs,plus your stock amazing, love it
Thank You Sarah, for mentioning your evening meal, SUPPER. SO rare in today's upside down world. Your videos are FANTASTIC!
Good Morning! I made to it to the first one to comment! Yay me! I so enjoy your channel. God bless! Much love from WV
Great video! My brother has been cutting his turkeys up like we cut up a chicken for years and it is so smart! It is easier to wrap and portion for consumption. The broth from the backs will be absolutely delicious and so healthy!!!
Amazing the turkeys are really big!
Time for a nap! Whew that's a lot!!
The Lord blessed you
Awesome amount of meat and great job showing how you cut up the processed turkeys! Lots of turkey throughout the next year.
Yum Yum love turkey, God job raising them. God Bless.
The small saw you have is actually a Keyhole saw. Usually it's used to cut holes in drywall, plaster etc.
1st you mark what you want removed for say a light fixture or plug, then drill a hole in the corners. Insert the saw, connect the dots and huzzah you have a hole.
I've used a keyhole saw for years in the kitchen.
15:05 When cutting up legs, I've noticed you can palpate the joint with your thumb and feel where the two come together. It's an easy job then to send the knife down the middle of the joint right through the cartilage. No wrestling required. :)
This was awesome!!! I love seeing young people raising and putting up food for their family. God Bless and have a wonderful day.
Down here in Louisiana, we boil our turkey necks in crab boil! Oh my goodness, makes my mouth water just thinking about it. Also great for pig tails!!
Janet Anderson 😳
I know the farm is a LOT of work for you, but it is like going on vacation for me to visit your homestead. I enjoy each episode, but especially enjoy seeing the animals being let out for the day.
Love the neck! My favorite part!
Loved the resource you guys teach. Those Turkey 's were so big and healthy. Good food for all winter. Keep up the tradition. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. 🦃🦃🦃
Those Turkey's are hugh.. It's amazing to see how much meat you got for those Turkey's.
Those were some big birds and the best part is you know what they ate and that is wonderful.
I'm a vegetarian and am likely to go vegan in future, so you might not think that this would be enjoyable content for me. However, the amount of love and respect you show for your food animals is inspiring :) what a lovely pair of human beings. Keep up the good work
I have enjoyed all of your videos. I want you to know that you are living my dream. I am too old to start a homestead but watching your videos makes me happy.
wow, that is a big turkey! good job, hello from Brazil! :D
We love your channel! Sorry bout the skunk! I remember when we raised 35lb turkeys. Love the ducks. Great processing job! God bless! Hope your daughter is doing well since the accident. Love from Indiana.
I think that's a nice tradition to have with your children especially each one of them
Bake the necks in the oven with butter and onions and bells poultry seasoning. Even better in crock pot
Wow! That is one fantastic turkey. I bet the flavor is incredible. It's a truly wonderful feeling of accomplishment to be so self-sufficient.
You should get the air out of the bag, use the submersion method, before freezing.
That's a great tip!
What is the submersion method?
@@Masterclassonlife Fill water into the bag with turkey. air gets pushed out. Seal bag , make small hole at top and press water out as the bag sticks to the meat. then off to freezer. you can leave some water in , it turns into Ice and blocks air ingress.
Dave Lawson I thought the submersion method was putting The whole bag with the turkey in it in a sink of water to push the air out of the bag, no water in the bag.
@@cynthiafisher9907 you can do both ways
You said your wrapping job didn’t look too good. I have to disagree-your wrapping looked very professional. I bet you also do a great job of folding fitted sheets! Those turkeys look amazing and will taste so much better than anything you’d find in a store.
I would love to see your freezer setup!
Always fun to watch and learn from you two. Blessings be with you.
We raised Turkeys in the 70s.. 40k birds at a time . Miss those days. One time a hurricane was coming and we lost power to the Turkey house’s for heat lamps and the water pump. They were hours away from having 40 thousand chicks delivered 🤣 . So we had to bring them in their crates in the house. Till the storm passed about 24 hours. My mom was so mad . But we had a inside porch with a concrete floor and they stayed there. We rotated the crates feeding and watering . Only lost about 30 chicks. It was a headache but still a good memory. 👍❤️
I love your channel. So informational. Thank you.
Boil that neck to make broth for the dressing! You can add the meat to the dressing as well. Keeps it super moist!!! Your tradition works too! 😁
Liver heart ect goes in there especially the liver...un..yum non nons
@@sislertx those too!
Yes! My mother did that too! The neck, wing tips, gizzard and liver. She made the best dressing!
Yes. And don't forget the giblet gravy. ☺
Just a tip on getting as much air out of those bags as possible...
Once you have your bird positioned in the bag, dunk the bag in water (warm or cold doesn’t matter). The water pressure will push out the air in the bag. Then you can twist the top of the bag and tie it off. Take the bag out of the water and dry it off. Done!
This will help prevent freezer burn.
Yum yum. Beautiful birds.
Such great info! I am really convinced I should do turkeys next year. I love that you can get such a significant amount of meat with fewer poultry to raise. Thank you for sharing this!
Wow , what a lot of turkey. I am so very proud of you both. HAPPY EATING!
Did you consider grinding the meat of one bird? It's very versatile and we find that the ground meat goes so much further.
I love how well you always work together. Most of the couples I know would have argued from start to finish, lol.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. You take away a lot of fears of dealing with such work. And you are so clean in your food preparation. Well done both. Carol
We always buy 3-4 turkeys around thanksgiving and then use one every few months for freezer meals. Turkey enchiladas, turkey noodle soup, turkey chili, turkey and dumplings! Instead of chicken salad we do turkey salad sandwiches in the hot summer. I also use the bones for broth. Great penny pinching habits! God bless!
When I saw that turkey,all I could think of was Mr. Bean with the turkey on his head!
You all are a gem. From City dwellers to Homesteading. You have succeeded! I love watching you guys. I hope when I have to go from MD to NM to visit family I can stop by to see you all. I have made bread for camping inspired by you guys. To tricks in the garden. Thank you so much!
you did a good job raising them birds. I put on a church Thanksgiving dinner once and the turkey was home raised. It weighted 40 pounds. We cooked it for 12 hrs. It fed almost 40 people. It was the biggest bird I have ever seen.
Happy Thanksgiving early !!! Gobble Gobble 🦃🦃 Give God all the glory for the blessing he has
QUESTION? How much did it cost you to buy and feed these? Need some nerdy turkey math done.
That is a wonderful looking Turkey....JUST WOW!
Would love to see a video on smoking the turkey please and ty. ❤⚘
Awesome. We are right behind you with our heritage turkeys, not as big as those!
Would also love to see you fix a holiday meal!!
Would be interesting to see your expenses (food, purchase price, etc.) for the turkeys and how that compares to cost if you purchased the same amount of turkey meat.
I use the bones from my smoked Turkey for making extra special broth.
Thank you so much for going to all this trouble to let us know which one is better. Stay safe, stay well.
Holy Smokes! that is a huge turkey! Never thought about cutting in half, very cool idea! So can't do the immersion to suck up the plastic like chickens? wow...so much nice fresh clean meat!!! Awesome!
Growing up my mom always saved me the wishbone. Thank you for you videos. Robin in FL
Great video beautiful Turkeys all your hard work paid off. Thanks for sharing
While you guys were raising these, I raised a male and two females broad breasted bronze turkeys. I let mine go further and didn't follow the timeline, one female was 23 lb, the other was 29 lbs and by the time I got to the male he was 58 pounds dressed out. Was the coolest thing raising turkeys, loved it, and am going to do it again this spring, chickens and turkeys. Especially since Sarah has taught me to can!
That is A LOT of turkey!!! I loved how you explained cutting the individual sections off. I knew about the natural line. Between thigh and drumstick, but not actually cutting it off of a bird, whether turkey or chicken. Thank you so much for showing us. I can follow the same guidelines for a chicken and not be afraid to separate it now. God Bless!
😥 my heart went out for Mr Turkey... but, I do know it had to be done! Just love the video!!!
Hi Sarah and Kevin The tail you cut off was my dad's favorite he called it the pope's nose lol
Good to know he loved the pope so much !
You guys did a great job cleaning them! Lots of work but better food.
When I was a child, my mom had the butcher cut the frozen turkey in half giblets and all. When it was time to cook, mom mixed her stuffing including oysters and spread that in the drip pan of a broiler pan. The turkey (thawed) was then laid on top of the dressing skin up. Until golden and crispy. Baste as usual. Use the giblets for gravy.Turkey juices will season the dressing. Steam from dressing will infuse any spices into the meat. Yuuuummm!!!
Smoked turkey neck makes a GREAT pot of soup as well. Turkey tails are great to add to that stock pot as well. Not much actual meat in tail, but full of flavor and richness. When we buy store turkeys on sale, we always ask for them to be cut in half by the grocery butcher. (They stick the frozen ones on their power bone saw) Then we bring those home and wrap for the freezer. A half turkey takes less storage space than a full one, they thaw faster, cook faster and make turkey more of a year round meat.
Those birds are huge!!! God blessed you with a great harvest. Also just an FYI...They sell larger cutting boards at Walmart, Amazon and other stores that are not too expensive. We bought a large one to fillet our fish on.
If you put the knife in the wing hole and cut to the bottom end. The back is easier to remove from the front. That way there is a natural vee to cut through.
Scrolled through most of the reply's and didn't see my thought on the turkeys. They make the most wonderful and gentle noise when they are coming out of the coop.
In fact, I love the chicken noise as well. Roosters and ducks, not so much. Too loud.