How do you hang?

pullandbang

Opened the spare fridge last night and there was two cocks hanging since 31st January :eek: I'd completely forgotten about them and we don't use that fridge - apart from hanging game in it. Normally during the season I'd be putting stuff in each week so anything due to be eaten would be taken out.
Obviously with the end of the season I had no reason to go near it, so these two cocks were hanging for 17 days. Now I don't normally leave anything longer than about 10 days so I took them out with some trepidation. They were just starting to go off - smell was just getting a bit on the strong side. However, I filleted the breasts and pulled off the legs and she who must be obeyed, cooked them tonight for the dinner. They were feckin' lovely

I was delighted that they didn't go to waste.

greenpeter

pullandbang wrote: »

Opened the spare fridge last night and there was two cocks hanging since 31st January :eek: I'd completely forgotten about them and we don't use that fridge - apart from hanging game in it. Normally during the season I'd be putting stuff in each week so anything due to be eaten would be taken out.
Obviously with the end of the season I had no reason to go near it, so these two cocks were hanging for 17 days. Now I don't normally leave anything longer than about 10 days so I took them out with some trepidation. They were just starting to go off - smell was just getting a bit on the strong side. However, I filleted the breasts and pulled off the legs and she who must be obeyed, cooked them tonight for the dinner. They were feckin' lovely

I was delighted that they didn't go to waste.

:eek:a bit lower on the left:D. Jesus you left them a long time, but fair play for eating them. I never hang them more than 5days but then again i dont have a fridge.

homerhop

will wait for 24 hours to see how the old body system fairs out tomorrow for ya

pullandbang

homerhop wrote: »

will wait for 24 hours to see how the old body system fairs out tomorrow for ya

Watch this space

I still have two of the breasts which are going to my mother tomorrow and she'll eat them on Saturday so they'll be one day short of three weeks old. Should be interesting as she's never eaten pheasant before.

Double Barrel

P&B
I would have to say to that, very well hung.

What was the temp in the fridge?

k_d

I gave a bird to my granddad whos 92, still goes fox shooting on a sunday!!

Gave him the bird i think around the start of december, Was up in his shed over christmas and the bird was still hanging! asked him what he was doing with it, Told me he hangs it till the body falls from the head, about 4 weeks!

needless to say he cleaned it himself i wasnt goin near it.

pullandbang

k_d wrote: »

Told me he hangs it till the body falls from the head, about 4 weeks!
needless to say he cleaned it himself i wasnt goin near it.

I'd heard that before ok. Don't think I'd fancy it myself though.

shannonpowerlab

It must be tender enough for consumption without further cooking....:pac:

meathstevie

3 to 5 days tops. I like my meat rather fresh, pigeon breast for example can go fro field to pan in less than 2 hours.