Got the turkey carcass into the crockpot around noon, with assorted veg and seasonings, and let it simmer. It smells like soup at the moment, but I shall give it another hour or so, before I strain it and get it into the fridge.
This is an accomplishment of note, only because the last time I did this, I told myself I wasn't going to do it again as it was annoying and took all day and 2 attempts - it did not fit into the crockpot properly so after hours of it not doing anything useful, I had to switch to a stovetop operation. And the resulting broth was...meh.
But! This time I cut up the carcass so that it squished down into a more compact bundle, and added some more seasonings - and I'm not going to try to freeze the broth for a future use - I'm going to make a turkey soup or stew tomorrow with it - or at least some of it :D
EDIT: and YES I am two weeks early for US Thanksgiving, LOL. But the turkey was on sale LAST weekend for 35 cents/lb and I did not have room in my freezer, so it sat in the fridge all week thawing, and I roasted it Thursday :D
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This is an accomplishment of note, only because the last time I did this, I told myself I wasn't going to do it again as it was annoying and took all day and 2 attempts - it did not fit into the crockpot properly so after hours of it not doing anything useful, I had to switch to a stovetop operation. And the resulting broth was...meh.
But! This time I cut up the carcass so that it squished down into a more compact bundle, and added some more seasonings - and I'm not going to try to freeze the broth for a future use - I'm going to make a turkey soup or stew tomorrow with it - or at least some of it :D
EDIT: and YES I am two weeks early for US Thanksgiving, LOL. But the turkey was on sale LAST weekend for 35 cents/lb and I did not have room in my freezer, so it sat in the fridge all week thawing, and I roasted it Thursday :D