Fair enough. I winder what the 'scum' actually is? We do get a scum from simmering the carcass for stock which we always do after a roast bird - so much better than stock cube stock. We skim the scum… (View Post)

I wondered about this. The skin of a chicken is fatty, I assume any chemical contamination would be with that fat. That's not washing off with plain water. Still, Chicken à la Fairy Liquid could beco… (View Post)

Doubly so, since there are no merits in washing chicken. (View Post)

Seems like a bit of a faff tbh. I've never noticed any 'scum' with my roast chicken. Yesterday we tried a Waitrose stock-brined chicken (https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/no1-british-free-range-… (View Post)

How everybody seems to survive that contamination is beyond me. Must be a miracle. (View Post)