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How long will pigeon last once dead?
Jambo_c
11-03-2014
I've a friend who goes shooting and he's brought me a couple of pigeons. He shot them on Sunday and they've been kept in the fridge. I plan to butcher these tonight which I've never done before, providing I don't make a complete mess and I actually get the meat out properly how long should the breasts last for? Will it still be OK on Friday or should I freeze it?
Teddybleads
11-03-2014
Wow, I'm suitably impressed that you're going to butcher yourself. Good luck.
As for storage I think a good few days in the fridge if you're not going to hang it first. There's not a lot of fat on pigeon which is usually the first thing to go off in meat.
Gaditano
11-03-2014
You could marinade them if you wanted to be absolutely sure.
Toby LaRhone
11-03-2014
Originally Posted by Teddybleads:
“Wow, I'm suitably impressed that you're going to butcher yourself. Good luck.”


I'd have practiced on the pigeon first.
Jambo_c
12-03-2014
Originally Posted by Teddybleads:
“Wow, I'm suitably impressed that you're going to butcher yourself. Good luck.
As for storage I think a good few days in the fridge if you're not going to hang it first. There's not a lot of fat on pigeon which is usually the first thing to go off in meat.”

I think that depends how well it goes as to whether it's the pigeon that gets butchered or me!

Cheers, I didn't get a chance to do it last night so I'm having a go tonight. A couple of my mates have been horrified when I've told them about it, where the hell do they think meat comes from? I don't see the big deal.

Providing I get a couple of decent breasts from it I'm going to do it with some mixed mushrooms, celeriac mash and a red wine sauce.
ba_baracus
13-03-2014
I thought people only cooked pigeons on pretentious cookery shows like Masterchef. I didn't realise that people actually eat them in real life.
Jambo_c
13-03-2014
It went pretty well, I've got a couple of nice breasts out of it. Quite pleased with myself for a first attempt and very satisfying to do it yourself.

I'm assuming the above poster is just trolling as pigeon is lovely and has been eaten for years. Go back to your ready meals and eating out at Wetherspoons if pigeon is out of your comfort zone.
Gaditano
13-03-2014
Originally Posted by Jambo_c:
“It went pretty well, I've got a couple of nice breasts out of it. Quite pleased with myself for a first attempt and very satisfying to do it yourself.

I'm assuming the above poster is just trolling as pigeon is lovely and has been eaten for years. Go back to your ready meals and eating out at Wetherspoons if pigeon is out of your comfort zone. ”





Careful, the microwave mafia will be calling you a food snob!
jra
14-03-2014
Originally Posted by Jambo_c:
“It went pretty well, I've got a couple of nice breasts out of it. Quite pleased with myself for a first attempt and very satisfying to do it yourself.

I'm assuming the above poster is just trolling as pigeon is lovely and has been eaten for years. Go back to your ready meals and eating out at Wetherspoons if pigeon is out of your comfort zone. ”

So you did the full works. Plucked them, chopped them up as necessary, used the giblets etc. Admittedly, preparing your own meat is not the most pleasant thing to do, but at least it gives you a sense of perspective of what it involves, rather than just seeing it appear in a packet at the supermarket. I've done the same for fish.

Originally Posted by ba_baracus:
“I thought people only cooked pigeons on pretentious cookery shows like Masterchef. I didn't realise that people actually eat them in real life.”

Pigeons make very good eating. I've eaten wood pigeon on a few occasions when I was younger, just like pheasant and rabbit. I've shot a few wood pigeons and rabbits myself.
jra
14-03-2014
Originally Posted by Jambo_c:
“A couple of my mates have been horrified when I've told them about it, where the hell do they think meat comes from? I don't see the big deal.”

What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over, or something like that.

I suspect a lot of people wouldn't eat meat if they had to kill and prepare the animals themselves. But we all did it in the past, before mechanised farming came along.

Sorry to digress. Enjoy your pigeon. It's very tasty meat.
whoever,hey
15-03-2014
Originally Posted by ba_baracus:
“I thought people only cooked pigeons on pretentious cookery shows like Masterchef. I didn't realise that people actually eat them in real life.”

How rude. Is lovely, I've had it in restaurants.
stud u like
15-03-2014
Originally Posted by ba_baracus:
“I thought people only cooked pigeons on pretentious cookery shows like Masterchef. I didn't realise that people actually eat them in real life.”

Of course people do. I can remember rook pie.
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