how to bard?

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i'd like to experiment with barding a chicken before roasting it.

i'm

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not likely to find caul fat or fat back. i suppose i'll use american
bacon. is bacon usually blanched before being used for barding?

is there another fat i should know about for barding purposes?

Bacon is usually blanched for a few minutes before being used for
barding, especially if it is smoked bacon. Another thing that is
sometimes possible is to slice fat from the meat you're going to cook
and then spread it/tie it onto the top.

-aem

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i'd like to experiment with barding a chicken before roasting it.

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It's quite rare to bard a chicken. The technique is usually for a
denser kind of meat. If your roast chicken is too dry, you may just be
overcooking it. Or, if it's a true roaster over, say, five pounds, you
might cook it breast side down for half the time and then turn it over
to finish.

-aem

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Quoted message said:

i'd like to experiment with barding a chicken before roasting it.

i'm

Quoted message said:

not likely to find caul fat or fat back. i suppose i'll use american
bacon. is bacon usually blanched before being used for barding?

is there another fat i should know about for barding purposes?

Bacon is usually blanched for a few minutes before being used for
barding, especially if it is smoked bacon. Another thing that is
sometimes possible is to slice fat from the meat you're going to cook
and then spread it/tie it onto the top.

-aem

Isn't is "lard" -threading thin strips of fat thru the meat. Or is bard
another technique?

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On Tue 22 Feb 2005 02:53:01p, Peter Aitken wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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i'd like to experiment with barding a chicken before roasting it. i'm
not likely to find caul fat or fat back. i suppose i'll use american
bacon. is bacon usually blanched before being used for barding?

is there another fat i should know about for barding purposes?

Bacon is usually blanched for a few minutes before being used for
barding, especially if it is smoked bacon. Another thing that is
sometimes possible is to slice fat from the meat you're going to cook
and then spread it/tie it onto the top.

-aem

Isn't is "lard" -threading thin strips of fat thru the meat. Or is bard
another technique?

Larding is threading thin strips of fat thru the meat. Barding is laying
thin layers of fat on the outside surface of the meat.

Wayne

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> i'd like to experiment with barding a chicken before roasting it. i'm
> not likely to find caul fat or fat back. i suppose i'll use american
> bacon. is bacon usually blanched before being used for barding?
>
> is there another fat i should know about for barding purposes?

Bacon is usually blanched for a few minutes before being used for
barding, especially if it is smoked bacon. Another thing that is
sometimes possible is to slice fat from the meat you're going to cook
and then spread it/tie it onto the top.

-aem

Isn't is "lard" -threading thin strips of fat thru the meat. Or is bard
another technique?

Larding is threading thin strips of fat thru the meat. Barding is laying
thin layers of fat on the outside surface of the meat.

Wayne

Thanks - never heard of that before.

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> [email hidden] wrote:
>> i'd like to experiment with barding a chicken before roasting it. i'm
>> not likely to find caul fat or fat back. i suppose i'll use american
>> bacon. is bacon usually blanched before being used for barding?
>>
>> is there another fat i should know about for barding purposes?
>
> Bacon is usually blanched for a few minutes before being used for
> barding, especially if it is smoked bacon. Another thing that is
> sometimes possible is to slice fat from the meat you're going to cook
> and then spread it/tie it onto the top.
>
> -aem
>

Isn't is "lard" -threading thin strips of fat thru the meat. Or is bard
another technique?

Larding is threading thin strips of fat thru the meat. Barding is laying
thin layers of fat on the outside surface of the meat.

Wayne

Thanks - never heard of that before.

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Peter Aitken

Ok, now I have to ask. What is the reasoning behind both larding and
barding? Adding more flavor?

Me stupid. Need know.

Bret

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On Tue 22 Feb 2005 02:53:01p, Peter Aitken wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> "aem" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>> [email hidden] wrote:
>>> i'd like to experiment with barding a chicken before roasting it.
>>> i'm not likely to find caul fat or fat back. i suppose i'll use
>>> american bacon. is bacon usually blanched before being used for
>>> barding?
>>>
>>> is there another fat i should know about for barding purposes?
>>
>> Bacon is usually blanched for a few minutes before being used for
>> barding, especially if it is smoked bacon. Another thing that is
>> sometimes possible is to slice fat from the meat you're going to
>> cook and then spread it/tie it onto the top.
>>
>> -aem
>>
>
> Isn't is "lard" -threading thin strips of fat thru the meat. Or is
> bard another technique?

Larding is threading thin strips of fat thru the meat. Barding is
laying thin layers of fat on the outside surface of the meat.

Wayne

Thanks - never heard of that before.

--
Peter Aitken

Ok, now I have to ask. What is the reasoning behind both larding and
barding? Adding more flavor?

Me stupid. Need know.

Bret

It does add flavor, but the main reason is to add fat/moisture and
tenderness to an otherwise dryer/less tender (usually) cut of meat. It's
often used with game because the meat is so lean that it tends to dry out
in the oven.

Wayne

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> On Tue 22 Feb 2005 02:53:01p, Peter Aitken wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>> "aem" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> [email hidden] wrote:
>>>> i'd like to experiment with barding a chicken before roasting it.
>>>> i'm not likely to find caul fat or fat back. i suppose i'll use
>>>> american bacon. is bacon usually blanched before being used for
>>>> barding?
>>>>
>>>> is there another fat i should know about for barding purposes?
>>>
>>> Bacon is usually blanched for a few minutes before being used for
>>> barding, especially if it is smoked bacon. Another thing that is
>>> sometimes possible is to slice fat from the meat you're going to
>>> cook and then spread it/tie it onto the top.
>>>
>>> -aem
>>>
>>
>> Isn't is "lard" -threading thin strips of fat thru the meat. Or is
>> bard another technique?
>
> Larding is threading thin strips of fat thru the meat. Barding is
> laying thin layers of fat on the outside surface of the meat.
>
> Wayne
>

Thanks - never heard of that before.

--
Peter Aitken

Ok, now I have to ask. What is the reasoning behind both larding and
barding? Adding more flavor?

Me stupid. Need know.

Bret

It does add flavor, but the main reason is to add fat/moisture and
tenderness to an otherwise dryer/less tender (usually) cut of meat. It's
often used with game because the meat is so lean that it tends to dry out
in the oven.

Wayne

Thanks for clearing that up for me, Wayne.

I keep reading of different "cooking-actions" on here and some I know and
some I don't. It's pleasant to back a nice reply and not a flame for it
too! That's a bonus!

Bret

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>> On Tue 22 Feb 2005 02:53:01p, Peter Aitken wrote in
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>>> "aem" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>> [email hidden] wrote:
>>>>> i'd like to experiment with barding a chicken before roasting it.
>>>>> i'm not likely to find caul fat or fat back. i suppose i'll use
>>>>> american bacon. is bacon usually blanched before being used for
>>>>> barding?
>>>>>
>>>>> is there another fat i should know about for barding purposes?
>>>>
>>>> Bacon is usually blanched for a few minutes before being used for
>>>> barding, especially if it is smoked bacon. Another thing that is
>>>> sometimes possible is to slice fat from the meat you're going to
>>>> cook and then spread it/tie it onto the top.
>>>>
>>>> -aem
>>>>
>>>
>>> Isn't is "lard" -threading thin strips of fat thru the meat. Or is
>>> bard another technique?
>>
>> Larding is threading thin strips of fat thru the meat. Barding is
>> laying thin layers of fat on the outside surface of the meat.
>>
>> Wayne
>>
>
> Thanks - never heard of that before.
>
>
> --
> Peter Aitken

Ok, now I have to ask. What is the reasoning behind both larding and
barding? Adding more flavor?

Me stupid. Need know.

Bret

It does add flavor, but the main reason is to add fat/moisture and
tenderness to an otherwise dryer/less tender (usually) cut of meat.
It's often used with game because the meat is so lean that it tends to
dry out in the oven.

Wayne

Thanks for clearing that up for me, Wayne.

I keep reading of different "cooking-actions" on here and some I know
and some I don't. It's pleasant to back a nice reply and not a flame
for it too! That's a bonus!

Bret

You're entirely welcome, Bret, and thank you. BTW, the term used for the
thin strips of bacon or fat is "lardoon". The fat used for barding may or
may not have come from the same animal. It's usually tied in place with
cooking twine.

Cheers,
Wayne