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1 hour ago, heidih said:So with the dark skin - was it wasted or just in need of a scrape to be edible? Finak skin texture? How do you enjoy the brain?
Heidih-- the drk skin was just a bit gummy/ was gonna blow torch it/ but u know after a day of cooking
MY intentions was to get a nice golden crispy skin. I also spritzed it often..maybe could have effected it
The brain--i decided to make a pig head ramen soup later this week 
I used the stripped bones for a killer stock
54 minutes ago, heidih said:So with the dark skin - was it wasted or just in need of a scrape to be edible? Finak skin texture? How do you enjoy the brain?
Heidih-- the drk skin was just a bit gummy/ was gonna blow torch it/ but u know after a day of cooking
MY intentions was to get a nice golden crispy skin. I also spritzed it often..maybe could have effected it
The brain--i decided to make a pig head ramen soup later this week I used the stripped bones for a killer broth
