On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:27:52 +1100, "Farm1" >
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>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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>> On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:56:55 +1100, "Farm1" >
>> wrote:
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>>>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:08:43 -0500, jmcquown >
>>>> wrote:
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>>>>>On 1/21/2013 10:15 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>>>>> On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:09:44 -0500, jmcquown >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>> snip
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>>>>>I'll have to look at them, but I'm sure you're right. Oxtail soup
>>>>>requires a nice ratio of meat & fat to the bone. These are already
>>>>>disjointed.
>>>>>
>>>>>> tea cup size tails with lots of meat between the wings of the bones.
>>>>>> I've got to ask Cash and Carry if they can get some in for me. A
>>>>>> restaurant pack is over $50, but it is worth it. It is a little
>>>>>> tricky to break the pack apart into family-size amounts, but I can
>>>>>> manage with some of my husband's tools ;o)
>>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>>
>>>>>Power tools? Even with my freezer and love of soup I don't need a huge
>>>>>package of oxtails. I doubt I could find them in restaurant size
>>>>>packages. Still, I do love oxtail soup/stew. Very hearty.
>>>>>
>>>>>Jill
>>>> No power tools, just a short pry bar and maybe a hammer or something.
>>>> Because the tails are round, there are spaces where you can get
>>>> between to pry the frozen tails apart in serviceable chunks.
>>>
>>>Just use secateurs or branch loppers. Both would do the job easier than a
>>>hammer and a pry bar.
>>>
>> not really. This is a frozen box of 3+-inch thick by 3+ inch across
>> -- all frozen together in a flat plane. The box is 15 pounds. I'm
>> not trying to cut the tails into pieces. I'm trying to separate
>> chunks of pieces into meal-size portions without thawing the whole
>> pack. There is nothing about this job that branch loppers would
>> handle.
>
>:-)) You haven't seen my branch loppers. I bought myself the Mother of all
>branch loppers a few years back at huge expense and each time I use them, I
>am still as pleased as Punch with their performance. I'll come roudn soem
>time and we'll have a party cutting up the contents of your freezer. Your
>supply the thermal gloves. OK?
>
I probably have better -- we are professional. You just don't grasp
what I want done.
Janet US