Which bones best?

[bobandjess99]

I'm going to makethe plunge into stock. For beef, I have a variety of options, which one is the best? Soup bones, marrow bones, or knuckle bones? For chicken, I can get any parts...neck, feet, back legs, wings, thighs, breast, entire, etc. All are grass fed/pastured.

[mbravebird]

For chicken stock, I'd get the cheapest and most bony -- so the backs, necks, and feet. I keep a bunch of all of those in my freezer. I usually throw in two backs and some feet for broth.

I can't speak to the beef broth, as I haven't made the plunge there yet -- I use chicken broth for everything, and then just throw my beef bones in the stew.

[gardenmommy]

I just use whatever I get from the butcher when I get my cow in the fall. Lots of odd-shaped pieces of meat and bones, and no real idea from what part of the cow they come. My stock is always like jello, so something must be working, lol!