a ? for those who make bone broth

[irisblue]

I'll be making chicken bone broth this wkend. I have some bones from chicken soup I made earlier this week, so my ? is should I roast those bones before I put them in the crockpot with the chicken parts and a small hit of cider vinegar. Thanks

[Warpy]

1. It wouldn't hurt. Most of the good stuff went into the chicken soup

Roasting the bones for flavor and cracking them open to expose the marrow will be about all they'll contribute.

[MuseRider]

2. Are you making this for your health specifically

or just cause it is great?

For my health to decrease inflammation I use the whole chicken with the bones uncooked. I have to cut the chicken to break up the bones. It was specified to me that it be that way plus the addition of chicken feet. I believe it is because you want all the goodies in the bones in the broth itself and not bones that have already had much of that removed.

I was a vegetarian until I got so sick.