"S'mee in WA" > wrote in message
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> I'm planning to try something new next week that involves removing
> the skin from a whole chicken (which I've never done before). Should
> I save the skin for something else, or just pitch it?
>
>

Depends. Is the chicken cooked or raw when the skin is removed?
I make a fresh ham with 'cracklins'. The crackins are the skin when the ham
is cooked and then cut off and seasoned with salt & pepper and baked
separately. Good stuff.
If the skin is raw, dump it or use it making chicken stock.