cleaning turtles for food

[stripernut]

trust me i said the same thing when an older gnetleman asked me "what the "h" are you doing" you are making a "----" mess out of that thing, he told me he could clean a turtle in less than five minutes......and then he proved it. this was over 20 years ago and approximately 1000 turtles. i dont have a video but you are welcome to come to the house and watch, i would be glad to show you how i do it, you wont have to give half your turtles away from then on

p.s. easy probably wasnt the best choice of words, it is hard work, but its not hard to do

[KYCatfish]

trust me i said the same thing when an older gnetleman asked me "what the "h" are you doing" you are making a "----" mess out of that thing, he told me he could clean a turtle in less than five minutes......and then he proved it. this was over 20 years ago and approximately 1000 turtles. i dont have a video but you are welcome to come to the house and watch, i would be glad to show you how i do it, you wont have to give half your turtles away from then on

p.s. easy probably wasnt the best choice of words, it is hard work, but its not hard to do

Do you separate the bottom part of the shell from the top? I've seen the meat cut out of the joints and it did take less time but I've always cut around and split them in half and made sure I got all the meat out. Also, skinning is the slooooooooooooooow part. I've seen people scald them and then scrape it off but it's not as good. I want it skinned.