@Jonathon and on another note I am deep-frying wings for supper using " captains bay" did not tell the wife she will give the vote on witch is best lol

@Jonathon yes I have not only noticed this but scratched my head too, in the long run I add water till it looks right

@Jonathon it was just a thought !

@Jonathon is there any chart or easy way to figure out the average water for 1 and 5 lb batches ?

@Jonathon best way to do that is weigh yourself on your scale then pick up your dog and weigh the both of you.

@PapaSop maybe you could try a piece of smoked ,cured and dried beef ,like Hormel makes !

@Tex_77 all this talk about soup makes me think I will have to make beef stew

@Jonathon thanks just a tad more than I would need ! I will try some that I found looking on line just to try making some.

@Jeff-Knott good choice you will wonder why you didn’t get one sooner like many of us !

@stan if you go to meatgistics to learning center under how to make at the bottom of the list is an article /video on chicken brats