np307
Well-known member
So I don't have a turkey fryer or a stock pot big enough to use for boiling a skull. I've tried in the past with an undersized pot and ended up having to boil too long and the nose bones got brittle and I couldn't get the skull as clean as I wanted. So over the summer I saw this method posted and decided to give it a try.
I skinned the skull as usual and removed as much meat as I could as well as the brain. Then, I filled a 5 gallon bucket up with water and put some borax and dawn dish soap in there. I submerged the skull and then placed my immersion circulator (sous vide cooker) into the water. I set it for 140f and let it got for almost 48 hours.
Most of the remaining meat and tissue sprayed off with a water hose and some of it needed some picking and brushing to get off. A little warmer or a little longer would've probably been good.
After letting it dry I applied the cheapest and blondest hair dye I could find and let it sit for just under an hour. I rinsed it off, let it dry, and hung it up. I'm very happy with it.
I skinned the skull as usual and removed as much meat as I could as well as the brain. Then, I filled a 5 gallon bucket up with water and put some borax and dawn dish soap in there. I submerged the skull and then placed my immersion circulator (sous vide cooker) into the water. I set it for 140f and let it got for almost 48 hours.
Most of the remaining meat and tissue sprayed off with a water hose and some of it needed some picking and brushing to get off. A little warmer or a little longer would've probably been good.
After letting it dry I applied the cheapest and blondest hair dye I could find and let it sit for just under an hour. I rinsed it off, let it dry, and hung it up. I'm very happy with it.
