Post #471368 by GMAN on Fri, Jul 24, 2009 4:39 AM

Don't use chlorine bleach! That is a major No-No. You need to clean as much of the meat off as you can with knives, metal brushes etc. Get as much or the marrow out too (push it out with a stick). You can boil it now. After boiling, remove any remaining meat and gack. You should then soak it in a wash of dish detergent (Dawn works well) and water to degrease it. This may take several days and some scrubbing. Once you have washed it completely and removed all of the soap, you should then soak it in 20 volume peroxide. This is not supermarket peroxide....you can get this stuff at a beauty supply store. It generally goes by the name of "developer" (hair bleach). Do not get cream developer! What you want is "clear developer" - it is like 7 bucks a gallon. Put this in a sturdy plastic container and let her soak for at least 48 hours if not longer. Keep the container somewhere cool and dark - heat and light deactivate the peroxide. Move the bone around and scrub it with a plastic vegetable brush to continue cleaning. Once it looks good, take it out and rinse it in water and set it somewhere clean to dry.

Now youz ready to carva da bona...

-G