Remember how collagen looks like a twisted piece of yarn? Have you ever tried separating the separate strands in a piece of yarn? It’s possible but time-consuming, and that’s exactly what’s going on in a pot of simmering connective tissue At a 190° to 200°F simmer, it takes about 3 hours for 90 percent of the connective tissue to convert to gelatin, and then about an hour more for all of it to convert Continue cooking past that point, however, and the gelatin itself starts breaking down, losing its thickening power So the ideal chicken stock should be simmered for around 4 hours Luckily, chicken collagen isn’t the only place where you can find gelatin In fact, it’s sitting right there in the supermarket: ... At a 190° to 200°F simmer, it takes about 3 hours for 90 percent of the connective tissue to convert to gelatin, and then about an hour more for all of it to convert Continue cooking past that point, however, and the gelatin itself starts... power So the ideal chicken stock should be simmered for around 4 hours Luckily, chicken collagen isn’t the only place where you can find gelatin In fact, it’s sitting right there in the supermarket:...Remember how collagen looks like a twisted piece of yarn? Have you ever tried separating the separate strands in a piece of yarn? It’s possible but time-consuming, and that’s exactly what’s