Got done pressure washing a turkey today. Didn't go as easy as I thought. Purchased a pressure washer like the one in the Breakthrough Magazine article. By the way there is a guy on e-bay selling ones that are slightly used but works like new for $75. Bought one from him and it runs great. Beats buying one from Walmart for $150. Followed the steps in the article but ended up putting alot of holes it. It does work better than a wire wheel but I think it takes practice. The time I saved using it was taken up by all the sewing of the holes which was about 35 minutes. I don't think I would have made that many holes using a wire wheel. Might try it on another bird but not sure yet. Rich
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After I blow off the initial layer of fat/meat/slime/etc, I take a razor blade and seperate the feather quills. Then, I go back over the skin with the pressure washer. I rarely cut holes that way. Another suggestion is to always keep the nozzle at about a 45 degree to the hide. And lastly, I can't remember if Shane used a "Turbo Tip" in his article, but I think the turbo tip makes a world of difference. I use a 2500psi gas pressure washer and I cut the idle down until it almost knocks off. Then, the turbo tip does the work. Good luck.
I will have to try the razor blade tip next time. Yes I was using a turbo tip. Maybe I wasn't always holding it at a 45 degree all the time.
I did the same thing, sewed a bunch of holes. On the second turkey I went nice and slow, held the nozzel very close to the skin, and on a flat angle, I slowly skimmed the surface instead of blasting from a distance, and did real well with only two holes. Take it easy and don't rush it next time and it will be fine.