Should I cut the meat off of the Beef Ox Tails before I put them in the oven so the bones can carmelize like Robin's instructions said?  I'm ready to make my soup but I'm not sure if I should cut the meat off the bones first before I put them in the oven.  My arthritic joints are crying out for the best help they can get and advice from you guys is the best I can offer them. I look forward to your reply.

When I cooked a chicken I baked it first, took the meat off the bones and then made the broth with the bones.  Same with beef.  I boiled the bones with meat on them and then  took the meat off and then made the broth with the bones.  

Beouemom...thanks.

I would bake the meat not boil. Then you could use the meat for breakfast, lunch or dinner then make your stock. Have you tried glucosomine for your joints. Its helped my TMD wonderfully.

JamieB...Thanks for your suggestion.  I currently do take Glucosamine Sulfate & Chondroitin with MSM.  It does help my knees but now I'm having trouble with my left shoulder and it's not helping that.  I just ordered some N-acetyl glucosamine (N-A-G) because it was pointed out to me on this Forum that for Type O this is a more preferable supplement for me to take.  I haven't gotten it yet so I can't say how I feel about it at this time.  I'm going to give the bone broth soup a try.  I'm hoping to find a solution to my problem....so I'm trying all suggestions.    

I just sent you an email about this, but I'll post a reply here too. I wouldn't roast the oxtails. They have a lot of cartilage and it will melt and burn in the oven. It's better to very gently simmer or braise the oxtails so all that nice beneficial cartilage melts and enriches the broth you're making.

You can use a mixture of roasted bones and oxtails to make your broth, or if you only have oxtails, brown them first in some olive oil or ghee and then simmer them. Either way will make a good broth.

My apologies for the mistaken advice in my email yesterday, hope this clarification helps.

Rex, my memory could be mistaken on this, but I believe that chondroitin is not recommended for your blood type.

Victoria...you're right, chondroitin is an avoid for me.  That's why I'm going to try N-A-G instead.  
Brighid 45...I did get your email.  This revised instruction clears it up for me.  Thanks.

Just want to say, that thanks to Brighid 45's excellent coaching, my bone broth soup came out just great.  Thanks Brighid 45.  Thanks also to all the others that shared their excellent tips with me on that subject.  It all helped me to make my soup a  success.  I now look forward to reaping all the benefits that I'm told will come to me from drinking it.