Are lungs safe to eat?

[tulie13]

I read the butchering stickie and it talks about "be sure to remove the lungs". Also, a buddy told me to remove them, but couldn't tell me why other than "they're not meat".

Are lungs bad to eat? Risky? I read another thread about chickens with Coryza being OK to eat as long as you are careful about getting all the lung tissue out. I'm guessing because of disease - but if the chickens are healthy, does that mean that it's OK to eat the lungs?

Also, are they any good?

 

[cassie]

You remove them for aesthetic reasons not because they are dangerous or harmful.

 

[jus1jack]

Good question. IDK but I know they are hard to remove without a lung remover tool.

 

[tulie13]

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I have small hands - I did pretty good on them, good enough to have some fairly intact lungs that I might want to eat!

Assuming they aren't BAD, either health/risk-wise or if they are just plain yucky...

 

[jaku]

Lungs... combs... gross!

 

[Sunny Side Up]

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I've not had any problem just prying them out with a gloved finger, scraping them from between the ribs, I can usually get them out in one piece. I don't eat them, but the layers who circle the cutting table like feathered sharks love to gobble them up!

 

[jus1jack]

Guess my hand is to big.

 

[usschicago1]

I felt like gagging when i read the tittle to this post....
sorry no help

 

[ArizonaNessa]

Well people eat the livers, hearts, gizzards, feet, combs, and even unlaid eggs so I can't see why you can't eat the lungs but umm sorry I can't eat any of the things that I just mentioned.

 

[tulie13]

I love the livers, but I'm not a big gizzard or heart fan - the meat is too tough for my taste. The lungs seem very soft, I'll give it a try and let you know...