I should clarify, @LilyD ... I toss the feet, heads, intestines, lungs etc, but do keep Hearts and livers for my cats... I can’t be bothered to clean the gizzards. Everything else is stock material. Excess fat and skin sometimes goes into our chicken kale sausages as well. I’m jealous of your grinder now... what have you got? Our Lem grinder couldn’t handle necks and bones, and our ancient Toledo (has a three digit serial number) is currently being repaired. It’s older than most people here on the farm now.
Offal Disposal
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TOSS THE FEET! Feet are the richest source of Collagen on the Chicken. City dwelling Asian Women pay big bucks for Chicken Foot Broth, just for the Facial Skin Beautifying power of Collagen. Ever wonder why only really Old Asian Women have Wrinkled Skin?
Beyond that, Chicken Feet were Grandma's Secret Ingredient for Full Flavored Chicken Soup. The reason today's generations say, " My Chicken Soup is Good but not anywhere near as good as Grandma's. "
The Collagen in Feet, also denatured into Gelatin. Gelatin in Soup, Sauces and Gravy, is responsible for the Rich, Unctuous, Sticky Lip, Mouth Feel that's just Magical.
Can't be bothered to clean Gizzards? Try Simmering Cleaned Gizzards in you Chicken Soup. They add great flavor. When tender, remove them and let cool. Season them well with Salt, Pepper, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder and Poultry Seasoning. Bread them like for Fried Chicken. Pan or Deep Fry them until Golden Brown and serve. Makes Frozen or Fast Food Chicken Nuggets or Popcorn Chicken taste the like Fried Cardboard! The kids will go Nuts, just don't tell what " part " of the Bird they are. Say they are Dark Meat Nuggets. For the Big Kids, mix a couple of shots of Hot Sauce in Blue Cheese or Ranch Dressing for a Dip, add some Cold Beer to wash them down and they will Bow at Your Feet for more!
Which LEM do you have? The #5-.35hp and #8-.5hp are not rated for Raw Chicken Bones. But, the #12-.75hp or larger will eat through Chicken and even Turkey Bones, cut up, with no issue...JJ
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Agrees that chicken feet for stock are the bomb!!
...and they are kinda of fun to skin and *pop* the nail sheaths off.
I save them for last and stick 'em back into the scald water for skinning.
...and they are kinda of fun to skin and *pop* the nail sheaths off.
I save them for last and stick 'em back into the scald water for skinning.
I got one from Cabellas called the Carnivore with a .75 hp engine and it's a beast I can do muscovy duck carcasses bone and all including the neck and head. Chicken, turkey just no weight bearing bones from beef pork or lamb but the dogs like those for chew bones so I'm okay with that.
I have roasted feet necks and backs for chicken stock before right with my onions carrots garlic and celery in a roasting pan in the oven until golden then put it on the stove and let it simmer for a few days the bones are just about dust once it's done and it's so so good. The dogs eat it too mixed with their raw because bone broth is super healthy for them. But when you process close to 100 chickens a year you end up with extra feet necks and other things so I add them to my dogs food. Share and share alike.
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The Carnivore is not rated for bones either but it powers through them like they're made of butter. I do a lot of grinds with bone added in since my oldest dog is 10 years and though he likes to pretend he's a shark he has a bit of problem chewing the harder bones now. I make my beef, pork, lamb and goat RAW dog food up without bone added and add bone meal to it so that it's balanced and then give them a harder bone to chew on for fun.
I have stuck whole chicken carcasses through the Carnivore and it does fine with those no issue. Love that machine so much.
Cooked or raw?
I grind the meat and bone raw it's for RAW dog food. Meat with no bone like beef lamb goat or any of the poultry is not an issue either for sausage or burger for meat balls etc.
DOH! Yep, sorry.
I do use the grinder for making sausage for us and ground burger out of beef, lamb goat etc and it works great for that too it's just a powerhouse.
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