Using a grinder and meat press....

[BamaGardenGal]

I've been considering getting a meat press and meat slicer to make our own deli style meats.
I wondered if grinding an older bird and cooking this way in a meat press would make tender chicken to slice for lunch meat? I know older birds can be tough, and maybe grinding and cooking like this would be an idea worth asking about.

 

[nuthatched]

When grinding it, you're un aligning the meat fibers, chopping them up in to tiny lengths, then reforming them, I would say this would make a nice lunch meat. But experimentation is worth doing.

 

[BamaGardenGal]

I may try it soon. Gotta get the meat press and a slicer first

 

[Caterpillars]

I would add some Moo Glue (brand name transglutaminase) to the ground bird to help it all stick together. Make your own nuggets.

 

[FunClucks]

Sausage is a very common thing to make with old birds. There are a few recipes on here from members who love to make it. If the lunch meat idea doesn't work, might consider chicken sausage.