I make cat food, and need a grinder that can easily handle chicken thigh bones. The STX Turbo does not (time to upgrade). Will this one?
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Hi Jody...Unfortunately I really can't remember. I made cat food but my cats wouldn't eat it so I had to return the grinder. It's a very good machine and I would assume it would grind the bones but I don't think I tried.
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Dude it's the best grinder on the market hands down. Don't question it. Just buy one and you'll see for yourself.
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Yes, but I recommend chopping them into small pieces and never use the joints. Grind them through several times with meat in small batches and be sure to go through each batch for shards. Chicken bone splinters pretty easily and you sure don't want that in your pet food. I bought this grinder for the same reason and if you use it carefully and get the hang of it, it's an excellent machine. I was surprised by the power and quality of it for the price. I am still happy with my purchase.
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I used the STX Megaforce 3000 grinder.I now completely raw feed whole pieces of meat, but this grinder was amazing while I was using it. It ground up raw chicken wings, thighs and drumsticks easily and completely. I highly recommend this grinder!
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STX 3000 Mega works perfect, just make sure your meat and chicken bones are half frozen.
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I've noticed it pretty much pulverizes them. I have been grinding chicken thighs, I may rarely see some tiny bone chips but my cats go nuts for this meat, they fight over it.
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It is fast for a grinder this small. It still works very well after several years of service. I have made sausage and venison hamburger as well as other small tasks.
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This meat grinder has a good price for a powerful motor that I use to grind up fish with small bones and cartilage. I don't know about larger bones. The power cord is a few inches shorter than I like but there are built in storage compartments which makes this model better than others I bought before.
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Yes!!! Most assuredly! I haven't used it for grinding bones as stated it will do, but it hasn't slowed down with any of the wild game I have thrown in it. I would buy another tomorrow! I love, love it.
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we use it to grind up cat food for our older cat. it grinds it into a puree. she can handle it better. I do not use it for people food.
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I want to grind meat for my cats, and cats don't really like whole raw meaty bones (I bake for them grain-free catnip treats for teeth cleaning). So, I'm also looking then for a grinder that will allow me to grind both meat and bone. Right now my local butcher does it for me, but it's an extra $1/lb for the grinding service... a grinder will pay its own way in just a few months. I did a search of the site and the only grinder on Amazon with reviews that mentioned grinding raw bones was this one - Northern Industrial #12 Electric Meat Grinder. Hope that helps anyone looking at this thread.
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The LEM Model I have bought and the one I believe you're referring to here is the #5 Model. Yes, there is a Meat Tenderizer-Slicer attachment that will fit this machine that LEM makes, Model #433TJ, but this attachment costs more money than the Grinder itself, about $250
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Yes it will. We used it to grind chicken for a sick puppy and it grinds legs bone and all very well. It ground about 90 pounds of chicken until the puppy was well enough to be put back on regular food.
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You should not grind any beef bones in this grinder - or any other one because the bones are too hard.Chicken bones grind up great in this grinder. We have used it over and over, and it has not failed us yet.
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I haven't used this model, it was a gift...but the previous model called a Happy Bwby Food Grinder, left little to nothing when the plunger reached the blade. If you are doing really tough, dry meat, you might have a little problem. I chopped any meats us tiny and incorporated with a vegetable.
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It's the best grinder I have ever owned. I never used it for rice but have ground allspice which is quite hard. One key thing to note is that you need to pulse with it instead of steady grind.
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I want to grind meat for my cats, and cats don't really like whole raw meaty bones (I bake for them grain-free catnip treats for teeth cleaning). So, I'm also looking then for a grinder that will allow me to grind both meat and bone. Right now my local butcher does it for me, but it's an extra $1/lb for the grinding service... a grinder will pay its own way in just a few months.I did a search of the site and the only grinder on Amazon with reviews that mentioned grinding raw bones was this one - Northern Industrial #12 Electric Meat Grinder. Hope that helps anyone looking at this thread. I want to grind meat for my cats, and cats don't really like whole raw meaty bones (I bake for them grain-free catnip treats for teeth cleaning). So, I'm also looking then for a grinder that will allow me to grind both meat and bone. Right now my local butcher does it for me, but it's an extra $1/lb for the grinding service... a grinder will pay its own way in just a few months.I did a search of the site and the only grinder on Amazon with reviews that mentioned grinding raw bones was this one - Northern Industrial #12 Electric Meat Grinder. Hope that helps anyone looking at... » Read More I want to grind meat for my cats, and cats don't really like whole raw meaty bones (I bake for them grain-free catnip treats for teeth cleaning). So, I'm also looking then for a grinder that will allow me to grind both meat and bone. Right now my local butcher does it for me, but it's an extra $1/lb for the grinding service... a grinder will pay its own way in just a few months.I did a search of the site and the only grinder on Amazon with reviews that mentioned grinding raw bones was this one - Northern Industrial #12 Electric Meat Grinder. Hope that helps anyone looking at this thread. « Show Less