will this grinder be okay for grinding raw chicken bolnes like thighs....wings...legs....1/4 thighs etc?? Thnaks Ron
1144233
I'm not sure what Katrina is talking about because this grinder works amazingly. Maybe she put it together incorrectly? Anyway, it will crush chicken bones with no problem. I've even done turkey bones although the turkey legs did cause the grinder to stop twice. But, turkey bones are bigger and harder than chicken bones. I actually made some youtube videos showing it grinding chicken, check it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWARTDPfjy8
1144234
This grinder doesn't work well,I was put it in the storage .then purchased differ brand "KitchenAid "Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer Food Meat Grinder Attachment. Working very well ,happy with my new meat grinder and cost only$194.
1144235
Yes, my husband thinks it would. Though we haven't tried anything like that.
1144236
I did it with no problems, I think, twice. It is truly an amazing machine. But please reach out to the manufacturer just to make sure that it will not break the machine grinding the bones often.
2013027
No it would break if you grind poultry bones no bones what so ever, the grinding plates Could do it, but the meat grinder itself it would break, because it is plastic, I would not dare put bones in my meat grinder
175164
It's funny that the product pictures show chicken wings (bone in) loaded in the feed tray and some meat ground so one would assume that this grinder can grind bones. Why are you tricking customers into thinking this product grinds bones when you say it won't.
442759
I have only ground up pork and beef and it has never gotten stuck. I have read that others have used their grinder on chicken with bones but I have not done that.
231723
Yes. I did the exact same thing with it by grinding a whole chicken. Make sure the knife is sharp of course.
112131
though the grinder worked great for elk, i don't think it is made for bone crushing ! in a few days my wife, and I ground 400 lbs. of elki would invest in the higher end of the grinders......1000 - 1500 watts, and that size is still inexpensive !!
2052811
I love my "grinder" & use it for a lot of things but never for bones, it was not made for that job. I have made mincemeat and cranberry sauce that is healthier then store-bought. each piece is uniform and same size last year, I was given a turkey. I stripped the meat off the bones and ground it. it was good but not a job that I will do again.
2142719
This grinder is severely under-powered and it can barely process the meat without bones, so I would say no.
1518735
i used it on a hand grinder. it worked at full speed but at lower speeds it looses a lot of torque.
1870485
This is not a professional meat grinder. If you wan't to use it very frequently i suggest a professional meatgrinder with metal gears. If you a are a user like me (once in a while ) this one works very well. (little loud for my opinion)
552791
I purchased this grinder to do the same thing. I've had no trouble at all with chickens, bones and all. The manufacturer says it will handle turkey and rabbit bones and all. It is very heavy-duty and powerful. Though I haven't tried anything but chicken yet, I have no doubt it will work. I put the meat/bones through twice. Once with the large-hole die and once with the small-hole. You have to clean the bone pieces out to keep the meat moving through efficiently, but you'd have that with any grinder. I love this grinder and would buy it again.
85517
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.
397948
I suppose you could grind coffee beans and spices. The blade is certainly sharp. I use it for chopping, blending, and pureeing. I do not find this item light-weight, and the variable speed dial works fine.
484679
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.
722011
I'd say many or most grinders can grind chicken & rabbit bones with meat. I do so for making cat food. This one should do. I've talked to people that say they grind chicken bones very well even tho the instructions advise against it.Turkey bones is harder to do, and forget beef bones unless you have a big expensive unit.
1023215
One of the things we use it for is dog food. We buy 40 pound boxes of frozen chicken necks, and sometimes mixed in with those are wing tips. None of it clogs the machine. What we do, and I'd suggest to do the same, is use the stuffing head- the one with three large slots, instead of any of the ones with rows of holes (made for ground meat). The auger pushes everything through, and the blade cuts it all up, even when frozen. Bones, fat, skin are no problem. I even use the three hole head when grinding elk or goat meat for us. It can be left that way for coarse ground meat, or used as a first pass. We've gotten to really like the coarse ground meat (because it has texture), so usually only use that head for everything. The machine has never given us a problem. That said, We haven't tried to feed it anything as large as a chicken leg bone or heavier. I'm sure there are large/tough enough bones to jam any machine. But we really like ours. (so do the dogs and cats!) good luck.
635137
No, it doesn't grind that fine. It's great for everyday home use, but really not for very fine type grinds.