Does it grind chicken bones as well as meat?
741146
I don't know but I think it would. It's really a heavy duty grinder. I don't have it here in Florida or I would have tested it for you.
741147
My #10 destroys rabbit bones without any trouble; suspect the #32 wouldn't have a prpblem with chicken bones in the least.
1316778
If you keep the meat cold almost frozen it works better. Don't force the meat too much and it will do a great job. I use mine to grind chuck roast and pork butt.
1540711
It didn't work very well so I returned it. I didn't try using it to cut or grind chicken bone.
1561634
I did chicken breast with no issue. Chicken is low in fat so there never really seems to be a problem. I sometimes run into issues when I am grinding hit fat content pork because the fat gets tangled in the blade and I have to stop and clear it out. I would still recommend this product though.
1870484
We have had ours for months and it is used twice a week grinding chicken and chicken bones for cat food and we haven't had a problem.
2146406
Never tried it myself. But, the Messermeister website says that they can handle all poultry bones. (http://www.messermeister.com/9-Inch-Italian-Poultry-Shears-117/)
852491
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.
112133
I don't know, I returned mine as it did a lousy job grinding chicken, and was a mess to clean.
1667966
i would not use the magnum if you are doing just chicken bones. it is very good if grinding the meat and bones together. But i wanted to give my cats chunks of meat in addition to the ground so i cleared the chicken bones on about 10 and proceeding to grind them. although it worked, the bones got stuck several times and when i went to take the grinder apart to clean, it would not budge. i had to use chop sticks to push the pieces of bones out (took quite some time) and then the grinder finally opened
362651
I have been grinding dog food for several years using primarily a mixture of chicken, bones and all, wings and legs are the easiest, and deer meat if I can get it. I started using a Sam Baere machine, I'm not sure if it was the 110 or larger model. It worked but I had to chop up the chicken which was a real pain. After burning up two of the smaller machines, I finally ordered a Same Baere Model SB840. It was a little pricey but well worth it. I don't have to chop wings or drumsticks. Just feed them in whole. If you are going to grind chicken bones, this machine is what you need.
484678
We use it to grind chicken thighs and legs. To get it to fit through the opening, you have to cut the pieces down a bit. But it grinds them just fine.....
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.
112132
I don't know since I use mine strictly for making sausage from soft tissue only. The cutting blades are excellent, however, I wouldn't recommend ever putting chicken bones in any food stuff simply for safety reasons. The reason I say this, is that even after cooking chicken bone with heavy steam, it is still a danger for choking and risk of soft tissue tear in the digestive system.
2052813
I have used it for years to grind chicken thighs with bones to make raw cat food. Does not work for bones larger than that though.
265023
I haven't tried grinding meat yet, just soups, and barbecue sauces, which it has worked great on.
2142720
I can only guess that it has sufficient power but I have not tried it for chicken bones. Good luck! Tom
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.