Will this grind chcken bones? Try to make a cat natural foods.
214399
No way. It struggles with grissel. Get a cast iron one for that the plastic on mine wore out making pasta...
214400
Probably Not ! While it does a nice job on meats vegies etc... I wouldn't use it for bones. Someone answered use a metal grinder would probably be the best answer for what you want to do
214401
I think unlikely, though I haven't tried it. The round metal "blade" is not sharp so I imagine bone would not get ground up. The meat gets pushed through the metal attachment and becomes minced. It's mainly for small jobs and bones would probably break the mechanism. Hope that helps.
214402
I don't think it will work with chicken bones because the part that moves the meat to the blade is made of hard plastic.
214403
Probably not small enough to be safe for the cat, and it would not be too easy to do with this grinder!
214404
I don't know. It might if they were cooked. I have only ground pork stew meat. The bones might be tough on the grinder
214405
No.it is hand cranked and unless you're the hulk you probably y wouldn't have the strength crazy.k it on a chicken bone
1590625
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.
1722789
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.
2218504
I don't know if it can grind row bones or not I haven't tried. It does really well on the meat we grind.
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
913391
I would say yes you can. Cats nails are similar to dogs and if you can see the quick in your cats nails these will be very easy to use.
1205281
You cannot even see the bones they are so pulverized. Of note, if you feed you dog or cat pulverized chicken bones, start slow. In rare cases the bones can cause an impaction or a form of constipation. Just go slow.
362652
No this won't grind meat with bones in it. Meat like chicken and rabbit, should be ok. The best electric meat grinder for doing meat with bones is the American Eagle #12 or #22. They grind chicken, turkey, duck and rabbit. Red meat bones are too dense and hard; you'll need a really powerful commercial grinder for that.
552792
yes, I bought for my dogs and I ground up turkey necks, chicken necks and more, it will grind faster than you can feed thru the chute, but you may require a good cleaver to chop so the pieces so they will fit thru the chute to grind.Really good grinder.
2266684
I have used it to grind chicken and turkey, with bones, to make raw pet food. No problems whatsoever! I am sure it will do the job for you!
112093
perhaps you should ask the maker and producer? I use the limited ingredient cat kibble; ask Natural Balance your question, it's the best way to get an answer
855854
I am not sure about this food, I haven't had it long. What I have done in the past though is to break the bag up into zipper freezer bags and put them in the freezer. I would think this would work very well with this food since it is a more natural product. My cat didn't care for this food but I have heard other's love it.
2279133
Well I used sardines to catch skunks that were digging up lawn for grubs. It could injure paws if they pull to get out. Very hard to set and release. My son did it. I suppose a cat could be attracted to bait
2027620
I would imagine it could grind thawed non-stringey (not too many tendons) or boney meat, but I wouldn't throw a frozen block of ground beef inside ... that would certainly damage your blades.
2222448
My cats don't. Just be sure to mix the powder in well with the wet food. If they hit a large enough clump of the powder, it'll be a little bitter for them. A trick I used was to heat the food a little to amplify the smell and taste of the food.
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.
594264
Yes. But go easy. It's a bit poorly made so exessive force may strip the square bolt that holds the knife and plate onto the auger. It can grind chicken leg bones so it should be able to grind nuts with no problem.