has anyone tried grinding quartered chicken parts, including bone? Large grinding plate or small?
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I bought this grinder just for that. Use the large grinding plate. The neck of the grinder is small so you may have to part out your chicken quarters.It grinds them up with out even slowing down. I can go through 20lbs of cut up chicken quarters in about 3 minutes with everything pre-cut. It will grind faster than you can feed it. I don't pre-freeze the quarters either and haven't had any problems grinding.
1993753
It comes with a 7mm, which is the largest, and a 4.5mm for sausage grind. I run whole turkeys through mine, bones and all. If you plan on doing bones, you will need to get a spare 7mm. I put 13 turkeys down it on the same grinder plate, and it's still sharp. But I also bought a spare, because I was told meats like venison (no bones) wear out a plate pretty fast..................Terry...
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.
2047371
I purchase this particular version because it has the air cool feature and I hate it when an appliance overheats and you have to wait until things cool down to continue. I have found this particular model to be very effective. It's best to partially freeze the chicken before grinding. You will have less risk of contamination and the chicken will move through the grinder much easier. Good luck!
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.
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.
266361
My Ronco is the small one and I cooked a 10lb Prime Rbb. Delicious! Great for roasting full chickens, they come out moist.
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.
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.....
410602
I haven't tried cutting the bone. Roast a whole chicken, cut at the joint...
883773
Yes you can. You may need to try different plates in the front until you get the right consistency you want. I can tell you that it won't slow you down as it will grind about anything. Very powerful.
809893
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.
1068084
Yes. Without a doubt it should do a very good job of grinding chicken. Nice and powerful. Take the bones out first. Hope this helps.
1109231
Hello - I grind whole, raw chicken. Bones, meat, tendons, skin - everything. I chop it into pieces that will fit through the tube. RAW rabbit and turkey bones should be soft enough to put through. You probably know that cooked bones are very hard. I would not grind beef or pork bones in the 1800. Grinding 10-20 pounds of chicken a week since April and this model is still running like new. I hope that helped.
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How "fine" is fine? Good question. My first grind with the coarser plate is less "fine" than I normally purchase at an local supermarket chain store and the second grind with finer plate is more "fine" than what I normally purchased. That being said realize I have now ground the meat (usually chicken) twice. I hope that helps. I am not trying to be cryptic.
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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.
899207
I would have to say that grinding fish, bone and all would be a bit beyond the intended purpose of the Kitchenaid meat grinder. Personally I would not risk ingesting minuscule pieces of fish bone. I had a very bad experience with a fish bone resulting in hospitalization. So I would say no the grinder is not suitable for this purpose. I hope this helps. You may email Kitchenaid and get their response concerning this as they will definitely give you an answer.