Will the kitchen aid grind poultry bones like chicken, duck or turkey? I have the vintage model and want to use it to make homemade cat food.
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
2013028
I never tryed to grind poltry bones, it can damage the Sharp of the blades, if you are gonna grind bones i recomend to cook bones previously until them become smoth!! good luck buddy! :)
2013029
I researched making my own cat food. It takes a really heavy duty grinder to do it.
1608781
This model worked wonderful for meat chickens (2-3 at a time). However when we tried a 23 pound turkey it did not work well at all, we ended up plucking it by hand.
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!
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.
930864
Hi Melody, I own two of these machines and gave one to two sisters and one to a son. I totally love it!!! For Thanksgiving I put a 6 1/2 lb. whole chicken on it and it turned out beautifully. I also do turkey breast with the bone in. I like doing them better then the whole turkey because you don't have to skewer it so much. Anyway back to your question about how big of a turkey this model takes. I agree with R. Fletcher when they said 12-15 lbs. Maybe a little smaller would be better. Hope this helps you out. Sandy G.
1716253
Chicken/Bones and Rabbit/Bones, but "NO" Turkey Bones as they are too hard and too big. Regards, Jim The Mercantile Station
1797026
I use it for the same purpose --grinding whole chickens for our dogs. It's not bad to clean it. Comes apart easily and I put what I can in the dishwasher.
1193043
I can't see why not. I was trying out one of the blades on a red onion the other day and even using the pulse I went one push too far and wound up with minced onion, really really minced. As I mentioned to another person, invest in the extra set of blades. They were $60 but with all five blades you have a wonderful variety of options. I'm very pleased with the machine and use it much more than I ever did my old one. It's got a very tricky lock system, so if you buy it and can't get it to turn on just email me back. Hope your cat enjoys the homemade dinner.
1540711
It didn't work very well so I returned it. I didn't try using it to cut or grind chicken bone.
1167989
I have mostly cooked steaks (delish) and burgers. The only time I did bone in chicken was to warm up wings which were crispy. I absolutely love this kitchen toy.......I also use a Taylor meat probe which is a kitchen must have......steak has never been this good cooked perfect. Hope this helped.....
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.
891776
That's one of the things I frequently make, for chicken salad. I returned this food processor, disgusted that it did not rotate the food well in the bowl, as the previous Hamilton Beach large bowl model did. It also would not pull cream cheese around the bowl well for my cheeseballs. It took a long time to make chicken salad and cheeseballs, because I kept having to stir the food myself.
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.
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.
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!
1540709
This thing can grid almost anything you can get it to it. I have not ground chicken bones but it did grind some hard frozen beef. It is a work out.
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.