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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2011 7:43:47 GMT -5
So I've been hunting for a good used food processor to make raw soup, and a dehydrator to dehydrate liver and other meat bits for the pets for treats - way cheaper than the store for dehydrated, and healthier, too. Plus, since I'm a vegetarian I don't really want to use my food processor, even though it would be cleaned well after, it's still gross to me. And to buy a new dehydrator, I'd rather use that for dried fruit for us. So used seemed the way to go. I wasn't having much luck. So here's my idea for you - if you have an elderly (or perhaps younger) relative who uses ebay, amazon, etc. or goes to flea markets, thrift stores, and estate sales, like DH's Grams does, pay them a visit or give them a call and ask them to pick up equipment for you. You'd be surprised at how gleeful this may make them, and you! So far she is still looking for those two items for us (she's pretty successful at finding awesome stuff so I have no doubt she'll come through eventually), BUT she found us a barely-used hand-operating meat grinder at an estate sale and bought it for $2.50! That's right, - two dollars and fifty cents! Whoo! True, we don't have any toothless pets (yet) but it's a handy thing to have on hand when you raw-feed and sometimes rescue. You never know. Never underestimate the thrifty ways of the elderly. Grams rocks.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2011 10:02:22 GMT -5
Awesome deal!!!
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Post by Sherry on Feb 28, 2011 10:47:33 GMT -5
And you'd be surprised at how heavy duty some of those old hand grinders are. Some will go easily through lighter bone, like chicken or cornish hen
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Post by Heather on Feb 28, 2011 14:31:25 GMT -5
Exactly. I got one from my MIL. It came across with her on the boat (all kidding aside, it was one of the things she brought across ) That hand grinder will even go through turkey bones (not the thigh bones, and that's only because I'm not strong enough, not the grinder ) but has no problems doing the broken up backs and necks. It's ancient but it works really well ciao
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2011 23:32:07 GMT -5
Heather, Sherry - wow! I hope it can go through bone if I need it to.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2011 23:52:13 GMT -5
That's an even better deal than my $5 @ Goodwill grinder! The old ones are awesome...I've never been brave enough to try turkey bones through it, but it always handles any chicken or duck bones easy, and the fine grind plate makes good soups without having to fight tendons wrapped around processor or blender blades ;D.
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Post by Sherry on Mar 3, 2011 0:51:18 GMT -5
Hey- that's how we used to do all of our own ground meat when I was a kid ;D Dad would slaughter the cow/pig/sheep, the butcher would pick it up, cut it and package it, and dad would get out the old time grinder to grind the meat(you didn't get any ground unless you specified there).
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