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I would like to make more full use out of our family's food scraps by processing unused bones into bonemeal for use in the gardens.
are there any bones I should avoid using? Likely sources would include: chicken, turkey, fish, deer, goat, sheep, pork or beef.
To a large extent almost everything comes from sources which avoid the use of antibiotics, animal byproduct feeds, hormones and steroids (but there are also carryout bones-and the occasional "conventional" supermarket fish/beef purchase- should these be excluded to avoid heavy metals or transferable toxins?).
would I need to air dry or oven toast the bones before (or after) grinding?
any thoughts on what to use to grind- we have a blender, cuisinart and champion juicer, but I wouldn't want to break any appliances in my effort to make more full use of our bones.
I've considered purchasing a meat grinder as we may make our own ground meats/sausages this year and I'd be more inclined to wait and use the appropriate tool than to risk breaking one of our current kitchen appliances.
any thoughts?
thanks in advance,
Wintermoon
are there any bones I should avoid using? Likely sources would include: chicken, turkey, fish, deer, goat, sheep, pork or beef.
To a large extent almost everything comes from sources which avoid the use of antibiotics, animal byproduct feeds, hormones and steroids (but there are also carryout bones-and the occasional "conventional" supermarket fish/beef purchase- should these be excluded to avoid heavy metals or transferable toxins?).
would I need to air dry or oven toast the bones before (or after) grinding?
any thoughts on what to use to grind- we have a blender, cuisinart and champion juicer, but I wouldn't want to break any appliances in my effort to make more full use of our bones.
I've considered purchasing a meat grinder as we may make our own ground meats/sausages this year and I'd be more inclined to wait and use the appropriate tool than to risk breaking one of our current kitchen appliances.
any thoughts?
thanks in advance,
Wintermoon