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Vitamix and bones?

shy bobcat — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 01:41:18 GMT

Planning to make chicken broth from the leftovers of a cooked chicken. I had a thought of grinding the bones in the vitamix. Has anyone done this?

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Lorik62 — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 02:14:19 GMT

My neighbor uses her Vitamix to make dog food and she grinds chicken bones in it with no problem.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 02:18:01 GMT

Do as you wish but I wouldn't grind bones in my Vitamix. It's too expensive an appliance to risk it.

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jaxs mom — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 02:39:28 GMT

I wouldn't, I've ground bone in meat in my meat grinder though.

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jackthebear — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 12:22:47 GMT

@shy bobcat wrote:
Planning to make chicken broth from the leftovers of a cooked chicken. I had a thought of grinding the bones in the vitamix. Has anyone done this?

I wouldn't do that,

I make soup all the time from chicken carcasses in my pressure cooker,

I know there is a whole bone broth thing going on now,

I don't thing that grinding them up and ingesting them is good healtwise.

research it first.

I certainly wouldn't do it. Heavy metals stay in bone

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KYToby — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:46:08 GMT

Unless you are a giant grianding the bones of an English man to make your bread, I would avoid it.

Fe - Fi - Fo - Fum

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wagirl — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 14:35:17 GMT

Why do you add crushed bone to dog food? I don't have a dog so am curious. I wouldn't put it in the VM either. Maybe a food grinder but wonder if that would be fine enough not to stick in some vital organs when eaten. I make fabulous chicken broth after cooking a whole chicken in my pressure cooker.

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shy bobcat — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:00:15 GMT

I very much appreciate your comments and always get valuable advice here. Thank you.

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software — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:13:25 GMT

I wouldn't put bones in my Vitamix.

But I did see something on the internet, people making fertilizer by grinding their egg shells, coffee grounds & banana peels in their Vitamix. It comes out looking like damp soil. Supposed to be good for the garden. I have a black thumb, so don't ask me!

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CLEM — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 18:53:11 GMT

I think the Vitamix can easily handle chicken bones. I wouldn't do any other bones though. But chicken bones are fairly soft.

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Campion — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:32:39 GMT

Bone meal is a common additive to dog food for calcium and phosphorus.

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debbieorth — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 01:04:57 GMT

Chicken and fish bones are fine. Beef and pork bones are much harder and should NOT go in your Vitamix. You can double check this if you want to by calling Vitamix's customer service the phone # is in your owners manual

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debbieorth — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 01:07:10 GMT

Because the marrow and the calcium in the chicken bone is good for them I do it asll the time!!

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debbieorth — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 01:08:49 GMT

Chciken and fish bones are indeed soft enough to grind up in the Vitamix Beef and Pork bones are much to hard.

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LaLaMommy — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 04:47:56 GMT

We've been grinding up chicken bones in our Vitamix for years & years. We make our own calcium capsules. Just make sure to dry out the bones in the oven. Never had any issues, and it's a much better source of calcium than anything you can buy at any expensive store, AND your body knows exactly how to process this healthier option for calcium supplementation. And, no additional additives or fillers! We store the capsules in the freezer, and it keeps for a year. Good luck!

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mmag1010 — Fri, 19 May 2017 03:15:37 GMT

I would never do attempt to grind bones in my Vitamix again. it's an Ascent 3500. Overheat error code E3 22 came up while grinding less than a quart of containers worth. The clean up was terrible due to the meat fibers wrapping around the blade assembly. Just get a met grinder.