Homesteading for Everyone Series Saving Money by Grinding a Turkey

Everyone can use Homesteading Skills to save money. By buying bulk meat on sale and doing the final processing yourself you can save a considerable amount of money. Here we show how we buy turkeys when they are on sale for $0.59 a pound and end up with 6# of Ground Turkey worth $4 a pound.

[@kristinalitzenberger4457]

Great video- truly but I’m with the others- there’s no way I would waste those bones. Having rabbits or not- that would have easily made a few quarts of stock or broth.

[@bobcatacrestimes297]

We could but, since we also raise rabbits for meat, they are smaller and easier to roast and cook down into broth. We make a lot of the rabbit broth for cooking, so the extra trouble of roasting, and cooking down the turkey bones isn't really necessary. But it is a good idea, if you have the time and space to do as you suggest.

[@bobnewhart4318]

Next time you may want to not discard the fat instead put it in with the meat chunks to ground up it helps your turkey not come out so dry same concept as why they include fat when ground beef.

[@teriyoung8922]

why don't you make broth out of the carcass?

[@bobcatacres2876]

We have, but much prefer to use the rabbit carcasses for bone broth, they are smaller and easier to work with.

[@lakeisharhyant2045]

I was thinking the same thing

[@angeliquewilliams5054]

Thank you

[@fljj8028]

I just bought a tuekey here I'm Canada. $60.00

[@Youtubeuser0817]

I was trying to justify buying a meat grinder and your video has done that for me. Thank you!

[@bobcatacres2876]

Glad we could help.

[@badwolf4456]

Very cool. You made this process not intimidating at all!

[@samwilbanks6580]

What kind of grinder is that and where did you get it? Great video!

[@Bobby772010]

Is there a reason u didn’t grind up the skin ?? Jus curious,,, great video , thank you

[@emanuelbeavers6575]

Can’t we use the bones for bone broth ?

[@lakeisharhyant2045]

I have a grinder my mother gave me for my Kenmore mixer I have not used by I think I will now 😁

[@priusdave2064]

Bones are about 30% of the weight.

[@Chickenfoothomestead]

Should have kept the carcass for stock...now you've lost money.

[@iwantosavemoney]

Turkey lunch meat is about 4.00 a pound also just saying

[@demijones7537]

Meanwhile the turkey bought in the deli is like $6-$8

[@davidhelfrich6487]

Fry the skin up!

[@bobcatacres2876]

Never thought of that, thanks :-)

[@joedefazio1464]

Could have use the carcass for both or stock

[@bobcatacres2876]

Yes, as a matter of fact that is what I usually do. I roast the bones, and then make the bone broth/stock from it. You should never let anything go to waste if you can help it.

[@joedefazio1464]

@@bobcatacres2876 I seen another channel after making stock they dried the bones out grind them up in a blender and use it as bone meal for the garden

[@carflak1]

Yep I’m buying me a grinder

[@MyRcGoSlow]

U do

[@straightenarrow9378]

Thank you for sharing!

[@jondoedoe6062]

Why not take that wheel off your grinder and hook up a drill to it? Make life easyier for your self . Good video .

[@bobcatacres2876]

Actually looking to hook up an electric motor and v belt and run it that way. The wheel is actual meant for that.