Lewie Bum Bum
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I need chicken fat for a cat food recipe. Do they sell it? Can I get it
from a butcher?
Thanks!
from a butcher?
Thanks!
Where can I get chicken fat?
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sf wrote:
I'm avoiding chicken now because it is one of the highest-purine
protein sources.
I've calculated some values of milligrams of purines per gram of
protein:
Chicken 11
Tuna 10
Soybeans 6.5
Common bean 6
Beef 5.5
Garbanzo beans 5
Whole wheat 4
Eggs 2
Almonds 1.5
Dairy 0.8
Steve
I'm avoiding chicken now because it is one of the highest-purine
protein sources.
I've calculated some values of milligrams of purines per gram of
protein:
Chicken 11
Tuna 10
Soybeans 6.5
Common bean 6
Beef 5.5
Garbanzo beans 5
Whole wheat 4
Eggs 2
Almonds 1.5
Dairy 0.8
Steve
buckeyefan
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On 10 Feb 2011 22:33:38 GMT, notbob wrote:
Still not getting it. Guess my mind is too clean. I learned what wtf
meant right here in rfc. I'd never used that term before.
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Still not getting it. Guess my mind is too clean. I learned what wtf
meant right here in rfc. I'd never used that term before.
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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
Coco is a beast!
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sf wrote:
I guess I consider a classic mignonette to be the ideal accompaniment.
But I readily admit to being strongly influenced here by the early local
foodies.
Steve
I guess I consider a classic mignonette to be the ideal accompaniment.
But I readily admit to being strongly influenced here by the early local
foodies.
Steve
musicboii21
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On 10 Feb 2011 15:17:33 GMT, notbob wrote:
It comes with all chicken parts too, even skinless boneless.
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It comes with all chicken parts too, even skinless boneless.
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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
neverlastix
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On 2/10/2011 12:48 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
IIRC, it's a product called "schmaltz" or something like that? Mind, my
recollection is rather poor, some of the time ;/ It's easier to find
'lard', but that's a whole 'bother' product, er by-product!
Sky
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IIRC, it's a product called "schmaltz" or something like that? Mind, my
recollection is rather poor, some of the time ;/ It's easier to find
'lard', but that's a whole 'bother' product, er by-product!
Sky
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Ultra Ultimate Kitchen Rule - Use the Timer!
Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice!!
"Christine Dabney" wrote in message
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Ooooops! Maybe it is.
But something discussed months earlier in chat,
I would not necessarily just push to the front of my consciousness when you
were actually here. I suuuuuure wish you had mentioned it then.
By the way, how does anyone grow up in VA, with all the fresh oysters
available to us from both the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic, and never
have a fresh oyster??????
Boli
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[email protected]...Ooooops! Maybe it is.
But something discussed months earlier in chat,I would not necessarily just push to the front of my consciousness when you
were actually here. I suuuuuure wish you had mentioned it then.
By the way, how does anyone grow up in VA, with all the fresh oysters
available to us from both the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic, and never
have a fresh oyster??????
Boli
"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
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Fancy Feast is what she ate a long time ago. But then she began puking it.
I went to a different brand that she was fine with but then it was recalled.
I wound up putting her on a grainless diet for a while but then the thyroid
problem began and it was all downhill from there.
Let me state again... I do not wish to provide all of her food from what I
make. She is getting her prescription diet. The vet said it was fine to
give her treats but they should be low in phosphorus. I have a list of such
foods that are safe to give to most cats. Apparently cream cheese and
cottage cheese are not fine for her (she pukes them) but she does really
love them. I intend to give her a teaspoon or two at a time of the extra
foods in an attempt to put more weight on her.
But bottom line, this probably all hinges on her thyroid, which at the
moment is hyper. I am upping the dose of her med now. If this doesn't put
her in range then it could mean that her thyroid is essentially dead. I'm
sure there's some medical term for that, but that's the dumbed down version
the vet gave me. At this point I don't know if there is anything viable
that I can do about it. She is almost 17 1/2. That's old for a cat, I
know. There is an operation of some sort that can be done. I don't know if
it would apply to her. It is expensive and they don't do it at my vet. It
would have to be done in another city and I would have to pay boarding or
some time. Given her kidney problems, this does not sound like a viable
option for me or her.
We will see. I was hyperthyroid myself and I know the fibromyalgia pain it
can cause. I do not know if it can cause such pain in a cat. But there
were other symptoms and surely she is suffering from some of them. I do not
want her to suffer. In the meantime all I can do is what I can do to try to
keep her happy and her tummy full.
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Fancy Feast is what she ate a long time ago. But then she began puking it.
I went to a different brand that she was fine with but then it was recalled.
I wound up putting her on a grainless diet for a while but then the thyroid
problem began and it was all downhill from there.
Let me state again... I do not wish to provide all of her food from what I
make. She is getting her prescription diet. The vet said it was fine to
give her treats but they should be low in phosphorus. I have a list of such
foods that are safe to give to most cats. Apparently cream cheese and
cottage cheese are not fine for her (she pukes them) but she does really
love them. I intend to give her a teaspoon or two at a time of the extra
foods in an attempt to put more weight on her.
But bottom line, this probably all hinges on her thyroid, which at the
moment is hyper. I am upping the dose of her med now. If this doesn't put
her in range then it could mean that her thyroid is essentially dead. I'm
sure there's some medical term for that, but that's the dumbed down version
the vet gave me. At this point I don't know if there is anything viable
that I can do about it. She is almost 17 1/2. That's old for a cat, I
know. There is an operation of some sort that can be done. I don't know if
it would apply to her. It is expensive and they don't do it at my vet. It
would have to be done in another city and I would have to pay boarding or
some time. Given her kidney problems, this does not sound like a viable
option for me or her.
We will see. I was hyperthyroid myself and I know the fibromyalgia pain it
can cause. I do not know if it can cause such pain in a cat. But there
were other symptoms and surely she is suffering from some of them. I do not
want her to suffer. In the meantime all I can do is what I can do to try to
keep her happy and her tummy full.
On Wed, 9 Feb 2011 22:48:26 -0800, "Julie Bove"
wrote:
I am "making" chicken fat at this very moment! Buy whole chicken or
chicken parts with the skin on... before you cook it, remove the skin
and as much fat that sticks to the meat as possible. Render it
*slowly* in a skillet or a saucepan. Mine has been rendering for 90
minutes on low, on a "little" burner and it's not done yet. I'll stop
when the skin is rendered brown and crispy.
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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
wrote:
I am "making" chicken fat at this very moment! Buy whole chicken or
chicken parts with the skin on... before you cook it, remove the skin
and as much fat that sticks to the meat as possible. Render it
*slowly* in a skillet or a saucepan. Mine has been rendering for 90
minutes on low, on a "little" burner and it's not done yet. I'll stop
when the skin is rendered brown and crispy.
--
Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
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My grandparents kept chickens. They can be really mean! She did go after a
squirrel once. The squirrel was far quicker.
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My grandparents kept chickens. They can be really mean! She did go after a
squirrel once. The squirrel was far quicker.
observant takes action
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On 2/10/2011 5:38 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
Just cooked, though I'm skeptical about previously frozen, too. And the
term is "splinter", and cooked bones can splinter if eaten. I think back
bones in chickens are thin and soft enough to be safe. Better than leg
bones.
Just cooked, though I'm skeptical about previously frozen, too. And the
term is "splinter", and cooked bones can splinter if eaten. I think back
bones in chickens are thin and soft enough to be safe. Better than leg
bones.
Clearly Kate
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"Julie Bove" wrote
Not to worry Julie, feed as directed by your vet. Do what's possible and if
eventually her quality of life goes down, you know what to do. Also even
though I haven't been reading this thread, I can see some pretty *bad*
advice in here on feeding her. Among them, raw feeding that wasn't
nutritionally complete. The prescription diet will be. Little treats added
in to help her gain weight is good but feeding her so many she doesn't eat
her regular cat foods is bad unless you know about taurine additives and all
that.
Not to worry Julie, feed as directed by your vet. Do what's possible and if
eventually her quality of life goes down, you know what to do. Also even
though I haven't been reading this thread, I can see some pretty *bad*
advice in here on feeding her. Among them, raw feeding that wasn't
nutritionally complete. The prescription diet will be. Little treats added
in to help her gain weight is good but feeding her so many she doesn't eat
her regular cat foods is bad unless you know about taurine additives and all
that.
I am a Bad Man
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sf wrote:
But look how much fun we've had discussing it! ;-)
-Bob
But look how much fun we've had discussing it! ;-)
-Bob
On Wed, 9 Feb 2011 22:48:26 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
Typically? No. It all depends on the butchers you have available, if
and if they deal in chicken parts rather than just whole chickens.
Whole chickens have large gobs of fat just inside the neck cavity and
also where the thigh meats the breast. Plus all the skin is 65-70%
fat.
If you eat chicken often enough you just collect it like I do. Skins
get fried in the minced body fat for crispy chicharron snacks,
producing large amounts of rendered liquid fat which I freeze into
shallow pucks and break off pieces for use in frying potatoes and
such.
How much fat do you need? Those $.50/pound chicken hind quarters
usually have the backbone and the large gobs of thigh fat still on
them. Rip off the fat and skins and use the meat for stock or
whatever.
-sw
Typically? No. It all depends on the butchers you have available, if
and if they deal in chicken parts rather than just whole chickens.
Whole chickens have large gobs of fat just inside the neck cavity and
also where the thigh meats the breast. Plus all the skin is 65-70%
fat.
If you eat chicken often enough you just collect it like I do. Skins
get fried in the minced body fat for crispy chicharron snacks,
producing large amounts of rendered liquid fat which I freeze into
shallow pucks and break off pieces for use in frying potatoes and
such.
How much fat do you need? Those $.50/pound chicken hind quarters
usually have the backbone and the large gobs of thigh fat still on
them. Rip off the fat and skins and use the meat for stock or
whatever.
-sw
Pinkchick95
New member
On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:48:50 -0800, sf wrote:
Not really. Although I love it for making stuffing/dressing, which is
what my mother used to do. She would saute vegetables in it, and then
add the stuffing mix/cubes to the mixture. Gives a nice flavor.
Would probably be good for potatoes too....
If I think of anything else, I will let you know.
Christine
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Not really. Although I love it for making stuffing/dressing, which is
what my mother used to do. She would saute vegetables in it, and then
add the stuffing mix/cubes to the mixture. Gives a nice flavor.
Would probably be good for potatoes too....
If I think of anything else, I will let you know.
Christine
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"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
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I don't doubt it. But I no longer live in NY.
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I don't doubt it. But I no longer live in NY.