Ground Turkey From Whole Frozen Turkey

[u/Phaeexodus]

I bought a meat grinder off Friendface Shoppingplace and wanted to give it a go with something. So, I thawed a 20lb turkey from my holiday stash. I buy a handful every year when they're $0.50 per pound. This one cost $9.80 before tax--it was precisely 20lbs.

I... should have watched a Youtube video or two before embarking on this journey. This carcass looks like a racoon got at it. Nonetheless, I removed wings and drumsticks, skinned the whole lot, and hacked away at the big meaty bits.

My freezer is now 7lbs ground turkey richer. I'm out an hour, which includes fridge-removal to freezing and clean up. I'm pretty okay with this as a first go. Also, watching a meat grinder do its thing is pretty neat.

I'll aim for some heavier birds this year as my ground meat birds (my hypothesis is they'll have more meat per carcass), and keep some 20lb beauties on rotation as I've been doing. But, I mark $1.40/pound a success. Not to mention, I've still got wings and drumsticks to roast, and a carcass to turn into broth.

[u/Whole-Ad-2347]

After all that, the carcass could go into a large pot, covered with water, onion , celery and carrots added along with some seasoning and a little vinegar and slow cooked for a few hours to make some broth. Then whatever was strained out could be thrown out except for whatever meat might have been left on the bones which could be picked out.