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« on: August 19, 2008, 07:07:51 PM » |
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What cooking method do you use for the meat/poultry? Is baking okay if the cat or dog doesn't have stomach problems?
I have boiled poultry and/or beef and rice in the past when they had stomach loose stools per vet orders. That is soooo bland, so I was planning on baking. Need some input.
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« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2008, 07:14:36 PM » |
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I bake the meat that I use for my cat food.
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« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2008, 07:27:17 PM » |
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I make use of my slow cooker. I have put a small roast in with veggies to cook along with the roast and the flavors all meld together to make a succulent, tasty roast with tender veggies and a nice natural gravy too. I add a small amount of sea salt which contains so many minerals that hopefully make the roast even better. You can cut the meat up and freeze it separetly from the veggies into smaller bags to thaw out when time to feed your lil babies. I would take out a bag or two from the freezer and put it in fridge before leaving for work so it was all defrosted when I got home.
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lesliek
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« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2008, 07:31:10 PM » |
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If I am doing chicken thighs or breasts & bake them on a foil lined pan with a little water in it to keep the meat from getting hard as it cooks.Savethe water & broth & skim the fat. Its good for the food or making soup.If I grind the meat raw,then I just fry it with a little oil to coat the bottom of the pan.If they like pate style food, just puree everything with some of the broth after cooking it. If they prefer chopped or cut style, grind the meat dry after cooking,as well as any veggies & then mix with the liquid.
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« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2008, 07:40:30 PM » |
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JJ, slow cookers are absolutely terrific for making dog meals here at home, just as you said. We then chop up the results quite fine and freeze individual meals. I can see how your method would work quite well, especially if we want to have things on hand to add to dry kibble. For instance, perhaps we want to up the carbs in the total meal. The veggies, grains, and/or potatoes would have flavor of the meat juices "melded in" and would be a real WOW. In Jake's case a BOW WOW. Last night we were having plain steamed broccoli, cauliflower and carrots as part of our dinner. One piece of lightly steamed broccoli landed on the floor and Jake snatched it up and ate it. Then he barked at DH, barked at food bowl. We may be dim but got that message, so a small portion was finely minced and put in Jake's bowl. He had already eaten his dinner, but what the heck, the veggies were not going to cause any problems for him. Maybe he was actually craving them? So the point is that sometimes even a steamer basket w/ your dog's meal in that over water in pot, lid on, and then mince it up w/ some of the flavored water under the steamer basket and call it dinner for a night or more. Part of this depends on how picky your eater is! Our Labs would honestly have eaten anything, cooked any way. Jake is very, very picky.
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« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2008, 10:41:42 PM » |
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I simmer lamb stew pieces for Poco and since he is sensitive to fat, I use a slotted spoon to pull the lamb out of the hot water right away. This is used mainly for treats and occasional meals.
We don't have much baked lamb though he has had a little of that, too. I wouldn't think there was a big difference in digestion of baked vs braised or boiled except for fat content and the size of of the pieces fed.
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« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2008, 05:30:46 AM » |
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I think I've done every form - baked, boiled, crock pot, fried, raw... My usual for chicken is boil because after I pull the chicken out, I can put the rice in the same pot and it makes good use of the broth, plus one less pot to wash! It depends on the type of meat I guess but usually chicken I boil.
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« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2008, 07:45:10 AM » |
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Fastest, for those days, coat with fat or oil, and George Forman type grill. Have
grain ingredients, if any, stored in fridge cooked. Pop in blender or food processor, add
supplements, chop, mince, or pate, and serve.
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« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2008, 11:24:24 AM » |
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Thank you. Lots of ways to cook. I'm trying JJ's crockpot method today with some chicken. It smells good.  |
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« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2008, 11:36:25 AM » |
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I buy 30-40 lbs of meat for the pets twice a month, so I have to cook a lot at one time. I bought some nice enamal roasting pans with lids (made in US too), 2 medium and one large. The smaller ones each hold a couple of chickens or 20-30 lbs of chops or roasts. Both will fit in the oven at the same time so I usually use those two vs. the big one. I put an inch or two of water in bottom, bake for half hour to 45 min at 375, then turn the oven off to continue cooking then cooling off. I freeze 4 day portions for the dogs, or mix up the cat food batches then freeze.
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« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2008, 07:20:45 PM » |
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Petslave- Glad to hear someone else is going through 80 lbs a month.Thought I was the only one cooking 40 lbs at a time.
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« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2008, 11:38:10 PM » |
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I usually braise the meats for the dogs
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