If I wanted to give my cats a taste of raw, what would be best to start with?  Just a little bit to see if they are interested?  14 out of 16 will eat meat/poultry/fish. 

Could I just give them a piece of raw chicken or beef?  Chicken bones still scare me.  I mean if they ate a mouse or a small bird, the bones wouldn't be big like chicken bones. 

Would I be able to give my CRF/CRI boys a taste?

Of all the parts I've offered raw, liver was the one no one wanted to eat.  They love it cooked though.  Try some raw muscle meat.  They also love the raw skin but it's so fatty.  Everyone here loves raw except Tessa.  She just looks at it with disdain.

The other day I loaded the 2 roasting pans with chicken to cook, turned to wash my hands so I could put the lids on, and when I turned back around, Rudi & Mia each had claimed a pan, had their front feet on the open oven door and were enthusiastically licking the chicken skin.  I wish I had gotten a pic of it.

We tried feeding the raw mix from ur cattle to our cats and they weren't interested. Yet, whenever we cook meat of any kind from the cattle we raise they throw fits until they get some..... It is the same meat. Just wondering if anyone else noticed anything like this?

Perhaps we should transition by having a mix of cooked and raw? The Cooked we give them is unseasoned and unspiced BTW

All of my cats love cooked beef, steaks or burger.  I've read here and elsewhere though that many cats don't like beef, and it seems to be a problem for others, causing them to throw up. 

A lot of cat nutrition sites say to stick with the types of animals most like their wild prey - birds, rodents, rabbits for the most part.  So chicken, turkey and rabbit are most easily assimilated by them.  The large grazing animals are more suited for dogs to eat.  Maybe your cats are just being traditionalists!

JJ,

I usually blanch the meat I serve either by a quick dip in boiling water or I sear the outside just to get rid of surface bacteria. I grind it after that, but I save the water I used if I blanch so they get any nutrients that may have leached out. Steaming would avoid leaching and would still get rid of some bacteria.

JM,

Technically, raw bones are great for animals. They don't splinter as they are soft. I'm not even sure that your cats would actually chew on them, but they like to gnaw on the meat attached to the bones. It's great for their teeth. You could start with a raw chicken back or a wing and see what happens. Some recommend giving it to them in the tub because they might wind up dragging the things around the house. Hello, salmonella?