Okay, I don't even know how to begin to ask this question.

dawn_mo

dawn_mo

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I have been given 5 or 6 butts of deli meat, chicken. It is like the deli meat that they carve, and the establishment (Arby's, don't ask) that gave them to my stepdaughter doesn't use the end parts, butts, pieces that are about 5 inches from front to back. So, I have about 4 pounds of processed turkey meat that I do not know what to do with. I do not buy this kind of deli meat, but to just throw it out seems wrong. Can anyone come up with any ideas on how to use this. Personally, I would grind it with some onion and mayo, but my family and my stepdaughter's family would not eat it. I could feed it to the dogs, but it seems like such a waste.

 
I wouls not give it to the dogs as it is a processed meat with too much sodium and other stuff in it

Why not freeze it into manageable chunks, and put it into soups, casseroles and I like your idea of making chicken salad. You can grind it up with mayo, pickles, onion and other ingredients. Also, it would be great with a sauce like bbq, for bbq sandwiches, sloppy joe's etc.

 
It kind of grosses me out. I don't buy deli meat like this usually.

I just feel so guilty to toss it, and now I will feel guilty feeding it to my dogs, especially after the recent Abby incident. Which by the way, she is fine. I made ground turkey, white rice and bacon fat, and that tempted her back into eating. Now she is back to her old self, and a little more spoiled. I don't even care. I am so glad to have her back to her old self.

 
I know this meat. Don't ask me the details, but you know what business...

...I'm in, right?

There is precious little you can do with their product. If cooked in a casserole (chunked) it will probably be somewhat spongey and salty. It doesn't act like real meat.

The only way I've seen it used successfully is to cut it into small dice (1/4 inch or smaller, if you have the patience) and use it as a garnish for salads dressed with creamy dressings, or as a major component in a meat salad (think "ham salad"). I would try to use a savory-sweet dressing, to counteract the salty tendency.

If you use it as a major component in a meat salad, you must dice it small or grind it coarse. That way the texture is much less noticeable, and you can get away with it.

If you grind it fine, you can use it as a spread for sandwiches. What you add to it has a lot to do with its palatability. Again, try to include a sweet element.

Good luck,

Michael

 
Ewww. What if I just chop it up and let the wild critters eat it, I won't be killing them or

hurting them, will I? I cannot eat it now. No way, no how.

 
I know you're in a rural area, but is there a homeless shelter or soup kitchen you could give it to?

 
No help, but the Publix deli employees throw away large end pieces & several slices when they start

a new one. Always seems such a waste, especially when it's Boarshead, which costs a small fortune.

 
Not nearly as bad as wasting some Dietz & Watson. Frankly, I don't think

Boarshead is as good as Dietz & Watson (Philly based deli supplier).

Curious, do I remember you saying they had a trial run of Dietz & Watson in one of your supermarkets?

 
Oh, but I love those snappy red Boarshead trucks! I would work for them just to ride in that truck.

 
This processed "deli" meat by product just floors me.

For the price of a couple pounds of that stuff, you can buy a small turkey or some other roast, and have the real thing to slice for sandwiches.

 
reminds me of high school when I was in an alternative school

for students who were interested in field biology and science. We were an Explorer post and received government surplus food, mostly Army stuff. When I was a sophmore in HS I was the cook for one semester for our group of 65+ students. The days we had the processed turkey roll lunchmeat was such a great day! The spam days were not so great. Powdered eggs, canned pineapple juice, some sort of oatmeal powder, etc. Also the frozen hamburgers (they were not 100% beef by the way, I never looked closely at that label) was also a good day. Ever look back at your childhood and wondered how you survived? LOL

 
Egads, I remember Mom actually clove-studded a can of Spam and baked it in the oven...

(the trendy new thing she tried at the time) and served it for dinner! I hated cloves but I didn't mind fried Spam slices. Also, fried bread in grease and fried bologna - YUCK!

I'm still here! - hee-hee!

 
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