Bulk order meat prep!

DaneMama08 | November 2nd, 2010
When we order in bulk we’ll typically order 200-500lbs at a time.  This saves us time and money in the long run. Ordering in bulk allows people to buy a larger quantity of meat that saves money. It just takes a little more elbow grease to feed this way, but in the end I actually enjoy this “work”
Here’s some pics of our “prep” work.  We have to thaw every case, repackage and then freeze again.
Our most recent order…
Empty containers waiting on the lovely frozen meat blocks
Meat blocks going into the containers to thaw out over the course of a few days
Pork Kidneys

Pork liver and scrap meat

Turkey necks (an all time favorite at our house)

Beef hearts

Beef ribs; our recreation chew bone of choice, the girls love em!


We check back about once a day and package up any meat that’s already thawed and can be separated from the meat blocks. This can take up to 3 days for everything to completely thaw.

After everything has been thawed we’ll usually have a lot of “blood” left in the containers (mostly water). We will usually let the girls drink as much of it as they’d like. Good for the kidneys and liver. Get as much moisture in their diet as possible!

The meat ends up in 12 quart Sterlite containers we buy from WalMart, which hold 10-15 pounds of meat which lasts about 1-2 days at our house!

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  • Molly 11/05/2010 at 9:15 pm

    I just wanted to say that I love you! haha!

    It got me all excited to see all that meat… We are crazy, us PMR feeders!

    My my calculations – at 7.5 pounds a day – 500lbs would only last you a little over 2 months, is this correct? You do this every 2 months?

    I admire so much of what you guys who really work at this PMR do! It’s AWESOME to see our dogs fed the right stuff and LOVE what they’re eating!

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  • Will 11/20/2010 at 9:45 pm

    Where do you order all that meat from? We’d like to find a place to order meat like that for our dogs.

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  • Jessica 12/21/2011 at 3:20 pm

    Hey! I was just wondering where danemama buys all that meat from? I saw the harvest meat company, but you have to become a member and what not and i dont think they deliver to north carolina. I just want to find somewhere i can buy raw meat cheap, other than the grocery store! thanks

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  • DayStar Danes 01/01/2012 at 5:01 am

    Can you give me any places in an email of where you are buying your bulk products that show in the pictures above?
    Thank You…I raise and show Great Danes.

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    • Jon 05/17/2012 at 5:21 am

      It would depend on where you’re located. We’d be happy to help you find a local supplier. Try searching Google for Wholesale Meat supplier in your city

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  • Lori 01/11/2012 at 10:36 am

    Do you pack multiple types of meat in a container since it is for more than 1 days feeding? Are the any meats you package separately?

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    • Jon 05/17/2012 at 5:21 am

      Sometimes we will package multiple types of meat together. Typically we feed 1 type of meat a day and rotate to a new one every day or two.

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