Homemade kibble?

• Homemade kibble? jettababy Posted : 8/3/2009 4:41:04 PM  Does anyone know how to make kibble at home? I think this would be fun to try, if it works. I know you're probably thinking, why not just homecook and leave it at that? But kibble is so much easier to store and feed, plus when I used to homecook my bichon's white face would get stained so bad from the moist food. Her teeth also got dirty fast, so I think that crunchy food must help to some degree (probably not a lot though).  I would probably use ground oatmeal, chicken, a bit of veggies, bonemeal, oil, and ground up vitamin supplements. I just don't know if a regular oven could cook the dough to be hard enough like kibble.  I would like to try it, but I don't know....maybe this is a bad idea... LIKE 4 REPLIES 745 VIEWS LAST POST BROOKCOVE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• glenmar Posted : 8/3/2009 4:59:24 PM organ? taurine? natural preservative to give it a shelf life outside the fridge? 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• jettababy Posted : 8/3/2009 6:57:37 PM  I would keep it in the freezer. They make vitamin mixes with taurine added. And i think most kibbles don't have organ meat...i never used it when i used to homecook. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• shamrockmommy Posted : 8/4/2009 9:56:58 AM Hmm, I dunno. If you work something out I'm curious to know how it goes! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• brookcove Posted : 8/4/2009 2:32:20 PM Kibble is "extruded" meaning it's ground into a fine mush, cooked/compressed and pushed out of feeders. While still soft, it's divided/shaped and subjected to the final hardening process, usually using hot air. Then the nutrients that are heat sensitive are added in a spray after the kibble is cooled. Kibbled dog food grew out of the livestock feed industry. Before kibbles, dry dog food was sold in the form of biscuits. If I wanted to create a homeade food that was more or less shelf-stable, I'd do it in that form. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login