Biting on steel shot.

phishroy

phishroy

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Ok, well im sure im not the only person it happens to.
Im very diligent when it comes to inspecting my ducks and geese for any steel shot but once in a while one still gets passed me.

Ive also ruined beautiful duck breasts with my knife trying to find out if there is any shot in the middle of the breast.

I usually discover it at the bottom of the cooking pot if im lucky but other times my teeth found the pellets.


Im thinking that cant be good, especially if your feeding guests.
Im considering buying a hand held metal detector. I saw one on ebay for about $20 shipping and handling.

Ill just run it over the meat when cleaning the bird.

Has anyone ever tried this? Will it pick up #2 and 3 shot pellets?
Is their some other way of finding out if a pellet is hiding in the meat without molesting massaging and shredding the meat?
Advice needed.

Thank you.
 
Giant Electromagnet, LOL

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yea, but you don't need one that size- i've got one out of a microwave magnetron ( there's actually a stack of them in there) that will detect teh shot through the meat- and if you ask , the duds are free- just find a factory repair depot or someone that works on them
 
I had bacon wrapped & pan fried mallard tonight. I chew very gingerly when eating steel shot birds! It is very hard to find all the pellets!!! I've also thought of buying a metal detector... But haven't yet...

Cheers
Jay
 
I think I only had steel shot twice in maybe 15 years of eatting steel. I run the tip of a fillet knife down the hole if I don't find any exit wound in the breast bone. I find feathers much more gross in the breast.
 
$20 bucks doesn't seem like a lot of money to protect your teeth. Broken tooth is probably at least $200 at the dentist (not including any cosmetics afterwards)
 
sherlockbonez said:
I think I only had steel shot twice in maybe 15 years of eatting steel. I run the tip of a fillet knife down the hole if I don't find any exit wound in the breast bone. I find feathers much more gross in the breast.
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I'll second that. I tear the meat apart rather than cut whilst eating and that seems to help early detection. Feathers are nasty.
 
ErikT said:
Buy a pack of those rare earth magnets from Lee Valley. Some of the 1/2" diameter ones will lift 25 pounds of steel. Should at least let you know if there're pellets still in there.

Erik.
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I have a whole wack of those magnets. The biggest is 2"x2"x1"
It's rated to hold 400lbs straight pull force. (that means with a huge chunk of steel.) The small BBs don't react much to the neodymium magnet enough to give you an idea where the steel pellets may be. (believe me i tried.:redface:)
That particular magnet is currently stuck to the frame of my dirt bike trailer. I can't get the bloody thing off.:D (need brass wrenches)

I have learned to chew my shot game slowly.;)
I like the metal detecter idea but would it pick up something as small as a waterfowl pellet?
 
Mike Oxbig said:
I have a whole wack of those magnets. The biggest is 2"x2"x1"
It's rated to hold 400lbs straight pull force. (that means with a huge chunk of steel.) The small BBs don't react much to the neodymium magnet enough to give you an idea where the steel pellets may be. (believe me i tried.:redface:)
That particular magnet is currently stuck to the frame of my dirt bike trailer. I can't get the bloody thing off.:D (need brass wrenches)

I have learned to chew my shot game slowly.;)
I like the metal detecter idea but would it pick up something as small as a waterfowl pellet?
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try sliding instead of pulling straight off
 
phishroy said:
am i the only one that is having problems finding steel shot in my birds here?
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I use this method for steel and lead. Works particularly well on the harder to find 7.5 shot in grouse:

After skinning or plucking, find the entry holes. Take a thin rod (tooth pick or similar - I use those small metal pins used to hold things like chicken cordon bleu together, about 4" long and as wide as a round tooth pick). Slowly insert the rod along the path of the shot (helps if the rod is blunt and not pointed) until you find the exit hole or the shot. Also useful for pulling out any feathers that get pushed up into the meat.
 
dave_t73 said:
I use this method for steel and lead. Works particularly well on the harder to find 7.5 shot in grouse:

After skinning or plucking, find the entry holes. Take a thin rod (tooth pick or similar - I use those small metal pins used to hold things like chicken cordon bleu together, about 4" long and as wide as a round tooth pick). Slowly insert the rod along the path of the shot (helps if the rod is blunt and not pointed) until you find the exit hole or the shot. Also useful for pulling out any feathers that get pushed up into the meat.
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That sounds practical. That way ill be able to clean out any stuck feather and detect shot without cutting the meat apart hopefully.
 
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