Thank you for the response. I have wanted a grinder so your answer will help with the purchasing of it, lol.

Hi Candy, I wouldn’t recommend a food processor. You COULD use it, but it would create something closer to a meat puree. It would work, but some of the texture and visuals would be gone. You could also pulse it, but this would be inconsistent with some big chunks and some portions being more or less pureed. Grinding it is more consistent. So … yes it can be done, but the results will be different.

You could definitely use skin in place of the bacon. That said, for some reason poultry skin tends to grind a bit weird. It’s a bit tough and rubbery and can clog the grinder, or create long ribbons of skin. If you chop the skin up a bit more than the muscle meat, this can also help. It can most certainly be done, but just watch it. Use very cold meat and even refrigerate the equipment. The firmer the flesh and skin, the better.

I just use bacon because I enjoy the flavor and fat, but it also grinds really well.

I hope this helps!