| Making your own dog treats has a lot of benefits! You | | | | 5 minutes and remove the pot from the burner.Take |
| know exactly what has gone making the treat and get | | | | kitchen tongs and remove the liver chunks from the |
| to have a little fun in the kitchen! Making your own | | | | water. Place them on a plate covered with some |
| treats is also quite cost effective since organ meats | | | | paper towels to soak up the water and to let the liver |
| are inexpensive. You can use this method for any | | | | cool. |
| type of organ meat like kidneys, hearts etc. The actual | | | | STEP 3 - Slicing the Liver Chunks into Slivers |
| preparation time for these treats was about 45 | | | | To dry the liver effectively, it must be sliced into |
| minutes, not counting the boiling and drying of the meat. | | | | smaller slivers. Try to cut the liver into uniform pieces |
| If you cut the liver small enough, this treat can be | | | | so that everything dries evenly. For these chunks, 1 |
| suitable for cats. | | | | 4″ thick pieces seemed to work well.Put the |
| STEP 1 - Cutting the Liver | | | | slivers on a well oiled cookie sheet and place in the |
| Cut the liver into 2 X 2 inch chunks. Now is the time to | | | | preheated oven. Drying time in the oven will be |
| preheat the oven to it's lowest setting, which is usually | | | | approximately 1.5 to 2 hours, depending on how thick |
| 250F. | | | | you have cut the pieces. |
| STEP 2 - Boiling the Liver | | | | STEP 4 - Drying The Liver |
| Place the liver chunks into a decent sized pot and add | | | | After an hour check on the liver, but it will probably |
| a generous amount of water to cover the meat. Place | | | | need more time. The liver will be done when it is no |
| the pot on a burner turned onto HIGH. The liver chunks | | | | longer rubbery and snaps into pieces when you try to |
| should start to boil in about 10 minutes. Liver cooks | | | | break it. |
| really quickly, so let the liver cook at a full boil for about | | | | |