How to Use gizzard in a Sentence

gizzard

noun
  • Don’t let the word gizzards scare you off just yet.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Chop up the gizzard and heart and shred the meat from the neckbone.
    — Katie Workman, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2019
  • Use the turkey gizzards and neck bone to make stock and stuffing.
    — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 20 Nov. 2018
  • There’s giblets and gizzards for those who dig the variety bits.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Place the gizzard and heart in one deep saucepan and the liver in a separate one.
    — Philly.com, 24 Aug. 2017
  • Place the gizzard and heart in one deep saucepan and the livers in a separate one.
    — Bonnie S. Benwick, sacbee, 29 Aug. 2017
  • But a bird might swallow a worm with its beak while pulverising it with its gizzard.
    — National Geographic, 13 Sep. 2016
  • The gizzards have a hefty chew, and don’t go seeking creamy livers in a light coating here.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Their diets are the fish that people don't care about like carp, gizzard shad, and others.
    — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 18 June 2018
  • Try the double-cut pork chop or chicken gizzard grillades.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Fish include white perch, yellow perch, sheepshead, walleye and gizzard mud.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2020
  • There is no direct turkey substitute, with breast and legs and neck and gizzard.
    — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, 28 Nov. 2019
  • On most Front Range reservoirs the main food source for walleye is gizzard shad.
    — Terry Wickstrom, The Denver Post, 13 June 2017
  • The second, a thunderdome of muscle called the gizzard, grinds up the food with the help of small stones.
    — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 11 July 2019
  • Remove giblets, liver, gizzard, and neck from the cavities, but set aside neck.
    — Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Hearts can be seared quickly, like little bite-sized steaks or minced fine along with the liver and gizzard for a batch of dirty rice.
    — Outdoor Life, 8 Mar. 2021
  • End of carousel In terms of flavor, the neck, gizzard and heart mostly just taste like poultry dark meat.
    — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The rocky particles in their gut may help to grind up things like krill, similar to the way grit in a bird’s gizzard works.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 21 June 2019
  • Best bait is usually cut skipjack, but gizzard shad, worms or chicken hearts also have their fans.
    — Frank Sargeant, AL.com, 30 July 2017
  • Discard neck and finely dice liver, heart, and gizzard; reserve.
    — Country Living, 28 Sep. 2010
  • The bag contains the turkey neck and giblets, which can include the heart, liver, kidneys, and gizzards.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2024
  • In owls, this second chamber, called the gizzard, collects bone, teeth and fur, which is later expelled.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The old time classics like chicken livers and gizzards are still flowing out of the kitchen with frequency, too.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
  • As a result, the gizzards in your giblets may contain sand or sediment particles.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The consistency was like veal, but the flavor was more organ meat—like chicken gizzards.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Smithsonian, 14 Feb. 2017
  • The muscular gizzard contains grit pecked up from the chicken’s ground feeding, which is used to crush up the chicken’s food.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Channel cats can be caught on simple baits like white bread, cheese, or chicken gizzards, but as a rule of thumb, the smellier the bait the better.
    — Outdoor Life, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Fried chicken gizzards are so good because of the long simmer that's followed by being dredged in buttermilk and flour.
    — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • Fried in a sauté pan with garlic and onion, Claire’s placenta looks like liver, chews like veal, and tastes like chicken gizzard.
    — Libby Copeland, Slate Magazine, 9 Jan. 2017
  • Remove the neck, heart and gizzards from inside turkey; discard or save for another purpose.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023

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