meat grinder???

If your wife has a kitchenaid, the meat grinder attachment works well, and those things have the HP for these sorts of occasional jobs, we use it for grinding and sausage stuffing. You do have to trim the silverskin off pretty well. And women seem to love kitchenaids - it's their power tools, so while not cheap it can be a payoff to go in that direction.

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Waring Pro Professional Meat Grinder works great use mine all the time never had any problems and I do tons of work with it use it almost once a month best bang for your buck as far as I see it ( I work in kitchen as 1st cook for a living :) hope this helps)
this grinder can be bought at canadian tire ,london drugs ect heres a link to the info on it
http://www.londondrugs.com/Cultures...ood Processors&ProductID=3806908&ProductTab=3
 
Skip the electric ones unless you have the $$$ to go big.

After burning out the motor on my very expensive food processor, I have gone back to the old "arm power" model. Keep an eye out at the thrift store, you can often find them pretty cheap; just check that all the parts are there, and the plates and cutter are not rusty.
 
My Dad bought the one that was on sale at Bass Pro about a month ago with the #8 opening on it and it works really good! Put two deer through it already without a hiccup or any hesitation. Easy to clean up and was only $250 on sale. Can't remember the make of it though, but it's an electric one and they only carry one make from what I remember. Check it out if you're in the area.
 
I have the Waring pro 450 watt model (big brother to the one mentioned above). I've used it to grind the trimmings from a few deer and last years moose plus countless geese. No issues with it whatsoever, it has even passed steel shot without a hickup as well as partially frozen meat. Replacement blades and plates are standard #8, available from many different sources ( I have swapped out my original carbon steel plates for stainless ones from LEM). Knives and plates do wear out, most manufactureres of decent grinders use standard sizes, make sure that any unit you consider takes a standard plate size (there are other standard sizes besides #8). When it comes to comparing HP to Watts, 746 Watts = 1 HP, ie my 450 watt model is 0.6 hp, the 300 watt model is 0.4 hp. If you are talking about doing the trim meat from 2-3 animals per year into burger or sausage, then either of the Waring units will probably do ( or something similar). If you are turning 2-3 entire animals into burger or sausage per year you may want something a bit bigger.

Jim
 
I got the Tasin 108 after reading posts about broken grinders.
I use it for grinding really dry jerky, and if it's fed too fast it can slow down, but has never stopped yet. Won't blow anything anyway, has a cct brkr.
http://www.onestopjerkyshop.com/tasin-ts108-electric-meat-grinder-p-47.html

I don't know where to buy one in Canada, and beware, some are said to be advertising this grinder but you get a weaker one.
 
The made in China hand grinders are like most cheap stuff from china, poor in quality control. One guy on here got one that had a hole in it, first one I got was missing the pin that holds the plate stationary. Still, for $19.99 at Princess Auto, its grinding deer meat faster than my wife can cut it into strips. For the quantity that I do yearly, it will do.
 
I bought a Princess auto cast iron unit, (size 32lb, manual type) but returned it when the front threaded ring kept popping off. I bought a 10lb manual stainless one at princess, that did awesome! 5 lbs moose done before the fry pan was hot. No problem with the threads.

I ordered a stainless 32lb off ebay, and I'll hook a pulley/belt to a 1/2 horse motor, for my next moose. I'm nervous about buying something I can't fix, so I figure the separate motor is the way to go. I figure I'm into it for 200-225$
 
One can get some very good deals at garage sales. Got a Czech Porkert #10 manual meat grinder for $10.00 a few years back that worked very well for small quantities of burger and fresh sausage for small gatherings. Still use it now and then when I want to experiment with fresh sausage recipes.
 
If you can spring the cash I would recommend the Cabel's 1 hsp. I have the 3/4 hsp and it works very well but I think if I was to buy again I would go to the bigger size. I have owned it for about 6 years and it has paid for itself in saved butcher costs and just in the convenience if having it when you need it. My wife can grind as fast as I can de-bone and it comes with all the sausage attachments and you can buy mixers and patty makers as well.
The cheaper and smaller grinders will do the job but they are slower and will not last if used a lot. The money is well spent on a good grinder as it will last you a lifetime.
I highley recommend the Cabela's 1 hsp.
 
I have one of the wally world/peavey mart specials (can't remember where we got it now:redface:) that cost around $30 and it's fine for what it is. If you can chill your meat strips or chunks in the freezer for a bit before hand, they will drive through with no problems.
 
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