Meat Grinder

[glank09]

All, when processing my own deer, I have never done any ground meat and always used that meat for jerky. I have recently gotten a smoker and sausage stuffer and gotten into snack sticks, so I would like to start grinding my venison for use in the snack sticks, no more than 3 deer worth in a year. What meat grinders does everyone use, preferably something that won’t break the bank. I am open to either manual or electric so long as it works well.

 

[ghitch75]

i have one of these for 3 years now......got it to replace my old one that quit......i have ground a few hundred pounds with it and not a min's trouble......great grinder for the price.....

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1200W-Stee...286936?hash=item236f6d4318:g:MOEAAOSwaB5Xo0qD

 

[x10]

I've tried the low cost grinders and you end up spending more time trying to get them to feed than grinding meat.

Pay for it once and use it for 30 years. Don't fool yourself into thinking you can get by and expect good results.

#22 TSM Electric Meat Grinder

 

[dnurk]

If you already own a kitchenaid heavy duty mixer they make a grinder attachment for the front of it. I’ve processed on average two deer per year with that grinder for the past decade and it works just fine. Probably a bit slower than a dedicated grinder but does just fine with our family.

 

[HuntMeister]

I have owned a LEM for 8 years now and it has served me well. Built like a tank!
#5 SS Big Bite Grinder - 0.35 HP | LEM Products
LEM has a sale on thru the 5th of November, promo code SPEND17.

 

[Leadeye]

If you already own a kitchenaid heavy duty mixer they make a grinder attachment for the front of it. I’ve processed on average two deer per year with that grinder for the past decade and it works just fine. Probably a bit slower than a dedicated grinder but does just fine with our family.

This works, been using it for years.

 

[d.kaufman]

If you already own a kitchenaid heavy duty mixer they make a grinder attachment for the front of it. I’ve processed on average two deer per year with that grinder for the past decade and it works just fine. Probably a bit slower than a dedicated grinder but does just fine with our family.

Beat me to it. Kitchen Aide attachment is what i also use. Works decent and not to bad price wise if you already have the main unit

 

[bocefus78]

Beat me to it. Kitchen Aide attachment is what i also use. Works decent and not to bad price wise if you already have the main unit

X4. I do two or three deer per year with mine.

And if you don't have the mixer, and are considering buying one, get one of the upgraded units with more hp than the base level unit. I got the step under the pro model, and the 40$ grinder attachment. It's light years ahead of the $100 gander mtn electric grinder it replaced.

 

[nighthawk80]

Which version of the Kitchen aide grinders do you guys use. I'm mainly seeing the all plastic ones Is there an metal version that I'm missing? Several review of the plastic one states that they are cracking.

 

[bobjones223]

I had/have a Kitchen aid grinder attachment and found it just took WAY TO LONG to grind plus when I was grinding a lot of meat it started getting hot. I decided that instead of burning up a stupid expensive mixer trying to grind I would just get a grinder.

I went through two of the cheap $100.00 grinders with mixed results and finally landed on the #32 hand grinder with the pulley attachment. Had a 3/4 hp electric motor in the garage and have never looked back. I can do 30lb of ground in 20 min including bagging. It takes me longer to clean than to grind one deer.

I think they run $60-80.00 from Rural King......WORTH EVERY PENNY!!!

 

[bobjones223]

......sorry double post.

 

[Leadeye]

I've butchered with some friends that had a rig like bobjones223 is describing and it was very quick at processing. Probably would rig something like that if I ground more than I do, but we're down to two people and some sent to my sons.

 

[bwframe]

...finally landed on the #32 hand grinder with the pulley attachment. Had a 3/4 hp electric motor in the garage and have never looked back. I can do 30lb of ground in 20 min including bagging. It takes me longer to clean than to grind one deer.

I think they run $60-80.00 from Rural King......WORTH EVERY PENNY!!!

I've butchered with some friends that had a rig like bobjones223 is describing and it was very quick at processing. Probably would rig something like that if I ground more than I do, but we're down to two people and some sent to my sons.

I bought one of these mounted on a base with motor a few years back. The guy said it was a beast. This makes me feel better about it, as I have never plugged it in.

If I don't get more time to hunt or dumb luck into a backyard deer this year, thinking of buying some of the really good deals on beef I've seen advertised lately to grind. Also just sprung for a jerky cannon and some mixes to keep the dehydrator working.

 

[glank09]

I ended up picking up a professional series Kitchenaid mixer. My wife has been asking for one for a while so I looked at them and let her talk me into buying one . Always easier to spend that kind of money on something when they think it was their idea!

bwftame - I would seriously consider a 5 pound sausage stuffer over a jerky cannon. I tried with a jerky cannon and hated it. Ended up getting a Hakka brand on Amazon and I am going extremely happy with it.

 

[ChrisK1977]

I've tried the low cost grinders and you end up spending more time trying to get them to feed than grinding meat.

Pay for it once and use it for 30 years. Don't fool yourself into thinking you can get by and expect good results.

#22 TSM Electric Meat Grinder

that really isn’t a bad price

 

[bwframe]

...bwframe - I would seriously consider a 5 pound sausage stuffer over a jerky cannon. I tried with a jerky cannon and hated it. Ended up getting a Hakka brand on Amazon and I am going extremely happy with it.

Thanks for the advice. I'll look into that if I find the cannon doesn't do the job.

 

[Gluemanz28]

Thanks for the advice. I'll look into that if I find the cannon doesn't do the job.

I have the jerky cannon and it works good for me.

 

[mom45]

We have a hand grinder that we used for many years. We did it by hand a few times and then hooked it up to some sort of motor my husband had. It wasn't a very big grinder and got plugged up easily so we gave in and bought an electric grinder a few years ago.

This is what we got and it works great.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005F55EUQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1