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Q-talk *ON TOPIC ONLY* QUALITY ON TOPIC discussion of Backyard BBQ, grilling, equipment and outdoor cookin' . ** Other cooking techniques are welcomed for when your cookin' in the kitchen. Post your hints, tips, tricks & techniques, success, failures, but stay on topic and watch for that hijacking. |
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03-28-2013, 08:56 PM | #31 |
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I emailed my wife the link to Academy. It is just so much cheaper than anywhere else right now. Looks like a great deal.
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03-29-2013, 05:38 AM | #32 |
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03-29-2013, 08:43 AM | #33 | |
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Wow I am scratching my head over this deal. The #8 LEM with .35 h.p. motor is $249.00 and the #8 with .77 h.p. is $99.00. I realize the more expensive unit has a stainless steel head and the cheaper is die cast aluminum. 2 year warranty on the more expensive unit and 1 year on the other. But the cheaper is twice the h.p. Thier must be something I am missing
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03-29-2013, 08:59 AM | #34 |
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Yeah. That is exactly the problem when shopping for these things. I think there is a lot more to it. Probably differences in metal gears or plastic gears. Maybe it is a difference between Peak hp and continuous hp. I've found with items like these, you just can't rely on the specs.
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03-29-2013, 10:00 AM | #35 |
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I think I will be ordering the #5 from Academy. I got that link from an Amazon review .
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03-29-2013, 10:07 AM | #36 | |
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The main difference isn't just the aluminum / stainless construction, but size and design as well. The more expensive unit is heavy duty and weighs almost twice as much. According to reviews the cheaper one has plastic gears, while the heavy duty has metal gears.. Review I do not know as I do not have the cheaper model. Personally I would spend the extra for the heavy duty model. |
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03-29-2013, 10:10 AM | #37 | |
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I have only used it since Christmas so have no long term experience with it.
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03-29-2013, 11:21 AM | #38 | |||
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03-30-2013, 11:44 AM | #39 |
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LEM #8 3/8hp Big Bite Grinder is in the house! This thing is a beast! I'm in awe of the size and heft of this monster. It makes the KitchenAid mixer and grinder attachment look like a toy. It is definitely heavy duty. I did not expect it to be this big and heavy. I'm not sure where I'm going to store it. With having only assembled it and plugged it in, I'm very happy I stepped up to the LEM Big Bite. I see this thing just going and going. But, I'm guessing I could have been very happy with the slightly less expensive LEM #5. I'll probably pick up a couple butts next weekend for some sausage. I'll provide a full update then.
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03-30-2013, 12:02 PM | #40 |
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Awesome, did you get it from Academy?
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03-30-2013, 12:13 PM | #41 | ||
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Congrats!! I told you in my earlier post you'll be amazed how well built and a nice unit it is plus u cant beat the Academy price. Now wait until you use it. Quote:
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03-30-2013, 12:57 PM | #42 | |
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The #5 is heavy enough!!! |
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03-30-2013, 12:59 PM | #43 | |
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Now that you have the grinder you will find that it would be in your best interest to purchase a good sausage stuffer. Grinding, then mixing spices, and then trying to stuff it with the grinder stuffing attachment will get the job done, but consumes a lot of time. Using a meat tub to catch the meat and mix the spices, then transfer to a crank-down stuffer makes child's play of the sausage making activity. You can buy bulk sausage spice blends at the sausage maker, click this LINK and get a $10.00 coupon for your first order of $40.00 or more. |
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03-30-2013, 01:26 PM | #44 | ||
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Yes. Right now, with free shipping the price just can't be beat. Much appreciation for pointing me to their site. Since we don't have their stores around here, I never shop their website.
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Now to decide what to make first. ... I've made lots of the Italian recipe from the Great Sausage book and always been happy. I've also made the polish, which is good, but never knocks my socks off. Same with the simple andouille recipe I've found on the net. The internet has so many recipes it always gives me analysis paralysis! I also got a Sausagemaker.com kit for bologna, polish salami, and pepperoni (already made the summer sausage and regular salami - both were good, but didn't knock my socks off. Everyone preferred the summer sausage using the recipe that floats around here).
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03-30-2013, 06:33 PM | #45 | |
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Buy a good used (or new) refrigerator or upright freezer and you can buy an external controller for it to make dry-cured sausages. |
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