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I've been wanting a decent grinder for some time, but have been trying to avoid buying another kitchen/BBQ gadget. Quite unsuccessfully, I might add. This forum is NOT helping me in that particular endeavor.
I currently grind all of my meat with my grandmother's hand grinder. It works, but I'm usually grinding 10 to 15 lbs at a time, and I would like to have something a bit faster, not to mention easier.
For stuffing sausages, I have an LEM jerky shooter, basically a big caulking gun, which is fine for small batches, but again, for 15 lbs at a time, is a bit labor intensive. Even though stuffing with a grinder isn't as handy as a dedicated stuffer, it's still better than how I'm doing it currently.
I am in possession of my late grandmother's vintage (read really freakin old) Kitchen Aid stand mixer. I'm guessing early 1970's vintage due to the avocado green color.
I'm expecting to pay $175 to $200 for a stand alone grinder while the grinder attachment for the KA is ~$70.
That extra $100+ would buy a lot of meat to use in said grinder.
My initial thought is that the attachment isn't going to work as well as the stand alone grinder, but the few reviews I've found are inconclusive. Another concern is how long will a nearly 50 year old mixer hold up to grinder duty?
I'm willing to bet that more than a couple of folks on here have both and can give some honest comparisons.
The only grinders I've looked at in person are the Cabela's/Bass Pro/LEM grinders.
Are there other brands I should be looking at and what are the "Must have" features I need to look for?
Thanks in advance!
Terry
I currently grind all of my meat with my grandmother's hand grinder. It works, but I'm usually grinding 10 to 15 lbs at a time, and I would like to have something a bit faster, not to mention easier.
For stuffing sausages, I have an LEM jerky shooter, basically a big caulking gun, which is fine for small batches, but again, for 15 lbs at a time, is a bit labor intensive. Even though stuffing with a grinder isn't as handy as a dedicated stuffer, it's still better than how I'm doing it currently.
I am in possession of my late grandmother's vintage (read really freakin old) Kitchen Aid stand mixer. I'm guessing early 1970's vintage due to the avocado green color.
I'm expecting to pay $175 to $200 for a stand alone grinder while the grinder attachment for the KA is ~$70.
That extra $100+ would buy a lot of meat to use in said grinder.
My initial thought is that the attachment isn't going to work as well as the stand alone grinder, but the few reviews I've found are inconclusive. Another concern is how long will a nearly 50 year old mixer hold up to grinder duty?
I'm willing to bet that more than a couple of folks on here have both and can give some honest comparisons.
The only grinders I've looked at in person are the Cabela's/Bass Pro/LEM grinders.
Are there other brands I should be looking at and what are the "Must have" features I need to look for?
Thanks in advance!
Terry