Meat grinders

[Borch]

Time to get grinding Tom.

It's pretty easy and you'll likely find yourself making some sausage yourself down the line.

[delcecchi]

360 pounds per hour? You got a horse or something to deal with?

[harvey lee]

Time to get grinding Tom.

It's pretty easy and you'll likely find yourself making some sausage yourself down the line.

Not time to grind yet. Just got home a bit ago from ND after I harvested my Muzzle loader deer. Now tomorrow, I start the muzzleloader season in Minnesota. Been a busy month with all the deer hunting. After the next deer, then it's time to get a grinding.

[Harmonica Bear]

On a side note, when grinding, it often works better if the meat is frozen, or at least partially frozen.

+1 That's a good tip. Helps for slicing as well.

[harvey lee]

Finally finished up with my MN muzzleloader deer so in a few weeks, I will be ready to try out my new grinder.

Glad the season is over. had fun hunting but it was time to be done. O this am and a bit cooler out than 35.

[BobT]

I grind all mine by hand with one of these.

[harvey lee]

My Father used the same kind and years ago we also used one.

Now that I grind about 60# of venison, I figured I would would the route of faster and easier than I use too.

[harvey lee]

First run is done with this new grinder. Everything went very well and I only had to clean out the cutting plate once to remove some plugged up fat but it was not bad. Seemed it slowed just a bit and that's why I took a couple minutes and removed a bit.

Ground up 60#'s of venison burger with adding some beef into the mix.

[reinhard1]

glad to hear things are going good with the grinding. it's always a good idea to keep the plate and the knife clean. makes for the best texture of your ground meat. good luck.

[harvey lee]

Very happy with the texture. Looks as good as what I see in the meat market.

I used the coarse and med plates and also cleaned them when I was changing them. It does get a bit of fat clogged a bit.

Thanks to all for the direction and suggestions.

[grapeapplepie]

Does anybody out there have any knowledge on the guide series meat grinders from GM? I see their #12 (.75hp) unit is on sale for $270. I'm wondering if it's worth the money or should I save up for the commercial version from the store in Owatonna that's priced at $450?

[Walleyehooker]

I have a 1 HP from the C store with no complaints. Better deal if you get one of their discount coupons that come out a couple times a year.

[reinhard1]

i think that unit is a good one. i have a 3/4 Torrey that i have had for over 10 years and had no problems with. it realy depends on what you are going to use it for and the amounts needed to be ground. one thing i would suggest is to buy a seperate stuffer. i have a 5 pound verticle stuffer that i bought for 100 bucks and works just fine. good luck.

[grapeapplepie]

Okay, thanks for the information guys. I won't be doing a ton of grinding, probably few deer/year and occasionally a few other things over time. I just want to make sure what I'm getting is quality. I don't want to invest in something that I won't be happy with down the road. Thanks for the advice on the stuffer reinhard1, I'll keep that in mind.