Posted: 8/4/2012 5:54:16 AM EDT
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Does anyone have any recommendations for brands or sizes of meat grinders?
I got my first 2 deer last year, and it cost me almost $100 each to have them processed in a few steaks, mostly burger, and some summer sausage. I personally prefer beef to venison when it comes to steak, so I don't think I want much more of those in the future, but I LOVE that sausage, and my wife LOVES the burger. A co-worker suggested buying a grinder and doing it myself, said it would pay for itself pretty quick. Now, I haven't chopped one up before but I think I could figure it out if it meant saving $100 a deer in processing cost. As it is right now, I don't think I'd shoot more than 1-2 deer a season. Maybe I'd shoot a couple more if the processing is pretty easy, but I have pretty limited freezer space. I'd probably end up doing my dads deer (usually only 1, he only gets time to go out for maybe 4-5 days total) and maybe another deer for a good friend, but that depends on if he will ever get his license and actually go out. Of course I'd like for whatever grinder I buy to last a reasonably decent amount of time, it kinda defeats the purpose if I have to buy a new one every other year. It seems like the more affordable ones I saw on Cabelas have a higher frequency of bad reviews, but I would like to keep the price under $300, if that can get me something decent for my purposes. |
| I grind my own. I take the loins, cap muscle for roasts, rounds for jerky. Everything else I grind for burger and brats. I do a 50/50 mix of venison and boston butt, 10% by weight pork fat, long hot peppers, fresh onions, garlic, and shredded cheddar cheese, spice to taste. People freaking love them! |
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I took a $59 #32 grinder (came w/13" pulley) then dropped less than $8 more on a 1 1/2" pulley and belt, hooked to a scrap 1 hp motor, and usually do 3-5 deer and a couple hogs with it. One like This? |
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My wife gave me a Deni for Christmas last year and it rocks. This baby will grind up to 3lb/minute and is easy to clean/maintain Deni 3500 meat grinder  ETA: If you were to make up your own grinder from a #32 and a pulley w/ electric motor like Dave15 did you could save yourself some money, as long as you don't mind the extra cleanup. |
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not to hijack, but I am in the market for a po-boy special grinder. I have used old manual cast iron grinders in the past and now I want to purchase one of my own. Preferably with a sausage attachment. What are opinions on this or similar. Links are helpful.
http://www.meatprocessingproducts.com/77-3201-w.html?utm_source=77-3201-w&utm_medium=shopping%2Bengine&utm_campaign=googleproducts&gclid=CKXns9TN07ECFQP0nAodPyYAcQ Can I get out cheaper than this? I'm open to ebay purchases but I don't know what I'm looking for exactly and what attachments I need... Thanks. |
I've been using one of these for about 6 or 7 years. Between myself and some friends it has probably ground over 2000 lbs of meat and still works as good as new.
http://tinyurl.com/7kldve6 |
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The farm and fleet (wisconsin thing) brand of the cabellas grinder. I got mine for 89 with a newspaper coupon. It has done several hundred pounds of stuff. Work with the machine and it works great. Try to jam it up and it willl suffer. That said, it is as fast as I am.
Cabela's Pro Grinder •Large, die-cast metal hopper •Powerful 350-watt motor •No. 8 neck •Reverse function The large, die-cast metal hopper and powerful 350-watt motor on Cabela’s new Stainless Pro Grinder lets you grind generous portions of the meats you choose, quickly and easily. No. 8 neck moves meat efficiently and includes 3, 4.5 and 8mm plates which allows you to custom grind ingredients while the two sausage attachments make stuffing your own sausage faster than using a separate stuffer. Stainless construction for durability. Reverse function repositions trapped ingredients smoothly to maximize output. UL listed. Imported. Dimensions: 10"H x 15"W x 9"D. Weight: 14 lbs. |