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Offline cgturner7

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Meat Grinder Recommendations
« on: August 30, 2006, 08:01:32 AM »
I'm looking for a good quality meat grinder.  I'm a beginner but would like to start making my own venison burger, sausage, etc.  I'd like to stay under $200.

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Re: Meat Grinder Recommendations
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2006, 01:54:07 PM »
You can buy many different sizes,or if you are handy do what us country folks do,buy a no22 or no32 meat grinder with hand crank at any hardware store,you can use it as is or get a pully to attach to it and run it to a washer machine motor is what I use,1/2horse to 3/4horse.Been using it since 1968,and just replaced grinder in 2004 do to bearings wore out.It will grind as fast as you can put it in.
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Re: Meat Grinder Recommendations
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2006, 02:27:37 PM »
LEM makes some great stuff.  Be carefful though, sausage amking is addicting!  My family loves processing that venison as much as eating it.

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Re: Meat Grinder Recommendations
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2006, 06:18:31 PM »
bought one about 3-4 years ago no brand name just made in czech republic, i dont really like it, it takes a crazy amount of pressure for the auger to pick up any meat. ive used a cheap electric one and it was awesome.

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Re: Meat Grinder Recommendations
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2006, 07:06:02 AM »
I got a small LEM electric one from Cabelas a couple years ago (under $100 dollars) and it grinds about as fast as I can feed the meat. We grind boar and deer with it.
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Re: Meat Grinder Recommendations
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2006, 02:33:19 PM »
I have that Cabelas Grinder which is now even cheaper. I have ground up about twenty deer and a lot of beeef and pork to mix with the burger and sausage. Its seem to be a good little machine. It comes with the sausage stuffer tube as well. I figured it would last a couple years but its going strong after five years.
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