Meat processing gear (meat grinders)

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To the point:

I am shopping meat processing gear and would like to hear what the SCH folks are using for meat grinders. I am tired of looking for butchers (the good ones I have been using over the years are gone).

I am steering toward a 1HP unit. Any thoughts? Some years it will get used more than others depending upon the harvest. I plan on a mixer as well. I have a commercial vac sealer, sausage stuffer and dehydrated. So the obvious is a meat grinder.

Would appreciate all opinions.
 
Waltons or Meat Processing Products. com. I think both are having sales right now.
 
John,

Don't know if you're going to grind honker into sausage or burger, but our butcher in Alberta quit doing waterfowl because of the larger steel pellets....I would make sure that whatever brand you get has readily available parts/blades to purchase.
 
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John,

Don't know if you're going to grind honker into sausage or burger, but our butcher in Alberta quit doing waterfowl because of the larger steel pellets....I would make sure that whatever brand you get has readily available parts/blades to purchase.
Great point Steve.
 
John,

Don't know if you're going to grind honker into sausage or burger, but our butcher in Alberta quit doing waterfowl because of the larger steel pellets....I would make sure that whatever brand you get has readily available parts/blades to purchase.

@ilovesprig

I definitely will be doing geese. @Randomshot and I ground about 70 lbs two years ago. I like making habanero snack sickout of the geese.

Most of the commercial grade grinders have all of the different grinding plates available, so good advice Steve.
 
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I have one that I almost never use. Its not junk, just entry level. If I had to do it again, I would have bought nicer/overkill. I've never regretted buying quality and something that has more power as well as being easier to clean would have been a much better investment. A small/under-powered unit will actually cost you in the longrun.
 
Never processed my own...the wife does overtime shifts to pay for the processing... ...when I get one .
 
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