Meat processing gear (meat grinders)

[NBK]

Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving.

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.

 

[GUNDOGLOVER49]

Waltons or Meat Processing Products. com. I think both are having sales right now.

 

[ilovesprig]

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.

 

[GUNDOGLOVER49]

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.

 

[Lungpopper]

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/cabelas-commercial-grade-3-4hp-carnivore-meat-grinder

 

[skeet]

Cabelas 1 hp great machine

 

[NBK]

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.

 

[180ls1]

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.

 

[NBK]

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/cabelas-commercial-grade-3-4hp-carnivore-meat-grinder

@Lungpopper

Is this what you use Darryl? Plan on doing the elk this year. Random has a 1 hp and it works effortlessly.

 

[NBK]

Cabelas 1 hp great machine

@skeet

Do you know who makes the Cabelas unit? It looks similar to a Weston.

 

[punkur67]

Very happy with the Carnivore grinder from bass pro/ Cabela's.

 

[Lungpopper]

@Lungpopper

Is this what you use Darryl? Plan on doing the elk this year. Random has a 1 hp and it works effortlessly.

Yes. I have the 3/4 HP. Works great.

 

[NBK]

Yes. I have the 3/4 HP. Works great.

Nic just bought the same unit on Monday and processed his elk yesterday. He loved everything about for the exception of how loud it was.

What say you?

 

[Lungpopper]

Nic just bought the same unit on Monday and processed his elk yesterday. He loved everything about for the exception of how loud it was.

What say you?

. You’re asking a guy that nearly deaf

 

[NBK]

. You’re asking a guy that nearly deaf

My bad - good point.

 

[duck-boy]

Don't forget to order a foot pedal. Makes things much easier.

 

[HATCHET1]

Never processed my own...the wife does overtime shifts to pay for the processing... ...when I get one .

 

[skeet]

I’m not sure who makes it sorry

 

[TRICER]

I have a 1.5hp Weston and you cannot feed it fast enough. I am a big fan. You can run large chunks through it and it almost never has issues unless you get too much warm fat in there. If you chill everything first it always makes grinding easier.

 

[NBK]

The Weston is on my short list. Not sure I need 1.5 hp. That unit is like the .378 Weatherby of grinders.