Meat grinder advice

[OldBroad44]

I need to buy an electric meat grinder. My immediate need is to grind up cooked beans of a very beefy-flavored variety I've bred so I can experiment with making it into burgers and sausage. The beans are small, so I probably need to be able to grind fairly fine or they will go right through whole. But I don't really know what size grind I'll need, so versatility matters. Seems to me I need pretty much the same sort of grinder that's needed to make hamburger or sausage out of beef or game. Price matters too. I'd prefer to stay under $150 if possible.

Any advice? What do you recommend or not recommend and why?

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[41mag]

A few years ago I got a cabelas 1/2 hp model with sausage link tube attachment. Grinding dies 2 sizes. Check them out.

 

[Mistman]

Good grinders are expensive and some of the best are older Hobarts and the like. If it were me......I'd probably look into getting an older used one. A lot of people only use them a couple times a year so they last a while.

There's always the Kitchen Aid attachment, it works but it's really a small batch grinder. They can do a lot, it just takes a while.

 

[Mistman]

MEAT GRINDER Commercial Grade 2/3 HP

commercial grinder, $240. Hard to beat that.


I'd probably look into it but my wife is a meat cutter and we have access to a commercial grinder, a monster!

 

[North Plains]

I'll second the cabelas grinder. I bought one a couple months ago and used it for the first time on Sunday. Ground 325 lbs of antelope with no problem. Cabelas has different size grinding plates.

 

[Member 5605]

We've processed many elk and cows (mooo) through our kitchenaid attachment. My larger kitchenaid chews through it faster than my dads 25 year old machine that's ¼ the power.

Great investment if you already have a kitchenaid.

 

[deadeye]

Well I used to use one of these everyday but it may be over kill and you need 440v......

I use something like this for deer every year works very well and have been using for at least the last 12 years.......

I used a kitchen mixer attachment for a few years but it didn't work as well. Just make sure the auger is metal and not plastic.

I would use 3/16" or 1/8" for your plan. Maybe do an initial grind of 3/16 then add spices/flavorings and do a final grind of 1/8.