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(quoted from post at 08:23:14 12/02/12) what is a good brand? just going to grind up some venison.thanks
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We have a LEM 3/4 HP model. Vry happ with it. We do all of our own butchering and have been very happy with it.

Rick
 
I can not say but I to am in the market for one if I can find one that does not cost an arm and leg. The wife blew ours up the other day or should I say she blew the drive gear on the grinder shaft but it was a plastic one and the grinder was 20 plus years old
 
I was going to ask about hand ones. So may as well post it here, my wife's grandmother gave her a old hand crank one. Looks like you clamp it on to a counter ect,. It say Enterprise mfg on it, made in Philly pa, it also says tinned on it, and it may be a modle 602. Must be pretty old. I guess I have to cut the meat into small strips, and run it threw, Do you grind the meat once or twice? Hope to try it on some venison.
 
Those are very good old grinders. We have one and my mom has one. There are different cutters and different extruder plates to account for different materials. Twice might be necessary. If the cutter spinner is dull, things get stringy and stop working. Sharp is good. Remove any rust prior to use as it will affect taste.
Plan on the proportion of kinds or cuts of meat before grinding as the best mixing is done in the grinder, not after grinding. Use a solid table to mount it to, or a piece of 3/4 plywood clamped to the table if the table is wimpy or has an incompatible edge.
Clean it very well when done. Vacuum sealing it will keep rust off of it when stored. Or veg oil and dry. Jim
 
Thank you for the info. We have not used it yet, but hoping to try it out soon. Hopefully it will work good, it's one of those things I couldent see throwing out so we kept it.
 
i bought new one off ebay 3 yrs ago for 130.00 has ground 5 deer,.. and i like it, seems heavy duty,..
 
(quoted from post at 13:36:26 12/02/12) Used Hobart grinders are reasonable, and powerful.
I found this in a few seconds, there are many more out there. I would buy used commercial not home owner. Jim
Hobart commercial but reasonable.
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My dad and 2 uncles bought a commercial one years ago, the problem with it is that it is so noisy and heavy. It was stationed in the basement and had to be left there. When it was running your ears would be ringing after we were done. It was also much harder to clean since it was so large.
Since we got the LEM we can set up on the kitchen table and be done almost as fast at the 3hp commercial unit, considering the amount of time and hassle cleaning the big one.
 
I hear what your saying! This was my dads,and is it heavy! I leave it in one spot in the garage when I use it. The head does come off to clean it,
I think it is pretty old,it was old when it was old when he got it !
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(quoted from post at 14:19:42 12/02/12)
(quoted from post at 13:36:26 12/02/12) Used Hobart grinders are reasonable, and powerful.
I found this in a few seconds, there are many more out there. I would buy used commercial not home owner. Jim
Hobart commercial but reasonable.
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My dad and 2 uncles bought a commercial one years ago, the problem with it is that it is so noisy and heavy. It was stationed in the basement and had to be left there. When it was running your ears would be ringing after we were done. It was also much harder to clean since it was so large.
Since we got the LEM we can set up on the kitchen table and be done almost as fast at the 3hp commercial unit, considering the amount of time and hassle cleaning the big one.
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We paid 280 for ours several years ago. We have butchered up to 10 pigs and a couple of cows in one year plus a couple of deer. We feed 5 of my kids (they help with feed and butchering for a share) plus my MIL and 2 BIL's (disabled) who help too. The LEM has really taken a beating. We had the add on grinder for a KitchenAId mixer but the gears in the mixer don't hold up to the amounts we do. When all we were doing was deer it was fine. So for about the same money you can have one or the other with the mixer doing double duty. The KitchenAid just wouldn't stand up to 6 pigs in a day.

Rick
 
Bigger is better. Something with a spring loaded shut off that has to be held in order for the machine to operate is good.
 
I have found that the local meat market will grind my venison at the end of the day before clean up. They grind it for free, and will package it for me for 25 cents a pound. I have quit up looking for a grinder.
 
We shoot a couple of deer most years, grind about 1/3 of it with a little grinder from Gander Mt, Works great! Can't see spending a lot on something you only use 1/2 hour a year.
 
Hello JayinNY,
You grind the meat only one times, and the pieces can be a trial and error depending on the machine. 1" by 2" is a good starting point.
We use a hand one converted to electric. 12 or 14"wheel at the grinder and a 1" wheel at the motor turning 1725 R.P.M's
A sharp cutter and a plate size to match 1/8 or 1/4" holes and you're good to go.
Guido.
 
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