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    Grinder time

    Been on the fence about buying a grinder for a few years. The only part of wild game processing I ever farmed out was the grinding portion for burger and sausage. Hate the idea of picking off every piece of hair and meticulously trimming each piece of meat only to find out we didn't get our meat back. Then when you enter the sausage stage you can control the type, amount, and freshness of the spices and experiment as you go. We already have a couple of deer in the freezer to grind and hopefully will get a couple more before the season ends in January. Last night finally took the plunge and ordered one of these:
    http://www.cabelas.com/product/CARNI...er%26CQ_st%3Db

    It might be overkill for the 4-6 deer a year we hope to process with it. But we plan on buying some hog quarters on occasion for pork and grinding chicken and turkey meat as well when the opportunity presents its self.
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    I'm with you on that,have always processed my own with a hand crank.But that got old one day.I bought an attachment for the wife's Kitchenaid,it works and is slow,but still better than hand crank.I did pick up recently a older model rival electric grinder,it was free.

    I've been thinking about one of the sausage stuffer's that cabelas sells.Hold's 5 lbs.Hand crank press type thing.

    But as they say...how many times do you want to buy that tool?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Taylor View Post
    I'm with you on that,have always processed my own with a hand crank.But that got old one day.I bought an attachment for the wife's Kitchenaid,it works and is slow,but still better than hand crank.I did pick up recently a older model rival electric grinder,it was free.

    I've been thinking about one of the sausage stuffer's that cabelas sells.Hold's 5 lbs.Hand crank press type thing.

    But as they say...how many times do you want to buy that tool?
    Kitchenaid makes a sausage stuffier.
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    my wife bought me a grinder for Christmas 2 years ago, it has paid for itself twice in saved butchering costs. I have friends who don't eat organs that will pay me with 2-3lbs of ground and the heart (if its salvageable) to grind up their meat for them. I end up processing as many as 15 deer a year through it if my family and friends that butcher their own game fill their tags. I wouldn't say its required equipment but it is certainly worth the money!

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    My Dad got me a Waring Pro from BPS a few years back. He laughed when I told him I was using a hand crank grinder (which worked perfectly), so he got the Waring for me. That thing is serious! Makes short work of anything I put in it. I even would grind up all the sinew and ligaments for my brother's dogs. Chopped everything up with no worries.
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    Quote Originally Posted by farmerjim View Post
    Kitchenaid makes a sausage stuffier.
    I used the Kitchenaid to grind and stuff sausages one year. The grind is too fine and give the sausage an unusual texture in my opinion. The motor also seemed to strain a bit with the load.

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    I purchased a cheap electric grinder from Rural King for around $50, they are no longer sold locally but seen them listed for more now. It works good though, but I worry about its longevity with its plastic gears. If/when it goes, I am buying one of these LEM .75 hp grinders they received some great reviews. I also got a LEM 5lb vertical sausage stuffer , best money I ever spent, makes stuffing sausage a breeze.
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    Quote Originally Posted by farmerjim View Post
    Kitchenaid makes a sausage stuffier.
    https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&ke...yl9zmq9v_e_p13

    got that too.
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    I bought a commercial grinder at a consignment auction about a year ago for $25 because the plastic covering on the motor was broken. It came with a number of cutters and plates of various sizes. Works great.

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    This grinder gets a lot of rave reviews over on BBQ sites http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...1267_200451267 I have one but have only used it twice so can't really review it well. Handled everything I fed it just fine though! I like pork breakfast sausage patties(I make sausage and cheese english muffins a lot!) and most commercial patties are tiny little things. I have a burger press and make a nice 1/8 pound patty that I individually freeze on a baking tray then stack and vac bag 8 to a bag. Tried a thicker 1/4 pound but it doesn't cook up as well as the thinner patty.

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    "I have a burger press and make a nice 1/8 pound patty that I individually freeze on a baking tray"

    If you don't mind me asking, how do you avoid "freezer burn"?.

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    snowwolfe, bought a Cabelas 1 hp several years ago...great decision. Doing our own process has worked out better than we even envisioned. We bought when we could make 6 monthly payments....also go the freezer paper, paper holder, and scale at the same time. Go for it....the meat you grind will for sure be yours and the better done than if you take it in to someone else. IMHO....
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    Quote Originally Posted by granville_it View Post
    "I have a burger press and make a nice 1/8 pound patty that I individually freeze on a baking tray"

    If you don't mind me asking, how do you avoid "freezer burn"?.

    Cheers Mark
    Vacuum seal them once you slightly freeze them. I have had venison last years (5 longest) with no discernable degradation in taste. If you don't have one, use saran wrap first getting as much air out as possible then use freezer paper. This has lasted a few years too, but only went 3 before I switched to a sealer.
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    Once frozen I peel them off and stack with patty paper in a foodsaver bag

    Quote Originally Posted by granville_it View Post
    "I have a burger press and make a nice 1/8 pound patty that I individually freeze on a baking tray"

    If you don't mind me asking, how do you avoid "freezer burn"?.

    Cheers Mark

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    had one mary. It will grind fine for someone who does one or two deer a year. My dad still uses mine. IT was just to much work to do 100 lb batches of summer sausage though.
    Quote Originally Posted by MaryB View Post
    This grinder gets a lot of rave reviews over on BBQ sites http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...1267_200451267 I have one but have only used it twice so can't really review it well. Handled everything I fed it just fine though! I like pork breakfast sausage patties(I make sausage and cheese english muffins a lot!) and most commercial patties are tiny little things. I have a burger press and make a nice 1/8 pound patty that I individually freeze on a baking tray then stack and vac bag 8 to a bag. Tried a thicker 1/4 pound but it doesn't cook up as well as the thinner patty.

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    Looks like a decent grinder but I wonder if those metric size plates correspond to American sizes so replacement are easy to get? I bought a #32 Weston a few years ago. Its a beast and weights about a 100pds but grinds meat as fast as you can stick it in. I mostly got a #32 because I struggle so much with the second grind of summer sausage try to force it down the small neck of a #12. That said I did do many lbs of summer sausage with that #12 but it was work. This big grinder was the best thing for meat processing ive ever bought. Its about like comparing a 1050 Dillon to a lee progressive. Keep in mind that I do about 50 deer a year and if I was still doing one or two that little grinder mary has would still be on the counter. Kind of hard to justify a grand on a grinder if you only do one deer a year. But you wouldn't "pry it from my cold dead fingers" right now
    Quote Originally Posted by snowwolfe View Post
    Been on the fence about buying a grinder for a few years. The only part of wild game processing I ever farmed out was the grinding portion for burger and sausage. Hate the idea of picking off every piece of hair and meticulously trimming each piece of meat only to find out we didn't get our meat back. Then when you enter the sausage stage you can control the type, amount, and freshness of the spices and experiment as you go. We already have a couple of deer in the freezer to grind and hopefully will get a couple more before the season ends in January. Last night finally took the plunge and ordered one of these:
    http://www.cabelas.com/product/CARNI...er%26CQ_st%3Db

    It might be overkill for the 4-6 deer a year we hope to process with it. But we plan on buying some hog quarters on occasion for pork and grinding chicken and turkey meat as well when the opportunity presents its self.

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    I have the Cabela's 3/4 horse and it is all I need. Wonderful machine. Takes huge chunks without a burp.

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    Took the 1 hp Cabela grinder and the 5 lbs Cabela sausage stuffer and did the following:

    1. Ground 15 of venison for hamburger and chili;
    2. Ground 33 pounds of venison and wild hog with jalapeno's, sharp cheddar, and spices for brats;
    3. Ground 16 pounds of wild hog and spices for breakfast sausage.

    Then ran the 33 pounds of venison and wild hog mixture through the stuffer....and my goodness you should see the brats....
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    that's what impressed me about my new grinder compared to the old gander mountain white plastic one. The old one would groan and moan and slow down on tough cuts or frozen meat. I think this new #32 would eat 2x4s if you stuck them in and grind them without even changing tone.
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    I have the Cabela's 3/4 horse and it is all I need. Wonderful machine. Takes huge chunks without a burp.

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    36 lbs of brats is a pile. I did 50lbs last deer season and I'm still eating them!
    Quote Originally Posted by buckwheatpaul View Post
    Took the 1 hp Cabela grinder and the 5 lbs Cabela sausage stuffer and did the following:

    1. Ground 15 of venison for hamburger and chili;
    2. Ground 33 pounds of venison and wild hog with jalapeno's, sharp cheddar, and spices for brats;
    3. Ground 16 pounds of wild hog and spices for breakfast sausage.

    Then ran the 33 pounds of venison and wild hog mixture through the stuffer....and my goodness you should see the brats....

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