"Nancy2" wrote in message
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On Oct 25, 7:42 pm, Sheldon wrote:
On Oct 25, 6:45?pm, "Peter" wrote:





"Sheldon" wrote in message

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On Oct 25, 4:24?pm, "Peter" wrote:
Received a cuisinart food processor for a wedding gift, a 7 cup
model
(came
with a second mini food processor as well).

http://www.cuisinart.com/catalog/pro...=30&item_id=59...

I've only had it 3 days but so far made a nice cheese dip and used
to it
fine chop cabbage for chinese dumplings :-)

Is it worth my time in effort to grind my own meat with it? I was
thinking
a coarser grind would be nicer compared to the usual store bought
ground
meats for many dishes. Does anyone here do this regularly and can
comment
or
offer advice? I don't envision buying a proper meat grinder anytime
soon.

A food processor is far better than mystery meat... but you really
ought to buy a meat grinder.

Sheldon

Sheldon, I'll probably give this a go and if it does not satisfy my
needs I
may end up doing so. Suggestions for brand names and models? I don't
want
to sacrifice an early retirement on one but I would want one that lasts
for
life.

You can spend a lot more but I bought this Waring as a step up from my
slightly smaller Moulinex and it works
great:http://www.chefscatalog.com/product/...sional-meat-gr...

I think if you shop around you can find it for less, I paid $160 two
years ago...
hehttp://www.homeclick.com/web/catalog...x?pid=115252&c...

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You can buy a hand grinder - the kind like grandma used to clamp onto
the edge of the kitchen table. They work great; they're easy to
clean, and there's nothing that ever breaks, really.

http://tinyurl.com/ypyfxv

Lehmans is a great source for old-fashioned, reliable stuff - and
grinding meat isn't so hard, even for me. The one I have is probably
at least 75 years old - and there's nothing wrong with it at all.

N.

Be careful (nowadays?) buying a hand-grinder for grinding meat. I bought
one maybe 7 years ago, and it didn't last but one or two grindings before
the finish (was it tinned?) came off in tiny pieces. I wasn't even grinding
meat with it. It wasn't exactly cheap, either, maybe $80 at that time. I
learned my lesson buying something while traveling; I never returned it, so
I'm still a little ticked.

Dee Dee