Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > If memory serves, I have twice in the past year gone to the grocery
> > store and purchased 1/2 pound of ground beef. That's it. My
> > entire home use of ground meat in a year has been 1 pound. I believe
> > 1/4 pound is still in the freezer. It's just not worth grinding my
> > own.
> >
> > Yes, I have a grinder. It hasn't been used in years.
>
> Only one pound per year. Really? I don't eat much ground meat myself
> but certainly more than that. A grinder would be nice here but I
> wouldn't use one enough to warrant the price. Sheldon pointed me to
> one for about $165 a few years ago. Decent price but not for as much
> as I would use one.

I just did up 40lbs bone in (chicken necks, backs and leg quarters)
with a neighbor here. While she finished bagging, I washed the machine
down and then we cut and ground 20lbs pork. We were done in a little
over an hour.

Key thing is we have need (pet feeding and other) for one and we get a
better (safer) meat. Your grocer may be fine, but if they get it
pre-ground from some mega facility, your chances go up that something
may be wrong with it.

Carol

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