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OK, I'm convinced I need to grind my own meat, tell me about yourgrinder.....
We have a Champion juicer and I was hoping there was an attachment for
the strong motor it has, but they don't make one. Please tell me about what you have and why you like it. Thanks, Nan |
OK, I'm convinced I need to grind my own meat, tell me aboutyour grinder.....
Nan wrote:
We have a Champion juicer and I was hoping there was an attachment for the strong motor it has, but they don't make one. Please tell me about what you have and why you like it. Thanks, Nan I have an old Chop-Rite #10 that I bought 30 years ago (clamps on the edge of a table), and a few years ago I bought an electric #12 from Northern Hydraulic, now called Northern Tool. I think this is the same model: http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...70_36989_36989 I like it because it takes the same plates as my old Chop-Rite, and it has a large feed tube so I can cut the meat into quite large strips and it will handle it. It will grind up a whole brisket in just a few minutes. I would not get anything smaller than a heavy-duty #8 grinder. Bob |
OK, I'm convinced I need to grind my own meat, tell me aboutyourgrinder.....
zxcvbob wrote: Nan wrote: We have a Champion juicer and I was hoping there was an attachment for the strong motor it has, but they don't make one. Please tell me about what you have and why you like it. Thanks, Nan I have an old Chop-Rite #10 that I bought 30 years ago (clamps on the edge of a table), and a few years ago I bought an electric #12 from Northern Hydraulic, now called Northern Tool. I think this is the same model: http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...70_36989_36989 I like it because it takes the same plates as my old Chop-Rite, and it has a large feed tube so I can cut the meat into quite large strips and it will handle it. It will grind up a whole brisket in just a few minutes. I would not get anything smaller than a heavy-duty #8 grinder. Bob If you have a Kitchenaid stand mixer (or compatible like Hobart N-50), the grinder attachment works well. I wouldn't try to use it to process a huge amount of meat at one time, but it does just fine for up to say 6# of meat at a time which would certainly cover most normal meals. I also find that it only takes a few minutes to tear down and wash once you've done it a few times. |
OK, I'm convinced I need to grind my own meat, tell me about yourgrinder.....
Nan wrote:
We have a Champion juicer and I was hoping there was an attachment for the strong motor it has, but they don't make one. Please tell me about what you have and why you like it. Thanks, Nan There used to be a meat grinder attachment for the Champion, and you can still find them now and then on eBay. However, it has no reduction gear. I think the Champion motor spins way too fast for grinding meat without a reduction gear. |
OK, I'm convinced I need to grind my own meat, tell me aboutyourgrinder.....
I have a KitchenAid stand mixer and the meat grinder accessory. Also
the sausage stuffer, a nice add-on. The mixer gets very frequent use. The meat grinder gets less frequent but regular use. We don't use ground meat often, but when we do use it almost always we grind it ourselves. Far higher quality, lower cost, and full control over fat content etc. The sausage stuffer is really neat, and home made sausages are so delicious. The meat grinder accessory is very easy to clean. Some gristle may have to be pulled off the spindle by hand, but then all the parts can go in the dishwasher. It is easy to wash by hand too. If you process more than 10 pounds at one time, try to find a local meat packer and have them do it for you. Know any hunters? They'll know who the local packers are. Pologirl |
OK, I'm convinced I need to grind my own meat, tell me aboutyour grinder.....
Nan wrote: We have a Champion juicer and I was hoping there was an attachment for the strong motor it has, but they don't make one. Please tell me about what you have and why you like it. Thanks, Nan We use an Oster Electric Meat Grinder. When our local market has beef on sale (in a cryovac package), usually 25 pound packages I will buy one. I cut it up into a few 3 pound roasts and then grind the rest for burgers, meatloaf, meatballs, etc. When I do meat loaf I throw everything in the grinder, bread, onion, spices. It is a great meat grinder. Save about 50% off buying this way. We lent the grinder to a neighbor who wanted to grind up his deer meat. Deer meat was too much for the grinder, he broke it. The gears inside are plastic and they broke. I was going to get the parts and repair, but I luckily found another grinder at a yard sale. I don't lend it out anymore.... -- Skype fxdlrider2 |
OK, I'm convinced I need to grind my own meat, tell me aboutyour grinder.....
Pologirl wrote:
I have a KitchenAid stand mixer and the meat grinder accessory. Also the sausage stuffer, a nice add-on. The mixer gets very frequent use. The meat grinder gets less frequent but regular use. We don't use ground meat often, but when we do use it almost always we grind it ourselves. Far higher quality, lower cost, and full control over fat content etc. The sausage stuffer is really neat, and home made sausages are so delicious. The meat grinder accessory is very easy to clean. Some gristle may have to be pulled off the spindle by hand, but then all the parts can go in the dishwasher. It is easy to wash by hand too. If you process more than 10 pounds at one time, try to find a local meat packer and have them do it for you. Know any hunters? They'll know who the local packers are. Pologirl Wrong answer... if you have more meat than your teeny grinder can handle thats all the more reason to own a larger grinder of your own, the larger the quantity of meat the more reason to own ones own grinder. Having someone else grind your meat regardless of quantity is never a solution... then you're back where you started from, mystery meat, only worse because now instead of having a tiny bit of mystery meat you have a whole boatload of mystery meat. With all your talk about cleaning your grinder then what is the point of someone else grinding your meat with their schmutzic grinder. That's the main purpose of owning ones own grinder, so that they know with absolute certainty that all aspects of grinding are done clean. I hope no one will be running out to buy one of those tiny cheapo attachment grinders, they are so small that most folks will continue to buy pregrond mystery meat because it's just too much trouble to grind meat with the toys r us thingie, plus they don't produce a very good grind anyway, they produce mostly smeared meat... mostly what they do is take a nice piece of pricy meat and turn it into pet food, clean pet food but pet food never the less. Anyone contemplating buying a meat grinder I strongly suggest buying the largest best quality grinder they can afford that is suitable for the home cook... if you can't afford your dream grinder right now then save your pennies until you can, you won't be sorry. The Waring Pro from Cabelas is an excellent buy, for home use anything with greater capacity is over engineered... if you can afford $500 for a grinder and your ego feels neglected then go for it but you really don't need a commercial grinder for home use... would be like buying a 38DD bra when you really wear a 36C. |
OK, I'm convinced I need to grind my own meat, tell me about yourgrinder.....
Nan wrote: We have a Champion juicer and I was hoping there was an attachment for the strong motor it has, but they don't make one. Please tell me about what you have and why you like it. Thanks, Nan We have two: The grinder attachment for the KA. Works well and fairly easy to clean. A hand-cranked cast iron version brought over from Holland. Also works well and easy to clean. Heavy as all get-out though LOL. |
OK, I'm convinced I need to grind my own meat, tell me about yourgrinder.....
On Nov 2, 12:08*pm, Nan wrote:
We have a Champion juicer and I was hoping there was an attachment for the strong motor it has, but they don't make one. Please tell me about what you have and why you like it. I bought one off ebay for about $20. It's fine, except that the suction cup isn't perfect. I have used my Cuisinart to chop meat, but it was more like pulverized, like Taco Bell taco meat. I still happily use store ground beef, especially when I'm cooking it well done. I tell you a fun thing to do. Use a strip steak that's an inch and a half. Trim it a bit and pepper the remaining fat, and the meat next to the bone. Seriously sear it over a wood fire on a Weber Kettle, then cap the kettle to smoke, leaving it blue rare. Grind and serve on a platter with the bones behind the ground meat, and stale toasted Italian bread pieces. I'd have a few shakers with fine ground salt available. Thanks, Nan --Bryan |
OK, I'm convinced I need to grind my own meat, tell me aboutyourgrinder.....
On Nov 2, 3:32*pm, brooklyn1 wrote:
Wrong answer... if you have more meat than your teeny grinder can handle thats all the *more reason to own a larger grinder of your own, the larger the quantity of meat the more reason to own ones own grinder. Depends how many times a year you use it, and how much you want to spend on a grinder and a freezer etc. Some meat packers are immaculate. I will buy ground meat from some supermarkets, not from others. My local supermarket is not one of them. These days real butcher shops are few and far between. Pologirl |
OK, I'm convinced I need to grind my own meat, tell me aboutyour grinder.....
Pologirl writes:
brooklyn1 wrote: Wrong answer... if you have more meat than your teeny grinder can handle thats all the *more reason to own a larger grinder of your own, the larger the quantity of meat the more reason to own ones own grinder. Depends how many times a year you use it, and how much you want to spend on a grinder and a freezer etc. Some meat packers are immaculate. I will buy ground meat from some supermarkets, not from others. My local supermarket is not one of them. These days real butcher shops are few and far between. Cop out alert! Uncanny how I can always pick out the cheapo ******* back pedaling phonys who own no kind of grinder but like to pretend they do just so they can have something to say in a thread. |
OK, I'm convinced I need to grind my own meat, tell me aboutyourgrinder.....
On Nov 2, 7:55*pm, brooklyn1 wrote:
Uncanny how I can always pick out the cheapo ******* back pedaling phonys who own no kind of grinder but like to pretend they do just so they can have something to say in a thread. I had ground elk steak Russian style for dinner a couple nights ago. Mmm... The meat was a gift from the hunter, ground and packed in 1 pound units by a local packer. Neener neener. Pologirl |
OK, I'm convinced I need to grind my own meat, tell me aboutyour grinder.....
"Pologirl" wrote in message ... On Nov 2, 3:32 pm, brooklyn1 wrote: Wrong answer... if you have more meat than your teeny grinder can handle thats all the more reason to own a larger grinder of your own, the larger the quantity of meat the more reason to own ones own grinder. Depends how many times a year you use it, and how much you want to spend on a grinder and a freezer etc. Some meat packers are immaculate. I will buy ground meat from some supermarkets, not from others. My local supermarket is not one of them. These days real butcher shops are few and far between. I am only cooking for two of us now, but I still like to grind my meat freshly when I want to use it. I prefer to do it myself for many reasons which I am sure you already know if you are interested in grinders and read here. Mine can be seen here. I took these pics during the Hamburger thread: http://tinypic.com/a/ziqb/2 |
OK, I'm convinced I need to grind my own meat, tell me aboutyourgrinder.....
Ophelia wrote: "Pologirl" wrote in message ... On Nov 2, 3:32 pm, brooklyn1 wrote: Wrong answer... if you have more meat than your teeny grinder can handle thats all the more reason to own a larger grinder of your own, the larger the quantity of meat the more reason to own ones own grinder. Depends how many times a year you use it, and how much you want to spend on a grinder and a freezer etc. Some meat packers are immaculate. I will buy ground meat from some supermarkets, not from others. My local supermarket is not one of them. These days real butcher shops are few and far between. I am only cooking for two of us now, but I still like to grind my meat freshly when I want to use it. I prefer to do it myself for many reasons which I am sure you already know if you are interested in grinders and read here. Mine can be seen here. I took these pics during the Hamburger thread: http://tinypic.com/a/ziqb/2 For grinding meat for individual meals for a few servings or less, the smaller grinders like the Kitchenaid attachment are better suited to the task. |
OK, I'm convinced I need to grind my own meat, tell me aboutyourgrinder.....
Ophelia wrote: "Pologirl" wrote in message ... On Nov 2, 3:32 pm, brooklyn1 wrote: Wrong answer... if you have more meat than your teeny grinder can handle thats all the more reason to own a larger grinder of your own, the larger the quantity of meat the more reason to own ones own grinder. Depends how many times a year you use it, and how much you want to spend on a grinder and a freezer etc. Some meat packers are immaculate. I will buy ground meat from some supermarkets, not from others. My local supermarket is not one of them. These days real butcher shops are few and far between. I am only cooking for two of us now, but I still like to grind my meat freshly when I want to use it. I prefer to do it myself for many reasons which I am sure you already know if you are interested in grinders and read here. Mine can be seen here. I took these pics during the Hamburger thread: http://tinypic.com/a/ziqb/2 When cooking for a few servings, the smaller grinders like the Kitchenaid attachment are better suited to the task. Indeed grinding and storing large batches of meat at home pretty much defeats the purposes of home grinding - to eliminate the off taste from oxidation and to eliminate contamination issues. If you want to buy large portions of cheap meat to freeze, freeze them in whole primal cuts and only grind them when you are ready to use them. |
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