Meat grinder

[DaveJ]

Im looking for a meat grinder. Not one of the crap ones that have plastic gears for occasional kitchen use. Im thinking one around 1-1.5 HP, 50 lbs per minute, that I can use at home but also next fall for doing deer butchering..our own group plus I may do some cutting for others. Not a massive one but something like this...and under $600

Thoughts, recommendations?

 

[Sportfish 2050]

You are on the right track...don't cheap out ! I have a small one made in Italy my wife bought me 25 or so years ago ,still
works great but a little small for bigger jobs. It replaced a cheapo unit I had and made a big difference !
Maybe check out a restaurant supply store in your area. Also unsure about the Bass pro and Cabela's models quality.
Good luck and happy grinding !
Just dug mine out, it's made by O.M.R.A. 1/2 hp and a #12 grinder

 

[noclass]

Maybe check MennoMex in Aylmer. They had LEM grinders at one point.

 

[Old Cut LongPointer]

I second the idea of checking out a restaurant/butcher shop supply stores for a used quality grinder. They won't be cheap but think of it as a long term investment.

 

[Outdorman]

we use an attachment on a Kitchen Aid stand mixer and it works well for us but it not used for large loads but for a custom grinder for a few burgers it works great.

tip - to get the last bit of meat out of the grinder, feed it a couple a pieces of bread to push all the meat out and just turn off when you start to see bread crumbs

 

[Octavius Brine]

If you are handy, I'd look into motorizing a classic cast iron (or stainless version) grinder. Most are designs that have been made for decades, and the parts are kind of universal. The #32 size would be a nice overkill for your needs. Something like this (or the cast iron version is much cheaper).

Nella #32 Stainless Steel Manual Meat Grinder

Nella #32 Stainless Steel Manual Meat Grinder is available at Nella Cutlery for the Best Price in Canada. Shop Online or In-Store. We serve all across Canada.

nellacutlery.ca

I have a #22 size that runs off a 3/4 HP motor. It has a V-belt drive into a gear reduction and it makes quick work of 30 lbs batches of sausage, including fat that is a bit too frozen still. It would be sufficient for your needs I am sure, but I wouldn't want anything less, especially for products that aren't so well suited to continuous duty. Realistically people don't process 50 lbs a minute. Even with helpers, you won't grinding 500 lbs of meat from your hunting party in 10 minutes.

I think many people build them simpler, with just a V-belt and 2 pulleys to slow it down enough, but having the gear reducer is really sweet. I didn't build this one, but I have thought of rebuilding it and improving some details (notice I use a shim it to make the belt tight haha)

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• Octavius Brine
• Oct 7, 2022

 

[DaveJ]

If you are handy, I'd look into motorizing a classic cast iron (or stainless version) grinder. Most are designs that have been made for decades, and the parts are kind of universal. The #32 size would be a nice overkill for your needs. Something like this (or the cast iron version is much cheaper).

Nella #32 Stainless Steel Manual Meat Grinder

Nella #32 Stainless Steel Manual Meat Grinder is available at Nella Cutlery for the Best Price in Canada. Shop Online or In-Store. We serve all across Canada.

nellacutlery.ca

I have a #22 size that runs off a 3/4 HP motor. It has a V-belt drive into a gear reduction and it makes quick work of 30 lbs batches of sausage, including fat that is a bit too frozen still. It would be sufficient for your needs I am sure, but I wouldn't want anything less, especially for products that aren't so well suited to continuous duty. Realistically people don't process 50 lbs a minute. Even with helpers, you won't grinding 500 lbs of meat from your hunting party in 10 minutes.

I think many people build them simpler, with just a V-belt and 2 pulleys to slow it down enough, but having the gear reducer is really sweet. I didn't build this one, but I have thought of rebuilding it and improving some details (notice I use a shim it to make the belt tight haha)

A9A89CD4-A109-4380-94F4-821CF798EF77.jpeg

• Octavius Brine
• Oct 7, 2022

Ive seen setups like this..very well done. I was using a smaller setup similar but wanted to go with a stand alone unit so its more portable if I end up doing some custom cutting. Yours looks awesome

 

[Octavius Brine]

Thanks. Yeah, the motor on mine must be over 100 lbs on its own, its a pain to move. For something more portable I'd probably look for the used heavy duty/commercial types as others mentioned.

 

[Trevor M]

Check out Russell Hendrix Restaurant Equipment at 812 Dundas St 519-679-9350 Several different ones came up when I typed "meat grinder" into the search bar on their site.

Russell Hendrix Restaurant Equipment & Supplies

Russell Hendrix Foodservice Equipment is Canada's largest commercial restaurant equipment and supplies dealer. We have multiple locations nationwide including Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa and more.

www.russellhendrix.com

 

[Outdorman]

saw this and thought some might be interested. We order from this company and delivery is fast and reasonable. Seems to be quite a sale price, almost 50%off, Reg $426.00 sale now $229.99. Combo grinder and sausage stuffer, 0.5 HP

Williams Omcan household meat grinder

 

[fuse]

I run this, https://omcan.com/product/12-stainless-steel-meat-grinder-with-1-hp-motor-2/
and it is an absolute beast. It'll process as fast as you can feed it. Smooth, consistent and easy to clean. Had it about 5 years and am very happy with it. Just did over 50lbs of pork alone last week.