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My deer always are cut into steaks or stew as I do my own butchering. Decided I want to try some ground for various recipes, most importantly chile. Any recommendations for a good grinder at a reasonable price for only home use? Quality is more important than price as I am a buy it once and be done with it guy, but also looking for best bang for the buck. Thanks

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we have a LEM grinder and a .75 hp ancient one from an old deli.  I think the LEM is a full horse.   both work well as long as the blade is tight. I have had several of the smaller grinders and they either didn't work or were painfully slow and aggravating. I will say the LEM grinder we have grinds much faster than the one we have here at our NY house but its a lot bigger and newer.  I would certainly recommend the LEM grinders.

 

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Funny...I hate the kitchenaid grinder- it always jammed and makes mush of the cubed pieces I put through even when partial froze. My best success come from an old hand grinder. I freeze meat for the grinder in one pound packs and grind as I need it.

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I too hand cut all of my deer, I have never paid a butcher to fully process a deer. I am very particular with my steak cuts, fat content, silver skin ect...plus its a good thing to know how to literally put meat on the table, so showing my kids how I cut up a deer is rewarding. Though in the last five years or so, since my grinder burned out, I found a awesome butcher that grinds the meat up for me. I bring him cleaned up cubed venison and seasoning (I like breakfast sausage), the butcher grinds it up and packs it in 1 lb round freezer bags, and he does it for .48 cents per pound. That makes one less thing I have to clean up after or make time for, so doing this works for my needs.

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I have a 3/4 hp cabelas grinder that I bought a couple of years ago... Plenty of power to do anything I have ever wanted to.. Very quiet!

Grinds 10 pounds of venison in less than a minute..

 

THAT is a big sumbiitch! 

 

I use a Waring Pro unit that looks like this one but I'm sure I paid more for it than this one..........

 

www.amazon.com/Waring-MG-800-Professional-Grinder-Stainless/dp/B0000CEURE/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1406427221&sr=8-11&keywords=meat+grinder+waring+pro

 

I've had it for three hunting seasons so far and it has been great.  I don't have a ton of room to store stuff so this one works for me.

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My wife bought me the Gander Mountain #12 grinder for Xmas about 4 years ago

http://www.gandermountain.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?pdesc=Gander-Mountain-12-Professional-Electric-Meat-Grinder&i=754157.

 

I've used it on at least 2-3 deer a year and it works fine. States it does 4 lbs/minute, although I never really checked it for time. But you definitely have to pre freeze the chunks of meat before you run them through the grinder. I try to put the meat on wax paper covered cookie sheets for at least 20-30 minutes before I grind. Seems to work the best.  It is normally  $150 but they do run sales. Good luck and enjoy the time together with your hunting buds and a couple of cold ones! :good:

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Assuming with grinders you get what you pay for? Are the $100 cabelas models just not worth it? I'd struggle spending $300

http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/browse/food-grinders/_/N-1101293+4294023386/Ne-4294023386/Ns-MIN_SALE_PRICE?WTz_l=SBC%3BMMcat104798880%3Bcat104723280&WTz_st=GuidedNav&WTz_stype=GNU

 

 

I have a Cabelas model that is something very similar to the one they are selling for $89 on your link.  Honestly there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.  I've had it for about 3 or 4 seasons now and it works great for me.  I process 2-3 deer a year and I don't grind all the meat up, so this unit is all I've needed.  It's not industrial strength but it will get the job done.

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I bought a 1 horse no name grinder suggested by Culver (sold on amazon).  It has been awesome, but have only done 2 deer.  Cost was around $250 and well worth it.  So quick grinding.  It takes much longer to clean than grind.  Works great on frozen meat too.

 

Culver's has been issue for free for a year or two I believe.

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I don't see myself doing it a lot. There are some small deer down south that aren't worth the money to send to the butcher. That said, I don't like wasting meat. This would be only a few a year max and no need for speed. But some of these look like they have plastic gears. I don't care about speed or sausage, but I want it to last. I'd like to stay under $200...

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Can't comment on any new grinders, I have two that are older than - me. 

But hope you wind up with a good one, I'd say you'll wind up really enjoying more venison. Spaghetti, lasagna, meatloaf, burger mixes, etc. I do fewer stews these days & little goes to waste.

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