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what meat grinder #6877407
05/20/20 12:26 AM
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Going to buy a meat grinder to do a beef and deer. What do you use/like? What works good and last?

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Re: what meat grinder [Re: farmnhunt] #6877422
05/20/20 12:58 AM
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This thread from last week has some good info and opinions.

https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/6873651/1

Re: what meat grinder [Re: farmnhunt] #6877444
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Love my meat grinder from cabelas.


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Re: what meat grinder [Re: tlguy] #6877458
05/20/20 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by tlguy
This thread from last week has some good info and opinions.

https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/6873651/1


This was a thread I started before buying one. I ended up Ordering the Cabelas 3/4 hp carnivore. We ran three hogs through it last weekend and it workEd just fine

Re: what meat grinder [Re: farmnhunt] #6877512
05/20/20 08:24 AM
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I love my cabelas 1 hp commercil grd #22 , I paid $100 for it at a garage sale still in the box ,not new but stored in the box .

Re: what meat grinder [Re: farmnhunt] #6877534
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LEM Big bite 3/4hp has worked great for me.

Got it used, but brand new for $180.00 Canadian.

Which in US funds would currently buy you a case of pop (soda?) pack of gum and a Mcdonalds quarter pounder.

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Re: what meat grinder [Re: farmnhunt] #6877558
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I have the #12 LEM big bite

if your doing beef I wouldn't go any smaller and if you can afford it step up to the #22 it increases the hole size from 2 1/4 to 3 inch

grinding deer , it takes it near as fast as I can feed it

the two weaknesses I have seen in smaller grinders , are plastic gears and the bushing the auger presses against. the LEM is metal gears and, the LEM has a good thick nylon bushing you can lube and replace when it is worn.

with most things , I like to go parts shopping for a tool before buying the tool

https://www.lemproducts.com/category/12-big-bite-grinder-parts

you can buy gears , switches virtually everything but the motor and housing. not that I have needed any of it since buying mine in 2008 but I like the availability.


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Re: what meat grinder [Re: farmnhunt] #6877569
05/20/20 10:15 AM
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3 of us got together and bought a grinder from Cabelas don't know the model but we have had It for 5 or 6 years and I lost track of how many deer I have put through It let alone the other 2 guys. It's never missed a beat.


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Re: what meat grinder [Re: farmnhunt] #6877577
05/20/20 10:29 AM
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I got the largest one cabelas had in 2015, i like it it's the bait grinder.
Also have a smaller one from cabelas for re-grinding lure.
And our wild game grinder is a toro, it's 15 years old and no complaints on it either.


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Re: what meat grinder [Re: farmnhunt] #6877580
05/20/20 10:34 AM
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Also have a Cabelas. Had it for years. Been a good one. If I have to ever get another one it would be a LEM. Got a few of there other products and they are very well built.

Re: what meat grinder [Re: farmnhunt] #6878047
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Thanks for the information in this and the other thread. I just ordered a LEM 22 1 hp from Midway USA. Free shipping. Got hamburger bags and a bag taping machine.

I've got to slow down this retirement is way to much work!!!!!

Re: what meat grinder [Re: farmnhunt] #6878054
05/20/20 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by farmnhunt
Thanks for the information in this and the other thread. I just ordered a LEM 22 1 hp from Midway USA. Free shipping. Got hamburger bags and a bag taping machine.

I've got to slow down this retirement is way to much work!!!!!


That machine will not let you down! Wish I would have bought one like it 25 years ago.

Chris


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Re: what meat grinder [Re: farmnhunt] #6878082
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My sister in law is looking at a LEM vacuum sealer. Any comments?

Re: what meat grinder [Re: farmnhunt] #6878109
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I would not buy anything from Cabelas these days. Ever since taken over by BPS, pisspoor place to do business IMO.

I've been able to source anything I need from other places.

Re: what meat grinder [Re: farmnhunt] #6878135
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I had an old Sunbeam cheapy that worked OK on deer until you hit any silver skin and then it would plug up. My 1 HP Cabelas grinds all my front shoulders silver skin and all into some great jerky meat.

Re: what meat grinder [Re: farmnhunt] #6967344
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I have ALTRA meat grinder and pretty happy with it now. However, I've never used it for a deer meat. I used it only to make hamburgers and meatball and the meat texture was smooth. Anyway, it's multufunctional, very powerfull and I think it might work well with it.


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Re: what meat grinder [Re: farmnhunt] #6967374
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An old Hobart, will grind anything you throw its way. Bigger the chunks the better.

Re: what meat grinder [Re: farmnhunt] #6967403
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I just bought a LEM #32. 1.5 hp. The only thing that slows it down is me

Re: what meat grinder [Re: farmnhunt] #6968117
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By the way, I was curious about what kind of grinder can work with deer and here what I found:
- Here is an article 'How to grind your own elk and deer burger'. You can find a lot of advices there and the author also says about the grinder he used. So you can buy something like this because it's definitely works with this kind of meat.
- Here you can find another article (it actually says it's a buying guide) with a description of different types of grinders, its pros and cons. I think it can be useful to know before buying something.
- One more article about 'How to butcher a deer – grinding venison'. Here I've found particular meat grinders' examples for deer meat. It's a full guide of how to do it better.

Actually, I found more info but not sure that I can post lots of links grin


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