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meat grinder #7692713
10/15/22 07:06 AM
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dave erdkamp 56 Offline OP
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recomend a good electric meat grinder for hunting and home meat processing.


a bad wedding beats a good funeral any day
Re: meat grinder [Re: dave erdkamp 56] #7692720
10/15/22 07:22 AM
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Cabelas #12 carnivore. Not too big, not too small.

Re: meat grinder [Re: dave erdkamp 56] #7692722
10/15/22 07:29 AM
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i looked around and bought a old one it has been great for us , [Linked Image]

Re: meat grinder [Re: dave erdkamp 56] #7692725
10/15/22 07:32 AM
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Spend the money for quality. I bot a cheapie and regret.

Re: meat grinder [Re: dave erdkamp 56] #7692726
10/15/22 07:32 AM
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I bought a commercial grade at cabelas probably 20 years ago for groceries. So far the only problem is my kids and friends borrow it pretty regular. Will get used again tomorrow. Son and me are going to kill a hog this afternoon. Let it cool till tomorrow so rigor sets in and goes out before we butcher.

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Re: meat grinder [Re: dave erdkamp 56] #7692731
10/15/22 07:39 AM
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I have a LEM #12 that I absolutely love. Quality machine.

Re: meat grinder [Re: dave erdkamp 56] #7692745
10/15/22 07:58 AM
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Lem 12 for me works great

Trapper dahlgren, that grinder looks like a beast. Your helper looks like she's having fun too.


WHO MADE THIS MESS ALL OVER MY FLOOR THE MUDTRACKER WAS HERE HE HE HE
Re: meat grinder [Re: dave erdkamp 56] #7692758
10/15/22 08:19 AM
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I'm CHEAP, so took an old #32 grinder, bought a 13" pulley, 1.5" pulley and V belt, and a scrap 1 hp motor, mounted on a 2X. Less than $50 in it.

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Need to add a foot pedal/Deadman switch before it eats my arm.

Re: meat grinder [Re: dave erdkamp 56] #7692773
10/15/22 08:46 AM
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Are you just grinding meat with it, or are you looking to stuff sausage too? I have a Cabela's 1hp commercial and wonder why I didn't get one earlier. Been using it for 3 years now with no issues. It literally eats faster than I can feed it. My brother has had one for 6 years and has processed thousands of pounds through it. I have used it for stuffing sausage, but I much prefer my 11 pound sausage stuffer.

Re: meat grinder [Re: dave erdkamp 56] #7692776
10/15/22 08:55 AM
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I went with a Weston meat grinder. Cheaper than Cabelas and Lems and more than likely made by the same company

Re: meat grinder [Re: dave erdkamp 56] #7692781
10/15/22 09:09 AM
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Re: meat grinder [Re: dave erdkamp 56] #7692782
10/15/22 09:11 AM
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if you have a kitchenaid mixer already, the grinder attachment is effective and costs less than a whole grinder. i wouldnt want to do a ton of poundage thru it but for the amount required to process the occasional deer & a pork but it works for me. comes with a stuffer cone for making brat size sausage too, tho ive never used it for that.

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Re: meat grinder [Re: dave erdkamp 56] #7692795
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davep #32 is a good way to go manual or motor will grind more meat in less time than most electric super easy to clean and will last you and your grandkids for many years

Re: meat grinder [Re: dave erdkamp 56] #7692797
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I have one like Davep has. It was my grandpas. No plastic parts to break. I have an old meat slicer and sausage stuffer also that are older than dirt.

Re: meat grinder [Re: dave erdkamp 56] #7692802
10/15/22 10:15 AM
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It took a while for me to find one but i bought a hobart for 200 bucks off Craigslist.

Re: meat grinder [Re: nvwrangler] #7692813
10/15/22 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by nvwrangler
It took a while for me to find one but i bought a hobart for 200 bucks off Craigslist.

Good buy, they are as tuff as they come.
Think part's are still pretty available to huh.


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Re: meat grinder [Re: dave erdkamp 56] #7692816
10/15/22 10:34 AM
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I've had a Cabela's 3/4 hp commercial grinder for about 15-20 years. We usually process three deer a year through it. We just made 40 lbs. of venison-apple sausage with it last weekend. It works good for my needs.


Eh...wot?

Re: meat grinder [Re: dave erdkamp 56] #7692822
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Originally Posted by beartooth trapr
Originally Posted by nvwrangler
It took a while for me to find one but i bought a hobart for 200 bucks off Craigslist.

Good buy, they are as tuff as they come.
Think part's are still pretty available to huh.


Yes they still make the model i bought , mines older but chews through the meat as fast as you can feed it.

This is what i bought

https://www.katom.com/617-482234.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIo8722Lzi-gIVkCytBh2wSg4fEAQYBCABEgKcpvD_BwE

Re: meat grinder [Re: dave erdkamp 56] #7692825
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Have a lem #22 put a lot of deer thru it over the years small grinders have small feed tubes So it depends on the amount you wish to do


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Re: meat grinder [Re: dave erdkamp 56] #7692839
10/15/22 11:30 AM
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I always say pay a little more now and get something that you'll not be frustrated with.


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