Welp, that's just about enough of this crap.

[mnavarre]

I'm finally done with KA grinder attachments.I need to buy a real meat grinder.

Anybody got recommendations in the ~$200 range other then LEM or Meat!?

[Jerod Broussard]

Nope!

[JoeSousa]

Did you have the metal KA grinder? I had the plastic one and it broke. The metal one has been much better.

One of these days I need to upgrade to a real grinder too.

[RichieB]

I have the metal one and no issue. But don't let that stop MCS.

[Draznnl]

Watching this thread with great interest.

[58limited]

The Sausage Maker has good products: https://sausagemaker.com/

[realdocBBQ]

Cabela's has this one for $229.

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/cabelas-pro-series-dc-meat-grinder

This is a #12 grinder, meaning 2 3/4" plates/throat size. .5HP DC motor. This ought to be pretty good, I'd think, unless you're doing a ton of grinding.


The Sausage Maker sells this 1HP Weston model for $159. I'm a bit skeptical of it, and when you read reviews on Amazon, I'm not sure it's all that heavy duty. Amazon reviews at 10% 1-star, which is well above my usual 'red flag' level of about 5-6% on certain items.

https://sausagemaker.com/product/weston-12-electric-meat-grinder/

Same one (seemingly) here on Amazon.



The Meat Your Maker similar sized/power is 500W DC, #12 throat.

https://www.meatyourmaker.com/process/grinders/500-watt-grinder-12/1117072.html#start=1

I can vouch for the heavier duty MEAT version, but not the smaller one. Although with my experience with the heavier one, I might get this smaller one for my house sometime. Too bad you just missed the sale. But the pricerange you're in is just about the cuttoff from the lighter weight stuff you see at commercial big box stores and Cabela's, Bass Pro, etc., to the 'commercial' sized models which is the next step up.

[barelfly]

I have the cabelas one, at least I think it’s cabelas brand. I’ll have to check when I get home, I know I bought it at Cabelas, so it’s either Cabelas or LEM and it’s has worked great! I think the grinder is Cabelas and the stuffer is LEM. Both are great tools for the at home jobs.