LEM VS MEAT YOUR MAKER

[Agross]

Yep. That too Have it as well

 

[muddydogs]

For the price difference. Meat. And definitely get the foot pedal. Game changer

Never understood the need for a foot pedal. left hand feeds the grinder and right hand keeps the grinder meat tray full. There is no reason to turn off the grinder until the meat lug and meat tray is empty. With these big grinders come big meat trays to boot, the #22 probably hold close to 10 pounds on it's own.

Maybe I'd use a foot pedal if I was stuffing meat bags with the grinder but who has time for that slow operation when I can fill up the 30 pound stuffer and pump out the meat bags.

 

[RS3579]

I have a LEM #8 and #22 dual grind and neither have issues with pork fat and a 3/16" or 1/4" plate. I don't believe I've ever tried an 1/8" plate though. I keep the blades and plates sharp though so I wonder if yours need sharpening?

Bought bread new. Only used 2x. Same issue both times.

 

[RS3579]

Was the fat partially frozen or fully thawed? It usually grinds better partially frozen.

Partially frozen per LEM recommendation after I called about the issue.

 

[HiMtnHntr]

I had a LEM #22 1 hp and was not impressed. I quickly sold it and got a Meat 1.5 hp #32. While not a fair comparison due to size difference I’m am much happier with the Meat.

 

[Arcticmanak]

I couldn't pass up the sale on the Meat! 1.5hp. It should be a drastic step up from the LEM .5hp we've been using for many years. Thanks for the good recommendations here!

 

[mike.adams.467]

I broke in my 1 hp MEAT! grinder today on this year's elk. Worked very well.

 

[Avgjoe77]

Bought the #8 MEAT! grinder last year during the black Friday sale. Ran 3 or 4 deer through it last year. Just ran about 45 pounds of partially frozen deer/beef brisket through it on Monday. Course grind followed by a mix and medium grind. I've been very happy with it. Not the fastest, but good enough for a few deer/year. Definitely recommend a foot pedal - I just bought a cheap one off of Amazon.

 

[Snowwolfe]

Choose LEM because MEAT would not answer any of my emails when I had questions. My logic was if they would not help me before the sale they dang sure wouldn't help after the sale.
Plus LEM has every accessory I might need.

 

[tarheelpwr]

For the price difference. Meat. And definitely get the foot pedal. Game changer

What am I missing on pricing? When I look at Scheels, MEAT is $789 for the 1HP unit and LEM is $759. Are people just able to get better sales prices on the MEAT?

 

[intunegp]

What am I missing on pricing? When I look at Scheels, MEAT is $789 for the 1HP unit and LEM is $759. Are people just able to get better sales prices on the MEAT?

MEAT 1HP is $650 on their website and they do big sales at least a few times throughout the year. Scheels is not somewhere I'd typically expect a bargain or even the best price unless you plan to have them price match.

 

[Agross]

What am I missing on pricing? When I look at Scheels, MEAT is $789 for the 1HP unit and LEM is $759. Are people just able to get better sales prices on the MEAT?

I didn’t pay even close to that for my Meat grinder . I got it on one of their sales. And I bought it direct from them, definitely didn’t look at scheels for it.

 

[Boarmaster]

My first piece was a LEM Grinder. Long time ago. As I added additional pieces I stuck with LEM as I really liked the grinder. Never been disappointed or found any issues with any LEM. I’m an old timer so I tend to stick with what works for me.
I never really looked or used any other brand so I can only testify to LEM.
That said I always wait for a good sale.

 

[cmahoney]

I have had a 3/4 HP LEM for a decade or so that works great. This cheap Amazon foot pedal also works great at a 1/4 of the price. I’m sure it’s made in the same China factory as the name brand ones.

Amazon.com

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[Krolly]

I’ve had a LEM 1 HP for about 5 years. Single grind. We do about 30 deer and at least 1 beef steer a year. I have no complaints. Foot pedal is if benefit when doing the second grind right into 2 lb freezer bags.

 

[tarheelpwr]

MEAT 1HP is $650 on their website and they do big sales at least a few times throughout the year. Scheels is not somewhere I'd typically expect a bargain or even the best price unless you plan to have them price match.

Thanks. Makes sense. I’m lookin gat Scheels bc I can end up with free gift cards leveraging business spending. I’ll try to price match when the time comes as well. I wonder if they’ll match the manufacturer site?

What is everyone’s thought on dual grind? Is it worth it?

I’ll Check a search as well.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Never dual grinded my entire life. 500+ critters my family and I.

 

[Rich M]

I have a .75 hp LEM.

Have ground an entire beef cow with it in a sitting. No hiccups kind of grinding. I only ground 1x on the fine plate that came with it. We usually do 1 or 2 deer a year and beef cow when we can get one reasonable price.

Like the cuber/jerky strip attachment.

 

[intunegp]

Thanks. Makes sense. I’m lookin gat Scheels bc I can end up with free gift cards leveraging business spending. I’ll try to price match when the time comes as well. I wonder if they’ll match the manufacturer site?

What is everyone’s thought on dual grind? Is it worth it?

I’ll Check a search as well.

Not sure about the Scheels price match but it's worth a phone call at least.

People who grind coarse then fine speak highly of the dual grind setups because you can now do that in one pass instead of two. If you prefer a coarser grind and only run your meat through the grinder once anyway I don't see what you stand to gain from it.

I run a lot of my grind through the same coarse plate twice and I have considered a dual grind unit with two of the same plate installed to get that done in a single pass, but part of why I do that is to help mixing in fat/seasonings and I don't think I would get as good of a result without the manual mixing that naturally occurs when it goes back through the grinder a second time.

 

[BBob]

I have considered a dual grind unit with two of the same plate installed to get that done in a single pass, but part of why I do that is to help mixing in fat/seasonings and I don't think I would get as good of a result without the manual mixing that naturally occurs when it goes back through the grinder a second time.

You can’t use two of the same plates in a dual grind. The blade is sandwiched in between the two plates. The first plate has to be the kidney plate so meat can get pushed through it. If you tried to use a traditional plate you’d be trying to extrude the meat through the smaller holes and that likely isn’t going to work well. I haven’t had any fat/seasoning mixing issues at all with a dual grind. You have to change up your process a little but it still works fine. When mixing the fat and seasonings in with the cubed meat I mix until the mixture starts to gel up a bit and then grind. It comes out perfectly mixed. On occasion I may have to hand mix a bit more after grinding to get the sticky protein extraction but I did that now and then when I had a single grind grinder.