Small Meat Grinder Recommendations

[Finn16]

I am looking to buy a small electric grinder for the occasional grinding of a pound or two of meat. I already have a BIG grinder for doing whole animals but it's a homemade set-up that is big and bulky and too much bother for a small batch.

 

[Snowwolfe]

If you own a Kitchenaid mixer just buy the grinding attachment.

 

[Geologist]

If you own a Kitchenaid mixer just buy the grinding attachment.

This! We use the Kitchen Aid grinder attachment for small batches all the time. Works great!

 

[Chode223]

This! We use the Kitchen Aid grinder attachment for small batches all the time. Works great!

Do you have the kitchenaid branded one? Have been looking at this, or one of the aftermarket ones?

Kitchenaid looks like plastic.

 

[GoatPackr]

Check out Meat Your Maker brand of grinders.

Kris

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Just be careful not to work the Kitchenaid attachment too hard. I had one and nearly ruined the mixer by trying to grind too much. It is hard on the mixer. Wife would have been pissed.

 

[2-Stix]

Meat, LEM and STX all have nice small affordable options. I have this https://stxinternational.com/produc...der-&-Sausage-Stuffer-w-Foot-Pedal-p252696895

My uncle has this one also and will run 3-5 deer a year through it. I run about 2 deer a year and its good enough.

 

[ProbablyHunting]

Do you have the kitchenaid branded one? Have been looking at this, or one of the aftermarket ones?

Kitchenaid looks like plastic.

There are two. I have the all-metal KitchenAid branded one and it works great for small batches.

KitchenAid® Mixer Metal Food Grinder Attachment | Williams Sonoma

<p>The KitchenAid Metal Food Grinder tackles even the most challenging tasks with speed and ease. Prepare homemade sausage, hamburgers and meatballs using the freshest premium meat and ingredients. Attach the aluminum grinder to the power

www.williams-sonoma.com

 

[sodaksooner]

Ive got a small LEM i picked up at Atwoods. Worked fine.

 

[BLJ]

Meat, LEM and STX all have nice small affordable options. I have this https://stxinternational.com/produc...der-&-Sausage-Stuffer-w-Foot-Pedal-p252696895

My uncle has this one also and will run 3-5 deer a year through it. I run about 2 deer a year and its good enough.

That’s the first I’ve heard of STX. Looks like a really affordable option.
Uncle has had good luck with 3-5 deer a year? No issues with reliability? Thanks.

 

[mkelemen]

Manual hand grinder? For a pound at a time, cheap and easy.

 

[JLP]

I have the small one from Meat Your Maker and had no problems so far

 

[doc holiday13]

Manual hand grinder? For a pound at a time, cheap and easy.

x2

 

[Fordguy]

I have a cheap little Gander Mt grinder that has handled multiple deer and the occasional antelope each year for the last 20 years. Still works fine. Not sure what the equivalent would be in today's brands, but it's 575 watts and up to 3 lbs per minute (IIRC). Its not going to win any races, but it still does the job.

I just did a quick search and the Gander Mt meat grinders were made by LEM and Weston.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

If you already have a Kitchenaid mixer and are only wanting to do a couple pounds here and there, you can't beat the plastic grinder attachment for $40. I did an entire elk and several whitetails with one of those before I finally ponied up for a MYM #32. That little Kitchenaid attachment is surprisingly strong, just slow.

https://www.kitchenaid.com/countertop-appliances/stand-mixers/attachments/p.food-grinder-attachment.ksmfga.html?

 

[2-Stix]

That’s the first I’ve heard of STX. Looks like a really affordable option.
Uncle has had good luck with 3-5 deer a year? No issues with reliability? Thanks.

No issues. Most years he does a cow elk also.

 

[BLJ]

No issues. Most years he does a cow elk also.

I’m going to look into it. Thanks.

 

[IN2HNTN]

As others have mentioned if you already have a Kitchenaid mixer, the grinder attachment is the way to go for only doing a pound or two. You can usually pick one up on eBay for about $25

 

[Finn16]

Thanks for all the replies. I'm going to try the Kitchen Aide grinder attachment.