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I have a KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixer 325W, this one:
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005UP2K/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1"]Amazon.com: KitchenAid KSM150PSWH Artisan Series 5-Quart Mixer, White: Kitchen & Dining[/ame]
I've been using a KitchenAid grinder attachment to grind meat. Unfortunately last time when I got done grinding, I noticed black grease leaking from the bearing. Eweee. The bearing was shot. I think I caused this by not removing enough of the sinew before grinding. I usually have to remove quite a bit from around the cutting blade after finishing. Maybe it was this or maybe itI got a bad one or maybe it was something else?
My wife is wanting to get me a new grinder for my b-day. Probably if I did a better job of cutting up my meat, I could get by with another $50 Kitchenaid grinder. Of course there is a big chance that I wouldn't and burn another one up. It would also be nice to have a shiny new toy. So, I'm looking at asking for a nicer LEM grinder or one of the ones from NorthernTool or Cablelas. Maybe in the $200 - $300 range if it would be a big step up and be bulletproof.
I was wondering first what my Kitchenaid equivalent is to. Any thoughts? The $99 grinder from Northern Tool says it is 1/2hp 350W. My mixer claims to be 325W, so maybe this is about the same. Might as well get the $50 KitchenAid??? The cheap Waring Pro that gets recommended looks like it also might be about the same quality as the mixer attachment???
Many of the old posts all seem to be recommending $500 - $700 grinders. That is out of my price range. Any thoughts on how big a step up the $269 #5 LEM STAINLESS STEEL BIG BITE GRINDER- .25 HP or the $270 Kitchener Electric Meat Grinder — #8 Stainless Steel, 3/8 HP is? I don't want to spend that much more if it is going to be similar performance. Any other recommendations?
So far, the max I've ground at one time was 40#, but more typical is 10# to 20#. Maybe 3 to 4 times a year. Maybe I'll use it more frequently future, but I don't hunt so a whole deer won't be happening.
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005UP2K/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1"]Amazon.com: KitchenAid KSM150PSWH Artisan Series 5-Quart Mixer, White: Kitchen & Dining[/ame]
I've been using a KitchenAid grinder attachment to grind meat. Unfortunately last time when I got done grinding, I noticed black grease leaking from the bearing. Eweee. The bearing was shot. I think I caused this by not removing enough of the sinew before grinding. I usually have to remove quite a bit from around the cutting blade after finishing. Maybe it was this or maybe itI got a bad one or maybe it was something else?
My wife is wanting to get me a new grinder for my b-day. Probably if I did a better job of cutting up my meat, I could get by with another $50 Kitchenaid grinder. Of course there is a big chance that I wouldn't and burn another one up. It would also be nice to have a shiny new toy. So, I'm looking at asking for a nicer LEM grinder or one of the ones from NorthernTool or Cablelas. Maybe in the $200 - $300 range if it would be a big step up and be bulletproof.
I was wondering first what my Kitchenaid equivalent is to. Any thoughts? The $99 grinder from Northern Tool says it is 1/2hp 350W. My mixer claims to be 325W, so maybe this is about the same. Might as well get the $50 KitchenAid??? The cheap Waring Pro that gets recommended looks like it also might be about the same quality as the mixer attachment???
Many of the old posts all seem to be recommending $500 - $700 grinders. That is out of my price range. Any thoughts on how big a step up the $269 #5 LEM STAINLESS STEEL BIG BITE GRINDER- .25 HP or the $270 Kitchener Electric Meat Grinder — #8 Stainless Steel, 3/8 HP is? I don't want to spend that much more if it is going to be similar performance. Any other recommendations?
So far, the max I've ground at one time was 40#, but more typical is 10# to 20#. Maybe 3 to 4 times a year. Maybe I'll use it more frequently future, but I don't hunt so a whole deer won't be happening.