meat grinders
Nan
asked how you liked them. Someone hijacked it changed it and deleted
my question. So I re post it here.
Please share your successes and failures with meat grinders. I am
definitely in the market for one. Thanks, Nanzi
zxcvbob
I have an old Chop-Rite #10 that I bought 30 years ago that clamps on
the edge of a table. It does a good job, but a few years ago I bought
an electric #12 from Northern Hydraulic, now called Northern Tool. I
think this is the same model:
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_36989_36989
I like it because it takes the same plates as my old Chop-Rite, and it
has a large feed chute so I can cut the meat into quite large strips
and it will handle it. It will grind a whole beef brisket in just a
few minutes. I usually grind it twice; once with a large-hole plate
(then set aside some of the meat for making chili) then chill it and
grind it again with a small plate.
I would not get anything smaller than a heavy-duty #8 grinder. A #10
or #12 (or larger) does not need to be heavy-duty.
HTH, :-)
Bob
Mark Thorson
>
> I like it because it takes the same plates as my old Chop-Rite, and it
> has a large feed chute so I can cut the meat into quite large strips
> and it will handle it. It will grind a whole beef brisket in just a
> few minutes. I usually grind it twice; once with a large-hole plate
> (then set aside some of the meat for making chili) then chill it and
> grind it again with a small plate.
Does anyone know to what extent these plates
are compatible across other brands? After
seeing Lidia make spaghetti by running pasta
dough through her meat grinder without the blade,
I've been thinking plates for other kinds of
pasta might be marketable. On that particular
program, she showed some guys back in Italy
making bucatelli (?) -- a long hollow spaghetti
using a hand-operated press. I've been thinking
that would be a plate which might be popular.
zxcvbob
The plates are standard sizes, #5, 8, 12 (10), 22, 32, and they might
go higher to 42 and 52. (There's a #2 grinder, but it doesn't use
traditional knives and plates.) The knives are /supposed/ to be
standardized, but my new grinder will not take a #12 knife unless I
enlarge the center square hole quite a bit. Fortunately the grinder
came with good knife.
Bob
cybercat
"aem" <aem_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> do everything you want it to and not give you any problems. There've
> been many threads in rfc over the years with tips on how to get the
> most out of whatever grinder you choose. -aem
I looked at this at Macy's and really liked it.
Dimitri
"Nan" <nan...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I lucky enough to find an unused meat grinder attachment for the Kitchen Aid
at a rummage sale for $5.00....
Been using it ever since.
--
Dimitri
Mirepoix
Cheryl
"aem" <aem_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Nov 11, 8:57 am, Nan <nann...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> do everything you want it to and not give you any problems. There've
> been many threads in rfc over the years with tips on how to get the
> most out of whatever grinder you choose. -aem
That does look like a nice one! Mine is a lesser grade one of the same
brand.
<http://www.amazon.com/Waring-Pro-MG100-Meat-Grinder/dp/B00008ZLHM/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1257973295&sr=1-8>
Charlie
"Nan" <nan...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I used to have a Moulinex that was excellent. I now have a Krupp. They both
work fine. The Moulinex was a little underpowered but actually worked a
little better than the Krupp does.
Charlie
Mark Thorson
>
> The plates are standard sizes, #5, 8, 12 (10), 22, 32, and they might
> go higher to 42 and 52. (There's a #2 grinder, but it doesn't use
> traditional knives and plates.) The knives are /supposed/ to be
> standardized, but my new grinder will not take a #12 knife unless I
> enlarge the center square hole quite a bit. Fortunately the grinder
> came with good knife.
Thanks, I just kind of assumed all plates were
different. Usually if there's no industry standards
organization, everybody makes something different
like valve stems for faucets. Do you know if
there is an official standard for the dimensions
of meat grinder plates? I could use that.
What do these numbers represent, or are they arbitrary?
Lou Decruss
wrote:
Here's link to google to the thread you started. My input is there.
But if you can't manipulate your way back to find your own thread I'm
a little concerned about your use of power tools. Just keep your
fingers out of the machine please.
Lou
Cheryl
"Lou Decruss" <LouDe...@biteme.com> wrote in message
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I knew that all looked familiar. Good suggestion to the OP. lol
Pete C.
There are KA pasta plates available for the KA grinder attachment.
Lou Decruss
wrote:
And it's been a couple of days and it still hasn't found it's way back
so It seems to have lost this thread too.
Lou
Christine Dabney
<LouDe...@biteme.com> wrote:
>On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:40:43 -0500, "Cheryl" <jlhs...@hotmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>"Lou Decruss" <LouDe...@biteme.com> wrote in message
>>news:a0qmf5dm5t8ncg2vl...@4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:57:15 -0800 (PST), Nan <nan...@yahoo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I had posted a query re what kinds of meat grinders y'all own, and
>>>>asked how you liked them. Someone hijacked it changed it and deleted
>>>>my question. So I re post it here.
>>>>Please share your successes and failures with meat grinders. I am
>>>>definitely in the market for one. Thanks, Nanzi
>>> http://tinyurl.com/ybhnzew
>>
>>I knew that all looked familiar. Good suggestion to the OP. lol
I was just reading one of the newer Ruhlman posts, and he has a
"store" now.. Well..not exactly, but there is a site where he
recommends some equipment.
http://ruhlman.theopenskyproject.com/
One is a meat grinder.. I think he has used this particular model
quite a bit, since he was one of the authors of Charcuterie... So it
must be on the durable side.
http://ruhlman.theopenskyproject.com/mc5-household-meat-grinder.html
Anyone know of this one? If so, what are your experiences with it.
I have an attachment for my KitchenAid for grinding meat.. It is
packed and ready to go to the bay area with me, but I am seriously
thinking of getting a stand alone grinder too.
Christine
--
http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com
brooklyn1
Not really much info nor a decent picture... does it include a sausage
stuffing tube and multiple plates? Doesn't say whether there's a
Reverse function... this is important for clearing jams. The body
diameter looks a bit on the small side, this inhibits meat flow which
creates smearing...if the auger creates a faster rate of flow than the
tube can easily transport then the meat tends to back up creating
pressure which causes a smeared grind... has not a whit to do with
blade sharpness.... it's actually the sharpness of the plate hole
edges that's more important than the blade edge sharpness... the blade
*design* is more important that it has the proper agressive angle of
approach.
Based on that price for $30 more at Cabela's the Waring pro is twice
the machine. And I tend to buy equipment with a popular brand name,
much easier to find spare parts. Cabela's is a reliable outfit...
I've never heard of the outfit selling that grinder you posted.
I like my Moulinex grinder too (bought it in Canada, not easy to find
in the US), a little narrower body than the Waring Pro. But the
Waring Pro gives a far better quality grind.
rossr...@forteinc.com
Waring has several meat grinders in the "Pro" line. Which one do you
have?
Ross.
brooklyn1
Several, I only know of two... M800/M100... I've seen folks refer to
the M1000, but it's M100. I have the larger one (M800), the same one
I've posted pictures of here several times. You can see the two Pro
units here: http://waringproducts.com/ret/catalog/index.php?cat_id=3
The smaller unit is fine too (it's the same size as my Moulinex that I
upgraded from) but for only a few dollars more I'd recommend the
larger model, only a slightly larger diameter unit gives a far better
quality grind.
I don't consider that tiny plastic thingie attachment for the KA mixer
a meat grinder, it's okay for grinding a few crackers and nuts but not
meat. In fact I think using that thing damages the KA gear train, why
risk an expensive mixer just to produce a wee bit of mushy meat, makes
no sense. There are plenty of inexpensive electric meat grinders on
the market designed for the home cook, all will work fine but for the
small difference in price I recommend the slightly larger models... I
really don't think any home cook needs a commercial sized grinder, but
hey, if you wanna spend the bucks, have the space, and the muscle to
lift it, and have a commercial sized ego, go for it! I don't really
care what brand one buys, all I'll suggest is to buy an adequately
sized unit, of a reputable brand name from a reputable source so one
can get service/parts. I've never had a problem with anything I've
purchased from Cabela's that they didn't rectify immediately and
without any hassle whatsoever. Chef's Catalogue is good too, that's
where I bought my Waring Pro M800... but last I looked Cabela's had
the better price. In fact when my Waring Pro arrived from Chef's
Catalogue the plastoc meat pusher was cracked (the extra plates store
inside), they sent me a new pusher and it contained the spare plates,
so now I have doubles, they didn't want them returned. I never use
the plastic pusher anyway, it's just something extra to clean, I
always use a carrot or celery stick, at the end it either gets ground
in with the meat or tossed out in my yard for the critters.
Another thing to consider is ease of use, that Ruhlman unit (never
heard of it before) looked like it's built too low so it would be
difficult to place a large bowl under to catch the ground meat.. until
one begins grinding they can't appreciate how important it is to be
able to catch what they grind... many of the smaller grinders are
built too close to the table to fit a large enough bowl under. And
always the safety consideration, I didn't care for that unit's
switches and how they are placed. And with the KA mixer I would never
use the attachment port so long as I couldn't disengage the planetary
mixer mechanism, extremely dangerous having that part of the machine
rotate while grinding... I don't know, does anyone know if using the
auxilary PTO disengages the main drive, if not it's a serious design
flaw, in fact all their units should then be recalled, they'd be
deemed dangerously defective.
Also a grinder should have only one motor speed, a motor speed that
properly matches the configurations of the grinder to produce the
proper rate of flow for which it was designed for achieving best
quality grind results... for altering grind texture change plates but
not rpm.
Anyway, I don't like multi function tools of any sort... they don't
perfom any function well.