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Meat Grinder Attachment (KitchenAid)

Posted on 12/7/24 at 8:16 am
Posted by GeauxldMember
Member since Nov 2003
5469 posts
Posted on 12/7/24 at 8:16 am
I had an old 1 HP stand alone grinder I’d gotten from my Dad that finally crapped out, and I want to replace it. Anyone here have experience with the KitchenAid grinding attachment? I like that it doesn’t take up as much space, but only if I’m not going to give up a ton of functionality and durability in the trade.

TIA.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
46448 posts
Posted on 12/7/24 at 8:32 am to
it works if you are making one or two batches. Ours is gathering dust LOL

you’ll want a better plunger and you have to go slow. Dice and freeze the meat first. It if gets too hot let it cool down. Don’t expect butcher shop production
Posted by calcotron
Member since Nov 2007
10085 posts
Posted on 12/7/24 at 9:35 am to
We make 15-20 lbs of deer sausage a year with one. Cube, freeze, then thaw just a bit but not all the way. Motor will get warm, you'll need to take breaks. Works fine for us. I've done cased sausage before with it, it's fine. We usually do bulk breakfast sausage these days so 1 fewer step.
Posted by BlackCoffeeKid
Member since Mar 2016
12889 posts
Posted on 12/7/24 at 9:41 am to
I’ve looked into this recently.

The grinder is good for small batches, but the actual sausage making functionality leaves a lot to be desired.

Look for 3rd party grinder attachements for stainless steel parts as opposed to plastic.
This post was edited on 12/7/24 at 9:42 am
Posted by GeauxldMember
Member since Nov 2003
5469 posts
Posted on 12/7/24 at 9:45 am to
quote:

but the actual sausage making functionality leaves a lot to be desired.


This would be a dealbreaker for me, then. One of the main things I do with my grinder is make sausage and mix and extrude filling for a huge batch of Italian fig cookies every year.
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
15641 posts
Posted on 12/7/24 at 10:14 am to
I have one that I use for small amounts of meat. Works well when I want to make a couple lbs of breakfast sausage. It's pretty slow so when I'm grinding deer or briskets I take out my 1 hp.
Posted by butters stotch
Southpark, CO
Member since Sep 2008
29 posts
Posted on 12/7/24 at 10:59 am to
Don’t buy the plastic one, go for the stainless.
Posted by DocHolliday1964
Member since Dec 2012
1365 posts
Posted on 12/7/24 at 2:26 pm to
Like BlackCoffee said, look around for SmokeHouse Chef all stainless. They’re around $100 maybe a little more but infinitely better quality. I only use mine for small (1-2#) jobs because it heats up pretty quickly which can cause fat smearing which negatively affects texture of sausage.
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
8397 posts
Posted on 12/7/24 at 4:28 pm to
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Don’t buy the plastic one
That's a food grinder. Not intended for meat.
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