Anyone recommend a stand alone meat grinder?

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ghost61

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Anyone recommend a stand alone meat grinder?
« on: January 22, 2015, 17:13 »
Am thinking of making my own chorizo amongst others and so would need a meat grinder.  I don't want an attachment, a stand alone is my wish.  Any recommendations?  I have looked at lakelands but it doesn't get great reviews.  Any help much appreciated. Thanks

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Beetroot Queen

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Re: Anyone recommend a stand alone meat grinder?
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2015, 17:31 »
Whats the difference between a mincer and a grinder or have I lost the plot....... Finally  :lol: I have an old fashioned mincer which clamps the work top like my nan had

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Re: Anyone recommend a stand alone meat grinder?
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2015, 17:46 »
Sorry should have said that the grinder (or mincer - call it what you will) would have a sausage stuffing thingy!  Hand grinders/mincers don't have that and I can't be bothered to put the meat into a sausage stuffer...just plain lazy, I'm afraid.  :)

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Re: Anyone recommend a stand alone meat grinder?
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2015, 18:29 »
Have you got a good chorizo recipe? I'm just waiting for my grinder to arrive (attachment I'm afraid) and we love Chorizo here....

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Re: Anyone recommend a stand alone meat grinder?
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2015, 19:16 »
Mine has a sausage thing but its a stand alone mincer.

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Re: Anyone recommend a stand alone meat grinder?
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2015, 19:40 »
RJR - I have the River Cottage Handbook on smoking and curing and that has some good recipes in it.  I'll look it out and PM you unless anyone else wants the recipe.

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Re: Anyone recommend a stand alone meat grinder?
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2015, 21:44 »
Thanks ghost that would be great! I have so many river cottage books but not that one sadly

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Re: Anyone recommend a stand alone meat grinder?
« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2015, 10:38 »
ghost61, you've asked the same question I've been pondering on, though I have to say that the chorizos sold here look more chopped than ground/minced. A decent food processor might serve your turn for chorizo, if not for mince and the like.

BQ, what brand is yours, if it has a brand? Can you describe or photograph it? Is it easy to clean?

 I fancy a meat mincer/grinder too, all the better if it doesn't need electricity.

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Re: Anyone recommend a stand alone meat grinder?
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2015, 11:31 »
My OH used to work for a local farm shop and made burgers, sausages etc. He recommends asking a local butcher or getting in touch with a catering firm as they might point you towards what you are wanting. As an aside, re- smoking and curing, I bought him a book by Maynard Davies called "Adventures of a Bacon Curer and, apart from a jolly good read, he also has his own recipes in it.
I work very hard so don't expect me to think as well.

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Re: Anyone recommend a stand alone meat grinder?
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2015, 17:24 »
This is my mincer



It was my mother's 50 odd years ago and still works fine, is easy to clean and use. It hasn't seen a lot of use as I don't often need to mince things and might be tiring if you had a lot to do.  Doesn't have a sausage attachment thingy though.


I have seen similar ones on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-HEAVY-DUTY-HAND-OPERATED-MEAT-MINCER-GRINDER-KITCHEN-BEEF-MAKER-METAL-SAUSAGE/131336804484?_trksid=p2045573.c100034.m2102&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107092241%26meid%3D02304662a2af427180de3cec1b501739%26pid%3D100034%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D281442227815
Anne

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Re: Anyone recommend a stand alone meat grinder?
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2015, 18:59 »
I have one of those too Annen (along with the grinder attachments for my kitchen aid.
Staffies are softer than you think.

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Re: Anyone recommend a stand alone meat grinder?
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2015, 20:26 »
You could check out Nisbits Catering site. They might have what you are looking for.

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Re: Anyone recommend a stand alone meat grinder?
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2015, 06:48 »
I have one like that with a sausage attachment. The bit that made me giggle is you have the same lino as my mum used to, before she decided to go black and white  ;)

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Re: Anyone recommend a stand alone meat grinder?
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2015, 13:52 »
I have one like that with a sausage attachment. The bit that made me giggle is you have the same lino as my mum used to, before she decided to go black and white  ;)
That lino is absolutely brilliant, you can drop a chip on that floor and never spot it for a week!

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Re: Anyone recommend a stand alone meat grinder?
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2015, 13:55 »
I have one like that with a sausage attachment. The bit that made me giggle is you have the same lino as my mum used to, before she decided to go black and white  ;)
That lino is absolutely brilliant, you can drop a chip on that floor and never spot it for a week!


Thats why my mother kept it for so long, it had been down 17 years and still looked like new  :lol:  we are so off topic. Apologies it was the lino's fault  ;)


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