I bought one of those retro revival $39 tin flashed cast iron manual meat grinders, washed it, dried it (or so I thought), assembled it and then got distracted for a few days. When I got back to it with the chicken livers, it had... (11 replies, last updated by Niki Rothman April 5, 2006)

The K.A.grinder, and sausage stuffer, will produce professional results, but on a limited family style scale. The various parts are fairly easy to clean, but this is a problem with all the rest, too, as you don’t want any... (7 replies, last updated by scubadoo97 October 1, 2008)

Hello - I am interested in buying a hand-powered meat grinder to make homemade sausages and pates. I don’t have a kitchen aid and I don’t want to spend the money on a freestanding electric meat grinder. Does anyone... (2 replies, last updated by sfumato May 28, 2008)

I’m looking for a high quality meat grinder that is not electric (also, I don’t have a kitchenaid so I can’t use their attachment). Does anyone have any recommendations? I would prefer a grinder that comes with... (9 replies, last updated by monkeyrotica July 23, 2008)

if money is a bit issue then go with a hand crank meat grinder. Food processors do not do the same thing as a grinder. http://www.google.com/products?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-43,GGLD:en&q=manual+meat+grinder... (2 replies, last updated by scubadoo97 April 7, 2008)

I recently received a meat grinder attachment to my kitchenaid as a gift. I have yet to try it out. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I should use it for? By the way, I do not have the separate sausage stuffer... (13 replies, last updated by ironmom January 14, 2003)

My grocer’s meat department sharpens mine – you may want to try that route. (16 replies, last updated by KitchenArtsOwen June 10, 2008)

I’ll start by saying the meat grinder I now have, is an attachment for the 5 qrt. KA mixer. When grinding meat for burgers or meat loaf it does just fine, when making sausage (usually make 5 -15 lbs), it’s... (4 replies, last updated by Zeldog February 16, 2009)

I would like to start making my own sausage, and I need to purchase a meat grinder. I want a manual/hand-crank one rather than stand-alone electric. I don’t have a kitchen-aid, so an attachment isn’t an option either.... (1 reply, last updated by rockfish42 July 23, 2008)

I’m looking for a meat grinder, but not really wanting to spend a lot so I guess that implies a manual meat grinder? However, I don’t even know where to start to look. Any recs? Thanks (3 replies, last updated by sambamaster June 6, 2008)

Best meat grinder???? I am looking to buy a meat grinder that can grind chicken bones. I am putting my dogs on a raw food organic diet and need to gring chicken backs and necks. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance (0 replies, last updated by mcbinfla May 3, 2007)

Currently sometimes chop meat in Cuisinart; considering getting a grinder for finer and/or more even consistency – expecting it also to be handy in canning season (e.g.chili sauce) & for chopping meat w chicken bones for... (5 replies, last updated by scubadoo97 June 14, 2007)

Our ages-old electric meat grinder was flooded a couple months ago, and Thanksgiving (and rice dressing!) is coming up. Old faithful was an old Proctor-Silex that treated us well for our 4-6 light to medium duty/high volume uses... (5 replies, last updated by Catherine November 8, 2005)

I have a vintage Sabatier knife that needs some professional TLC (cleaning and sharpening); once it’s spruced up, I can maintain it myself, but I’ve had no luck getting some of the old stains off. Does anyone know of... (6 replies, last updated by lovemywft December 18, 2004)

I have a 15 year old Kitchen Aid mixer. Long story short, I am contemplating buying a meat grinder attachment as it is no longer possible to buy fresh chopped liver near me. Any ideas about how well this unit works? where is best... (12 replies, last updated by Jimbosox04 April 7, 2008)