I wanna keep doing the raw food for the dogs but I wanna grind everything up and make a chow of easier use, less cutting also.

I’m not opposed to buying. Kitchen aid if their grinding attachment is decent also. But I’d prefer a standard table top mounted manual one.

Are they decent?

I remember my grandmother using one like this:

I’d look at a chum grinder/used from a restaurant.

Once you use power, you won’t regret it.

Back when I was young we processed our own deer and used one of those “armstrong” grinders to make chili meat and sausage. It wore a couple of us out. If you’re just doing a chicken or something small like that it would probably be fine. PITA to clean though.

We use the grinder attch on the Kitchen Aid to make ground chicken. Works just fine for that. Haven't used it it with any tougher meats like pork.

That's all I got for ya.


Rick

Vtail we had one like that when I was a kid, it was a suction mount to the counter top, remember grinding things up...

If you have a Kitchen Aid counter top mixer, Ric.45's suggestion makes sense on the attachment.

Your arms will thank you.

IIRC clean up wasnt difficult but you are taking alot of parts out to really clean it.

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Originally posted by HRK:

Vtail we had one like that when I was a kid, it was a suction mount to the counter topt.

Must have been one heck of a suction cup to hold it in place! My grandmother's grinder had a screw clamp, like the one pictured.

Anticipation when she got it out, we knew that stuffed cabbage would follow soon. (I need to find a good Polish restaurant in the area for stuffed cabbage)

Just put bread through to clean it, that’ll do most of the heavy lifting.. I still have my grandma’s and it definitely has a clamp- no suction cups. She used to make sausage… mmm

Have used the Kitchen Aid attachment for grinding deer meat. Works fine.

We still have a hand cranked grinder like the one pictured. Haven't used it in quite a while. My mother and grandmother had one as well and I can't help but to remember the carrot and raisin "salad" that they made. Yuck!

I use the kitchen Aid attachment for the mixer and it works well. On a related note, those big stand mixers need to have the gears greased occasionally. My wifes seemed to be heating up too much last week when I was grinding hamburger meat. I had no idea they could be taken apart and greased. My wife likes taking stuff apart so she broker it down, cleaned it and lubed it up with new grease. It should be good for another 10 years.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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Originally posted by HRK:

Vtail we had one like that when I was a kid, it was a suction mount to the counter topt.

Must have been one heck of a suction cup to hold it in place! My grandmother's grinder had a screw clamp, like the one pictured.

Anticipation when she got it out, we knew that stuffed cabbage would follow soon. (I need to find a good Polish restaurant in the area for stuffed cabbage)

I can post a link for a recipe for great golumpkis if interested.

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Originally posted by C L Wilkins:

I can post a link for a recipe for great golumpkis if interested.

Yes, please.

I've seen four of them at garage sales ,
Small medium and large.
$4.00 - $9.00

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
I remember my grandmother using one like this:

We had one of them too. Dad also bought a hand cranked wheat grinder. Now that was a workout!

Several years back I bought a big ass Carnivore model countertop grinder from Cabelas. Dang thing weighs about 40 pounds, but it'll grind up a yak in no time flat. I love it.

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Originally posted by RIC.45:
We use the grinder attch on the Kitchen Aid to make ground chicken. Works just fine for that. Haven't used it it with any tougher meats like pork.

That's all I got for ya.


Rick

This. I use another brand, but it attaches to my Kitchen Aid mixer. I grind up beef chuck roast when it happens to be on sale and cheaper than ground beef.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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Originally posted by C L Wilkins:

I can post a link for a recipe for great golumpkis if interested.

Yes, please.

Sent to the email in your profile. Enjoy