09-21-2006, 07:49 PM
My first grinder was one of those old manual crank jobbies. It worked great for several years until my needs changed. Once i started grinding large amounts of meat I found that it was a huge job and took a ton of time. I decided to purchase a relatively inexpensive electric model for which I paid about $50. I really liked not having to turn the handle and stuff the meat at the same time, not to mention i was getting somewhere between 2-4lbs per minute. The motor wasn't very big so I'd have to shut it down every 15-20 mins to keep it from overheating. It was still better than the old manual hand crank model. However, after a few years I realized how slow my production was. Last year I bought one of cabela's commercial units. WOW, what a difference. I can turn out 6-10 lbs of meat a minute with this baby. It also came with the entire set-up of stuffing tubes etc. If given a choice, I don't believe I'd ever go back.
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