09-22-2006, 03:16 PM
The $50 electric I had was purchased at Harbor Freight and I believe it was an "American Harvest" brand. The trouble was that most of the grinder and neck were plastic and couldn't handle much of a constant work load. The cabela's model is completely stainless steel and weighs about 30lbs. It really turns out the meat though. I did an entire deer in 40 mins, which included running the meat through twice. If you start processing serious quantities of meat without "shuttering" you'll find it's well worth the extra $$. I think I paid about $275 for mine, however, they did have one a few slightly cheaper models that were all stainless as well. Only difference was a little less horse power.
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