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Yep, I have the same. You will love it. After a few times of making sausage I was thinking I should have gone bigger. But I realized that I only make it from Fall to Spring and just a few batches. If you started out with the stuffing attachment for a grinder and then went to this you will...
Welcome to the tape machine club! It's the only way to go in my opinion.
I am now doing like @indaswamp and I am using clear or all white bags and then using different color tape to indicate what meat it is visually. I'm still using a marker on the bag but the color coordinated tape is a cool...
I picked up a Weston #5 1/3rd hp grinder not too long ago. It was less than half price of what I can get the LEM #8 BB for. I've run more than a few kg of pork shoulder through it and I haven't had a hiccup with it. Most of the time I can't keep up with feeding. Given what I've read here about...
I'm not a noob in the sense I've smoked food my whole life(64) and am always willing to learn new things. I'm a big hunter, took a nice buck this fall, and bone out lots of it for sausage. I have 25# of clean venison for grinding. I bought pork fat (17#)from a guy that raises and butchers pigs...
Searching for a grinder, I found this
https://www.thekitchentoolsshop.com/lem-big-bite-meat-grinder-32-with-premium-salvinox-1-8-and-1-4-grinder-plates/
Seems WAY to cheap. What do ya think?
A trick I learned.
If you to to the LEM site, put a grinder in your cart then log out in a day or 2 they send you a discount to come back, when I did this with my vac they sent a 10% off, I waited a day then she sent a 20% off.
I was in the same position as you back in October last year @BXMurphy. I know the feeling. I am a proponent of buying quality equipment since it will last and you're more likely to be satisfied with it at the end of the day. Granted, your question about where do you stop? is a valid one.
I'm...
I can attest that @DougE 's recipe is a very good place to start. I started making my own about 6 months ago with store bought ground pork. Wound up altering his a bit and adding a couple of things but it was good exactly as is.
I started by making one pound each of 2 different batches and...
Wow! This is all such helpful information. Thanks to everyone for jumping in.
Fuelng Around was talking about not spending some extra amount of money to tier up to the next level.
I've talked myself into spending $250 for a decent entry-level grinder. The LEM MightyBite #8 or something in that...
You're gonna want something . You won't like the way that grinder stuffs . I did it once when I first got it . Stopped and ran up to Rural King and bought the 5 pound Lem .
I have an overhang on my counters , so I just clamp it . I've seen guys use suction cups .
My 5 doesn't like the small...
Weston #8 650 watt which converts to 7/8 hp, but I would rate it more 1/2 hp
Combing sale price and gift card I only paid $35
If I didn't already have a stuffer (very old cast iron beast) I would be looking at the Weston line.
There's a few places that do it. I try just about every time I buy from a new place.
Also, holy cow, this thing is an animal. That was a 9 lb butt not long ago.
I'll have to look into that toy / tool (depending if you ask wife or me).
I can see it being very practical.
I'm way ahead of you
Since Nov
Sony big screen TV (me)
Electric piano (wife)
(OK those 2 don't count against SMF enablers, but don't go near Costco on Black Friday)
Cabelas vac sealer...
In my experience they can all build heat, but it’s specifically the auger that gets the hottest. This is usually the cause of the nylon bushing at the rear of the auger and friction. When I first bought my LEM the auger would get hot enough that meat would stick to it, that was very frustrating...
Man! WOW!
Now THAT'S what I call a write-up. Nicely done, nlife; thank you so much for that. You can't even believe how helpful that is.
This is all starting to make sense to me now. I started to wonder about all this because the cable guy piqued my interest in grinding. When he was talking...
Hmmmm depends I guess.
Do you have any stores near you that are in the Kroger family? The kroger digital coupon thread has gotten so large I don't recall if you are on it or not :D
If you do then yeah it will be worth waiting for the TX whole packer brisket deals (like $1.87-$1.99/lb) and...
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