#12 Grinder, LEM or Cabela's?

[diggingdogfarm]

What's your opinion?

 

[pops6927]

I have the #22 1 hp Cabela's and it is great, as is the excellent customer service also!  The 1 hp is powerful enough to run the 44 lb. mixer; something I haven't acquired... yet... lol!

 

[diggingdogfarm]

I just noticed that the Cabela's #12 is on sale for $329.99, with $2 shipping until the 28th, plus an $8 oversize fee.
That's a pretty good deal!

The 20 lb. hand mixer is also on sale....$99.99

 

[boykjo]

Like pops I have the 1 hp and love it.... All the cabelas commercial grade grinders have had great reveiws from what I have read. Very High quality IMO. Any one of them would be a good choice and a good deal with the sale and the discounted shipping...

Joe

 

[02ebz06]

I have the Lem # 8.  A little smaller that you are looking at but...

Purchased for $272.xx online (free shipping).

Only had it a week, used once,  very solid unit.

All metal, no plastic (except stuffer tubes)

There is a good demo/evaluation of it on Youtube.

Lem makes a decent product, I would expect the #12 to be as well built as the #8.

 

[pineywoods]

I've had a #32 LEM for many years and it's a good grinder but I think if I were to buy a new grinder today it would be the Cabela's I think they are just as well made and it seems they have more attachments available if you want to add them in the future. They also seem to go on sale more often

 

[bmudd14474]

I have the Cabela's. I really like it. Only thing I suggest you purchase for it is the foot pedal. Helps alot.

 

[chefrob]

i've had my LEM and it is well built and i have had no issues with it. i'm sure cabellas makes a good unit as well. i do like the "big bite" auger on the LEM. i guess a deciding factoe for me would be do you live near a bass pro or cabella's? if you do then you could just walk in and get parts and such at anytime. i happen to have both in my area but bass pro is about 20 miles closer so i went with LEM.

 

[diggingdogfarm]

Unfortunately, the closest Bass Pro Shops is 100 miles, and Cabela's a little over 200.

 

[doctord1955]

They are both great grinders, but if u regrind your meat i would go with the Lem!

 

[diggingdogfarm]

Hmmmm...interesting.
Here's a video that compares the Cabela's auger to the LEM Big Bite auger.

 

[boykjo]

Right now the 1hp is 200 extra bucks plus shipping for the lem big bite compared to the cabelas..... the lem looks great but I have no complaints with the cabelas 1hp.... I dont have any problems with the meat not feeding..Maybe it does with the smaller models. My hole in my grinder is pretty large........

Joe

 

[diggingdogfarm]

Right now there's about a $50 difference (including shipping) between the 3/4 hp #12 LEM and Cabela's.
I still can't make up my mind! LOL

 

[bmudd14474]

Mine is the 1/2 hp #8 and I have no problem getting it to feed.

Ita a tough decision. But either will treat you good.

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[bpoppp]

Thanks for sharing that. We are going to be grinding alot of lamb and was curious as to Lem's "Big Bite" auger. I get tired of forcing meat into my grinder. -Bill

 

[bmudd14474]

Hmmmm...interesting.
Here's a video that compares the Cabela's auger to the LEM Big Bite auger.

If you look close at that video the pieces of meat he was putting thru the Cabela's seemed 2 times bigger than what he was using for the LEM. If he would of used the same size meat you would see a good comparison

 

[diggingdogfarm]

Yeah, the meat going through the LEM is smaller, because the throat is smaller. LOL
At this point, I'm back to leaning toward the Cabela's.

 

[diggingdogfarm]

Warranties:
LEM: "2 years parts and labor."
Cabela's: "The warranty is 5 years against defects in the workmanship, under normal wear and tear. It is for replacement or parts."

Another plus for Cabela's.

 

[msiferllc]

In my opinion, go with the LEM grinder.  I sell these for a living, I read reviews constantly, and I know how well made the LEM brand grinders are.  Plus, you get a 2 year warranty with the machine.  I don't want to place my link (made that mistake once), so DM me if you want some more info.

 

[msiferllc]

In my opinion, go with the LEM grinder.  I sell these for a living, I read reviews constantly, and I know how well made the LEM brand grinders are.  Plus, you get a 2 year warranty with the machine.  I don't want to place my link (made that mistake once), so DM me if you want some more info.

Have to edit my previous comment.  I wasn't aware Cabela's grinder has a 5 year warranty.

I would go read reviews.  You will find a lot of complaints that the Cabela's grinders seem to be cheap grinders.  LEM has its negative reviews as well, but overall my impression has always been that LEM grinders are much better.