boykjo, thanks a lot for your respond! This is exactly what I wanted to know...Dave and Joe, would you mind to shed more lights on this? I am wondering how many pounds of meat you can run through this juicer at once. You can run as much as you can put through it. And second question: do you add ice cold water to run the meat through the juicer? I didnt add any ice or water. I just kept the meat cold. It did warm the meat up to about 55-65 degrees after emulsifying but it had cure and I just stuck it back in the fridge when I was done. about I yes - what proportion to meat?