Hakka Buffalo Chopper

[DougE]

116 lbs... that's a bunch!

Ryan

I could easily dedicate a permanent space for such a beast. Question is do I really need it? lol

 

[indaswamp]

Y'all are gonna make me get off my butt and sharpen the blades on the bowl chopper I acquired. I was waiting for my Uncle to get well enough and let him do it as a project to keep him busy....never got around to it before he passed away. His sharpening rotary stone is still set up at my Aunt's house so I'll have to go over there and do it. Still wanna make some real mortadella.....

 

[Fueling Around]

You can’t believe the fence I’m riding right now Ryan. I want it, money is not an issue, but the thing is 116 pounds, and dimensions wise won’t set on a counter ...

Oh you want the little one?
The 10 l model is 150 #
If you're going to do it Eric step up and get the big boy!

 

[SmokinEdge]

Oh you want the little one?
The 10 l model is 150 #
If you're going to do it Eric step up and get the big boy!

Working out the logistics now John. The war department is on board so I just need to finalize details.

The 10L is what I’m after.

 

[SmokinEdge]

Y'all are gonna make me get off my butt and sharpen the blades on the bowl chopper I acquired. I was waiting for my Uncle to get well enough and let him do it as a project to keep him busy....never got around to it before he passed away. His sharpening rotary stone is still set up at my Aunt's house so I'll have to go over there and do it. Still wanna make some real mortadella.....

You have been talking about that cutter for a little while now, I’d love to see it go back into action.

 

[SmokinEdge]

I could easily dedicate a permanent space for such a beast. Question is do I really need it? lol

Probably not needed, but want is just that. We are tool guys, and this is for sure a cool tool.

 

[SmokinEdge]

Can get the 10L direct from Hakka delivered to my door for 1300. This is getting easier.

 

[LanceR]

indaswamp , which make and model chopper do you have?

I have no personal knowledge of the Hakka but with the Hobarts, if you remove the lid, cutter head and bowl it makes them a lot easier to move around both weight-wise and bulk-wise.

Depending on your situation a couple of things that can make moving them easier is to put it on a cart and, failing that, keep the chopper stored at waist height. That way you are picking it up mostly with your forearms and not your back when moving it from storage to your workspace.

One thing to avoid when sharpening is having too sharp an edge on the blades as they will dull quickly. The Hobart chopper has one blade with a single side beveled and one with both sides beveled. I sharpen them with a fairly steep included angle at the edge of around 20*(?). That's plenty sharp to cut cleanly but it handles things like crushed ice while staying sharp.

Over the years I've refurbished and sold about a dozen Hobart choppers and have used my
14" one for something like 15 years. I hand sharpen the blades and after the first sharpening I can't ever remember needing to do more than a few quick stokes with a fine Arkansas stone with the blades still in the head. I do touch them up pretty much every time I use them, though.

 

[Dustin Dorsey]

That price puts it within the realm of possibility for me, but I make a batch of sausage maybe 5 or 6 times a year. I couldn't justify the expense, but it is really, really cool.

 

[Coreymacc]

Ive been wanting one for years also but just can't see the need to emulsify meat that much to spend the money. A bowl chopper vs double grind through the small plate, I don't know if the money is worth that. That being said, the price is amazing.

I did grab one of the Hukka 30lb powered stuffers when they went on sale, the equipment is solid and well made so the money is well spent. Hukka is good equipment at the price.

Its really a personal preference. IMHO

Corey

 

[halleoneagain]

I did grab one of the Hakka 30lb powered stuffers when they went on sale, the equipment is solid and well made so the money is well spent. Hakka is good equipment at the price.

I agree; I had a horizontal manual Hakka stuffer for years and gave it to a friend last Fall. My new 7-pound vertical arrives today.

 

[DougE]

Probably not needed, but want is just that. We are tool guys, and this is for sure a cool tool.

For sure and I want it.

 

[wisconsin ram]

May not be for everyone, but for those of us that are sausage nuts, this thing makes my want hurt at the price point. Just sharing what’s out there and maybe enabling just a skosh.

https://a.co/d/26QCyiw

Bunch of Enablers just ordered it. Its a good price and after some serious thought. I can now make more than a 1kg of Hot Dogs at a time and make bologna and emulsified sausages like the precooked Johnsonville Ones. Been using a 3/4 hp Food Processor but could only put a pound in at a time. Grinding 3 times thru the fine plate still made things too coarse for my liking

 

[mike243]

Having only used 1 1 time I was very impressed, lot of uses for it, it left pork butts nicely chopped and easy to portion out, I would be in trouble with the wife if I had 1, be looking to make something all the time.