Stuffing burger with 575 Watt LEM

[illmakeufamous]

Just curious if anyone has stuffed game bags with an LEM 575 watt grinder. I have the grinder and currently wrap the burger in freezer paper. Was debating on upgrading to a .35 or .5 HP grinder so I can get a foot pedal attachment but I only do 1-3 deer per year. I just wondered if grinding and stuffing at the same time with the 575 would be feasible, that would cut down on processing time and same me money on an upgrade.

 

[flatbroke]

you can use a foot pedal with that grinder. its basically an on off switch. the grinder plugs in to it. stuffing sacks may be ok but double grind will be a pain. i have a similar model but cabelas brand and first grind is ok second 4 mm not so good, my brother in law uses the same grinder as mine for all his grinding, he is just more patient then me. he uses a 3 pound hand stuffer to stuff links and summer sausage, which is also a hassle. but it was free. I bought the 1hp cabelas grinder and lem 10 pound stuffer.

 

[flatbroke]

He made this summer sausage April 10th with the$99 cabelas grinder 25# deer meat but stuffed with the 3 pound horn stuffer

 

[illmakeufamous]

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View attachment 442661He made this summer sausage April 10th with the$99 cabelas grinder 25# deer meat but stuffed with the 3 pound horn stuffer

Thanks for the reply. I have a 5lb vertical stuffer for making sausage. i only use the fine grid plate one grind for the grinder, but I was wanting to grind burger straight in to wild game bags for the freezer with a 2” tube. Just trying to cut processing time. I didn’t realize a foot pedal works for mine.

 

[flatbroke]

Yeah the unit plugs in to the foot pedal plug. There are cheaper options but I got mine from cabelas

 

[chopsaw]

I was wanting to grind burger straight in to wild game bags for the freezer

The problem you might have with this , would be getting the fat mixed between the bags . Some bags might be leaner than others .

 

[illmakeufamous]

Thanks for your reply, I don’t mix the meat during the initial processing, just store venison all together then mix when I’m ready to stuff the sausage.