Good Meat Grinder Recommendation

[Grizzly1]

Does anyone have a specific meat grinder they recommend for personal use? I’d like to have something larger like a 1.5hp. I currently have a Cabelas Big Bite .75hp and it does well but I usually process around 6 deboned deer plus pork in one day and would like something a little larger/faster.

[ctom87]

I would recommend LEM products for processing equipment. I am happy with mine. I always would recommend getting as big as you can afford. If I remember correct I got the #8 big bite with .5 hp. Took about 20 hours to do a pig and two deer. I did process it all on my own and it was my first time. I was changing recipes constantly also.

[marc.munoz31]

I have a Torrey and its been great. Recently, I believe they're now called Pro-Cut.

[Jason85]

If your processing 6 deer a year, I would go with 1hp or bigger. I've heard good things about the big bite grinders. I'm currently using a LEM #8 which is plenty good for 2-3deer a year.

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[tpack]

I have had a Cabelas 1.5 hp for 10 years and love it.

[BURTONboy]

I have a Torrey and its been great. Recently, I believe they're now called Pro-Cut.

Same here. #12 Torrey I believe it is. Great grinders.

One thing ill say for certain, is buy a foot pedal if stuffing hamburger bags off the grinder. Its very nice to have.


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[Headhunter]

Why is the LEM #8 big bite good for 2-3 deer a year? The wife and I average about 4-5 deer a year with pork mixed in. We do about 25lb batches every time we use it. Around February we will do about 100lbs of sausage and hamburger between my father n law and I and we have zero issues. Again, confused why it is only good for 2-3 deer a year.

[Jason85]

Why is the LEM #8 big bite good for 2-3 deer a year? The wife and I average about 4-5 deer a year with pork mixed in. We do about 25lb batches every time we use it. Around February we will do about 100lbs of sausage and hamburger between my father n law and I and we have zero issues. Again, confused why it is only good for 2-3 deer a year.

It can definitely handle more than 2-3 deer, but if I was doing more than that, I would go with a bigger grinder.

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[Smart]

Good Meat Grinder Recommendation

1.0hp Cabelas here since 2012. Love it! Sucker is a grinding and stuffing machine. Quick and powerful. Buy more than you think you need. You’ll end up using it for more and more things as the years pass.

[Lincoln Hawk]

I have had a Cabelas 1.5 hp for 10 years and love it.

Same. We stuff around 200 pounds of sausage yearly, and the easiest bit is the grinder.

[ctom87]

Why is the LEM #8 big bite good for 2-3 deer a year? The wife and I average about 4-5 deer a year with pork mixed in. We do about 25lb batches every time we use it. Around February we will do about 100lbs of sausage and hamburger between my father n law and I and we have zero issues. Again, confused why it is only good for 2-3 deer a year.

You could probably get away with it if you spaced it out and did one deer at a time. But for me doing 3 animals at once, man it took for ever. I may have had to call in sick, or call out sick, or use a sick day to finish the job just kidding.

[Gumbo Man]

Buy the biggest you can afford. 1 1/2 horse LEM #32 is an animal. But many already listed are good but I can’t stress enough to go bigger than you need. Any 1 1/2 horse will last a life time and won’t be under powered. I bought a LEM #8 10 years ago and burnt it up within 2 years. Wasn’t enough power for what I needed. I use it at my restaurant and run several thousand pounds through it per year. Pay once and cry once.

[refugioco]

The Bearded butchers use a Meat #32 1.5hp on sale for 699.