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Re: New Toy
« Reply #15 on: January 20, 2018, 01:10:36 PM »
Nice set up.  I want to order a 1/4 inch plate for the grinder.  I have a small, ancient Rival slicer that is decades old and just will not die.  Not great but it suffices for what little I use it for.  Mostly slicing left over beef roasts and ham for sandwiches.  If I ever get into making bacon, I will definitely need an upgrade.
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Re: New Toy
« Reply #16 on: January 20, 2018, 03:12:13 PM »
Here's my "processing center". I do lots of bacon, so I watched Craigslist for a couple of months until I found a decent commercial 10 in meat slicer for a reasonable $250 price.  You can see my grinder on the bottom shelf. I use the mixing bowls with ice between them when grinding meat. Keeps the meat and fat from getting to soft after grinding. Only thing I couldn't fit on the shelving is my 10#sausage stuffer.
Very nice setup!
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Re: New Toy
« Reply #17 on: January 20, 2018, 05:01:00 PM »
Here's my "processing center". I do lots of bacon, so I watched Craigslist for a couple of months until I found a decent commercial 10 in meat slicer for a reasonable $250 price.  You can see my grinder on the bottom shelf. I use the mixing bowls with ice between them when grinding meat. Keeps the meat and fat from getting to soft after grinding. Only thing I couldn't fit on the shelving is my 10#sausage stuffer.

Nice find on that slicer! I would love to upgrade my elcheapo 8" slicer.
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Re: New Toy
« Reply #18 on: January 23, 2018, 08:35:59 PM »
I visited Pleasant Hill Grains and ordered the 1/4 inch plate and 2 additional knives so that I can match knife to plate for even wear.  Also ordered the grinder cleaning kit.
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Re: New Toy
« Reply #19 on: January 23, 2018, 08:43:01 PM »
And that's how it starts, Dave!  Next thing you know, you'll have a stuffer, and having Gregg send you plans for the sausage rack!

Congrats on the purchase!
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Re: New Toy
« Reply #20 on: January 23, 2018, 09:22:18 PM »
That has crossed my mind Tony. One thing leads to another.  Discipline ;)
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Re: New Toy
« Reply #21 on: January 23, 2018, 10:56:07 PM »
And that's how it starts, Dave!  Next thing you know, you'll have a stuffer, and having Gregg send you plans for the sausage rack!

Congrats on the purchase!

You are right Tony. Dave's sausage making world is just beginning. You all know how i love to spend other people's money by giving suggestions on what else they can buy or make. ;) 
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Re: New Toy
« Reply #22 on: January 24, 2018, 07:23:45 PM »
You all know how i love to spend other people's money by giving suggestions on what else they can buy or make. ;)

Good to see some things haven't changed a bit, Gregg!  LoL! ;D ;D
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Re: New Toy
« Reply #23 on: February 03, 2018, 10:58:37 PM »
Ran my grinder for the first time today. Turned a roast into hamburger (had sliders and beer for dinner) and a pork butt into ground pork for lumpia and wantons. Very fast, quiet, and vibration free.  Much more efficient than using the kitchenmaid attachment and more uniform results than using the food processor.  I am impressed.
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Re: New Toy
« Reply #24 on: February 04, 2018, 01:56:29 PM »
Sounds like it works great, Dave!  I see a stuffer in your future... ;)
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Re: New Toy
« Reply #25 on: February 04, 2018, 04:59:03 PM »
I don't know Tony.  With a name like Bacon, making sausage sounds sort of disrespectful of my heritage.  Still, anything is possible!
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Re: New Toy
« Reply #26 on: February 04, 2018, 07:55:26 PM »
I don't know Tony.  With a name like Bacon, making sausage sounds sort of disrespectful of my heritage.  Still, anything is possible!

Now THAT'S funny! ;D ;D
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Re: New Toy
« Reply #27 on: February 05, 2018, 12:54:49 AM »
I new you would love the LEM grinder. :)

Stuffers work great for stuffing hamburger and other ground meat into ground meat bags too. We buy a lot of hamburger in bulk 10lb tubes as well as make a fair amount of ground breakfast sausage that we stuff into bags like these with our stuffers:

https://www.waltonsinc.com/wild-game-camo-meat-bags
https://www.waltonsinc.com/ground-beef-meat-bags

Then we use a bag sealer like the to seal the bags:
https://www.waltonsinc.com/poly-bag-sealer-stainless-steel

So, you can use a stuffer for more things than sausage and it makes the packaging process super fast.

Just sayin' ;)
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Re: New Toy
« Reply #28 on: February 05, 2018, 10:56:52 AM »
Thanks Gregg. For now just vac seal but later on may get more involved. And the LEM is real nice.
David from Arizona
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