Products #10 Clamp-On Hand Grinder, Stainless Steel Meat Grinder

As a response to those who say this item jams; you don't know what you're doing. Please realize that you need to remove silverskin and tendons from meat before grinding. To those detracting the carbon steel blade I say learn the attributes of different varieties of steel. What you want is stainless steel, a metal that is difficult to sharpen, wont hold an edge for long, and is costly to replace. What you get is an appropriate carbon steel blade, a metal that is easy to sharpen, holds an edge for an extended period of time, and costs less to replace than stainless. Yes carbon steel needs more care, but it is still a superior product. Enough ranting; what I like is this items simplicity, durability, and its quaint old fashioned look. Its an item that, with proper care, will last several generations. This grinder gets the job done, thats it, a no frills, no gimmicks product that is beautifully executed. What I don't is like the vice. Its small, and doesn't leave many choices as to where you can secure this device. Even though it is difficult to find a securing point the vice is well made, just small, the rest of this product is superb. In conclusion, if you are an artisan cook, a traditional home butcher, a hunter, or a budding culinarian then this is a device for you. If you're a person who needs everything spelled out for you and spoon fed to you, maybe you should just stick to supermarket sausage and ground meats.

A few of the boys and I had a session making , venison, bison, elk and lamb sausages. I used this sausage maker and they used an electric gadget. This machine was just as fast and will be around a lot longer. A GOOD MACHINE !!

Works very well on my polymer clay. Revamped 18 year old super sculpey, and the firm stuff too. Gotta have enough depth for the clamp to hold on. Tends to slip if you wrench on it too hard.

I like to grind my own meat so I know what's in it. This little machine is perfect for home use. The original machine came with a piece missing, and after I reported it, another machine arrived only two days later... faster than I could send the original machine back!

As far as #10s go it's fine but the price? You can get two #32s for that. I have a lot of experience with meat grinders. From the Soviet-made #10s that cut well and last forever (best) to the Kitchen-aid attachment and electric #10s (worst). Gigantic commercial ones that will rip your hand off if you're not careful take too much space and waste too much meat per grind and the #32 I have packed away needs to be bolted on and I am not currently setup for that. I don't like #10s because they require the meat to be cut too finely and they don't give much torque so things tend to get mushed (not in the Soviet ones for whatever reason, go figure). But, I thought maybe an expensive #10 would be a good compromise. Indeed the knife design is a bit different perhaps it cuts better? It does not. The grinder makes a (ahem) a grinding noise when turned empty. Absolutely unacceptable; the turn needs to be smooth and uniform, it is not. It can be muscled but that works the grinder free from the attachment surface and it has to be realigned periodically. The busing had flash on it; I cut it off but, come on, at this price? The inside surfaces are not smooth; the metal coating is bumpy. Again, not a big deal but what exactly am I paying for? The knife cuts ok. No better than the standard kind. It's fine and returning thing is a hassle (by design no doubt) so I will keep it but it's really not worth the price. The stuffer attachments are going straight in the trash and are worth 5 bucks at the most. Don't be like me. Don't buy this grinder.