Meat grinder recommendations | Rokslide Forum

I can't recommend a brand, but I will say a big heavy duty grinder with the stuffer attachment is light years ahead of an $80 hardware store grinder.
My buddy just brought his out on our hunts and my 2 kids and fil couldn't cut fast enough to keep up with it. We probably did 100lbs in less than 30 minutes.
I'll be investing in a good one the next couple years and definitely with the stuffer.
He had a cabelas, it was old and the motor must have weighed 60lbs, but it would do some work... Your budget is high enough you might consider a commercial Hobart, or at least one that’s built with an interchangeable commercial attachment (#12) between power head and grinder. New Hobart is crazy expensive, but lightly used Hobart equipment has all parts available if needed and will out live us all. Hobart knock offs are everywhere and almost anything aimed at restaurants will have the #12 attachment point.

The same grinder attachment can be used with a simple power head or a big commercial mixer. If your family bakes a lot of bread, or makes a lot of pizza, a 12qt Hobart mixer weighs about 150 lbs and doesn’t break a sweat mixing twice the dough that would kill a kitchaid mixer. The mixer in the picture has the proportions of of a home mixer, but it’s much much larger. We have a different brand and it would be hard to go back to non commercial for big mixing and grinding.

The Hobart clone grinding attachment shown is typical and only runs about $350. Many lower quality stand alone grinders say they are commercial grade, but the meat tray has to have extra supports because the metal is thin, the blades and plates are thinner, the grinder and power head have a proprietary attachment, and overall are cheaply made.

A restaurant supply store can be a good place to put eye on something like this, but just searching for Hobart meat grinder will turn up a lot.

edit: First time I read the original post I missed that you’re looking for a bigger 220v grinder - these are only about 3/4 hp 115v. disregard

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Your budget is high enough you might consider a commercial Hobart, or at least one that’s built with an interchangeable commercial attachment (#12) between power head and grinder. New Hobart is crazy expensive, but lightly used Hobart equipment has all parts available if needed and will out live us all. Hobart knock offs are everywhere and almost anything aimed at restaurants will have the #12 attachment point.

The same grinder attachment can be used with a simple power head or a big commercial mixer. If your family bakes a lot of bread, or makes a lot of pizza, a 12qt Hobart mixer weighs about 150 lbs and doesn’t break a sweat mixing twice the dough that would kill a kitchaid mixer. The mixer in the picture has the proportions of of a home mixer, but it’s much much larger. We have a different brand and it would be hard to go back to non commercial for big mixing and grinding.

The Hobart clone grinding attachment shown is typical and only runs about $350. Many lower quality stand alone grinders say they are commercial grade, but the meat tray has to have extra supports because the metal is thin, the blades and plates are thinner, the grinder and power head have a proprietary attachment, and overall are cheaply made.

A restaurant supply store can be a good place to put eye on something like this, but just searching for Hobart meat grinder will turn up a lot.

edit: First time I read the original post I missed that you’re looking for a bigger 220v grinder - these are only about 3/4 hp 115v. disregard

I looked at Hobart at first but dang they are wicked expensive. I know they make good stuff though. The lems and all those on Amazon just look like cheap Chinese junk. If I was only doing a few deer maybe bit that’s not what I’m looking for. I prefer 220 but it’s not a requirement.