Metal Food Grinder Attachments for KitchenAid Stand Mixers, Meat Grinder, Sausage Stuffer, Perfect Mixer Attachment for KitchenAid Mixers, Silver(Machine/Mixer Not Included)

Waited to review until I had processed several batches, totaling 19 kilo (42 pounds approx). Grinding Top Side and Bacon for Hamburger meat. Starting with Semi Frozen meat, Froze the Grinder itself and ran it through the grinder twice (2nd largest size holes, as recommended in owners guide). I bought the stainless steel version and it is well made and secure and snug fitting to my Classic Kitchen Aid Mixer (only a couple years old). It came with 2 of the 4 blade cutters and one two blade cutter. It works really well and was concerned as it was not the Kitchen Aid brand, but took a chance because it was stainless steel. I am really happy I did. This product is first class. This product works as intended, but it is suited for home use, not heavy commercial use. The weakness is the Kitchen Aid mixer itself, it gets very hot on big batches and will strain and slow the motor. On first grinds, had to stop mid-batch to let the motor cool and take care not to push too much product through. Super for home but recommend a commercial grinder for large amounts of meat on a daily basis. One suggestion that I might eventually need is replacement blades, I don't see them available anywhere.

I have a 3/4 HP Legg Big Byte Grinder, and so I am very comfortable making sausages in large quantities. That being said pulling out all of my project gear for making a few quick pounds of meat is a total pain in the behind (Yes I know first world problems, but I do this as a hobby so I like having the right tools). This grinder is perfect for my intended task. I have a 600 Pro Series KitchenAid mixer I'm using to drive this. Assembly is easy and straightforward if you have used grinders before. If you haven't I suggest watching a video or two. The metal of the actual grinding tube is a little thin, but if you consider the actual KitchenAid product was plastic I will take thin all day. There is a key advantage to a metal grinder, are you can freeze it before grinding, where plastic wouldn't take and hold the cold. Again the light material mass of the metal grinder won't hold cold as long as heavier metal products on dedicated grinders, it's lightyears ahead of a plastic solution. As for cleaning, I found it to be no better or worse than any grinder, and the inclusion of a fitted brush is ahead of the other grinder that I ordered a kit for cleaning after the fact at an additional expense. The need to hand wash is fine, I only run my bigger stuff through the dishwasher for sanitation considerations, I fully clean the parts by hand first, and end with a spray sanitizer anyways. The included blades are good enough for most tasks, I don't feel the need to try to hunt down extra blades. I would suggest using a non-foot-controlled grinder to stuff casings as a challenging task, again for a few links it would be ok, but I wouldn't suggest attempting to do tons of cased meat with this tool. I actually use a purpose-built stuffer that is hand-driven for this task should I be making cased sausage. Lastly, my only quality concern is around the meat stuffing tool for pushing it down the throat of the grinder, the plastic is very light weight. If you get overly forceful in pressing the meat down it could collapse or break and it's custom fit to this grinder.In conclusion, this is a great ad hoc grinder for a few pounds of meat. Given the option, I wouldn't plan to grind more than a few pounds of meat with this, it is possible but I would not recommend it.Easy to deploy, and use, easy to clean up.

The grinder parts are heavyweight and work well but the plunger for pushing food into the grinder is a cheap, hollow plastic that collapsed the first time I used it without applying excessive force.

I’ve had a KitchenAid mixer for years and never thought about getting the meat grinding attachment. Since I only used my previous hand crank, tedious, and persnickety grinder a couple of times a year, it didn’t click that I should upgrade.My old one broke last week just as I was starting to grind sausage, so quickly went in search of a replacement. I’m so thankful this one popped up, and I was able to get it the next day. It was very simple to assemble, and ground 5 lbs of sausage in a few minutes, without a major arm workout from me. Since the only place I have to use my KitchenAid is on my kitchen counter, and this attachment adds about 8” to the height, plus I’m 5’3”, I had to stand on a stool to use it properly. But since it cut my working time and effort down significantly, I wasn’t bothered by that.The auger and die plates are sturdy steel, the top tray is very light and feels like aluminum, and the food pusher is plastic. Cleaning took time, but my old one did too, so I don’t think that’s specific to this one. The instructions say it’s not dishwasher safe, but this is the type of kitchen gadget I always wash by hand anyway, so no problem. The cleaning brush that comes with this is useless. When I used pressure to clean inside the lower, grooved part of the main body, it bent and didn’t remove the meat remnants. When I pulled out my heavier duty cleaning brush, everything came off quickly.I’m really happy I moved into the era of technology and got this meat grinding attachment for my KitchenAid mixer. Once all the pieces were clean and dry, I put them back into the box and onto the shelf with my other attachments. Since the box is only about 9” wide, 6” tall and 5” deep, it takes up much less space than a stand alone grinder. If you’re ready to move away from the antiquated hand crank style grinder, and you own a KitchenAid, I highly recommend this affordable meat grinding attachment (unless you enjoy the arm workout, lol).

Great deal compared to the Kitchenaid one. Works great for grinding small portions.

Great,I am a first-time user to grinding meat. My hamburger was delish! Machine quality seemed pretty good too.