Meat Grinders

[BSK]

I was about to order the TorRey M-22-R1 meat grinder which is the one Jack recommend. But I have a Lem Game Processing catalog & Lem has a grinder called Big Bite Grinder their #22 has the same features,same 1hp,& same size plates & knife. Their #32 has 1.5 HP with the same features & plates & knife as the torRey. The price of the torRey is $1250.00 & the Lem Big Bite Grinder is $769.99. I'm wondering if any one here has used the Lem for whole animals such as chicken,ducks,rabbits. If u have your feed back will be highly appreciated. I need to order one or the other asap. Thanks

[BSK]

Does anyone think this grinder will do the same job as the torRey 22

[CRISIS]

not sure, ive been using my $60 one from harbor freight! lol

[CRISIS]

these higher grade grinders, will they process bones also?

[BSK]

Thanks for your response Crisis. Im going to order the LEM Big Bite Grinder. It comes with a 2 yr warranty. I was just on you tube watching some homestead videos & on 1 of the videos they were making ground rabbit meat & they put the bones & organs in together to make bone meal for their dogs. They was using a grinder that costs $160 so I think the $769 LEM grinder will work fine. Thanks again

[Pit Bull Committed]

A meat grinder will be very useful to make chicken/duck/rabbit etc paddy meals for puppies. For adult dogs those small animals I'd rather just give it whole without grinding it. What I like to grind up for adult dogs are cow, deer, lamb meat with the bones. I'm thinking about getting one too. Please update us on how the one you got works for you BSK.

[Mudville]

I've been looking into them myself a bit. My wife works at a supply store that carries meat grinders for their restaurant customers. The grinder that's sold there is in the $600-$700 range. Crisis how's that new one acting, I remember a mishap with the first,.is the second one working better or is it about par?

[BSK]

I don't think they can handle the heavy load bearing bones of cows & deer. I would only try grinding the non load bearing Bones of the large animals.

[CRISIS]

I've been looking into them myself a bit. My wife works at a supply store that carries meat grinders for their restaurant customers. The grinder that's sold there is in the $600-$700 range. Crisis how's that new one acting, I remember a mishap with the first,.is the second one working better or is it about par?

works about as well as a $60 meat grinder is supposed to i suppose, lol... i returned the first 2 and now im on #3... so id say, if your looking for quality and heavy duty, id personaly look elsewhere... i was just trying to get the job done at the fastest time possible on the lowest budget

[CRISIS]

A meat grinder will be very useful to make chicken/duck/rabbit etc paddy meals for puppies. For adult dogs those small animals I'd rather just give it whole without grinding it. What I like to grind up for adult dogs are cow, deer, lamb meat with the bones. I'm thinking about getting one too. Please update us on how the one you got works for you BSK.

those are the type of bones i was more so talking about, chicken & rabbit have softer bones that should be easily processed in a commercial grade grinder, but im more curious about beef bones, deer, ect. those arent exactly "soft".