Food Grinder / Chopper: Who Has One?

[Bentley Green]

How many of you own a food grinder or food chopper?

This comes in many forms. One is an accessory for a stand mixer, one is a hand crank manual unit that clamps to the table, one is a separate electric unit and the other on is the food processor.

I own both the separate electric unit and the food processor. They are both powerful machines. But the separate electric unit gives you more of that authentic uniform butcher-shop-style grind, while the food processor gives you a somewhat roughly chop style. You'll have to use the pulse button on the FP to prevent over prosessing the meat, or you'll end up with mush.

But I still like them both! I like to grind my own meat for burgers, meat loaf and spaghetti sauces for pasta and lasagna.

[Semigourmet]

I used to have the manual clamp onto the counter Food grinder. But now use my Kitchen aid food processor.

[Bentley Green]

I once had the food grinder attacthment for the K'Aid Stand Mixer, but I sent it back to Cooking.com after it almost killed the mixer!

That's when I decided to get the Waring pro electric food grinder instead. Haven't had any trouble with it.

[Liketobake]

All we have is a blender, nothing else for grinding food...

[mcnerd]

I have the grinder attachment to my Oster Kitchen Center (same as K/A), 3 food processors of various sizes, 2 blenders, 1 immersion blender, and maybe even something else lurking in the back of the pantry.

[Bentley Green]

Yeah, I remember that one.

It DID come in handy when it came to grinding meat for burgers, spaghetti sauce and meat loaf! I used it a lot.

The K'Aid food grinder attachment is ALL PLASTIC!! Even the hopper, worm and pusher!!
The only things that aren't plastic are the cutter blade and extrusion plates.

What a shame that some of the accessories for the K'Aid Stand Mixers have been reduced to being made from cheap and flimsy plastic materials!!

Even though their stand mixers are pretty well-made and have done very well, the quality with most of their attachments that was once there, just ISN'T THERE ANY MORE!