Hello
Just received my new 3/4 HP Cabelas Grinder, wow what a great machine. For my first batch I used the HM Italian Kit, I was very impressed with the taste of the sausage. I ground up some extra beef to make my own ground hamburger. I used a 20lb chuck roast and a 12 lb top sirloin roast to make the hamburger. The sausage I used 12 lbs ground pork and 3 lbs ground beef.
Here's the new grinder
(http://www.interiorhobbies.com/mmIH/Images/img_4177.jpg)
Chuck and Sirloin
(http://www.interiorhobbies.com/mmIH/Images/img_4180.jpg)
Beef all cut up
(http://www.interiorhobbies.com/mmIH/Images/img_4183.jpg)
First Courase Grind
(http://www.interiorhobbies.com/mmIH/Images/img_4187.jpg)
Second Fine Grind
(http://www.interiorhobbies.com/mmIH/Images/img_4190.jpg)
Finished Product
(http://www.interiorhobbies.com/mmIH/Images/img_4206.jpg)
Nice going there. It all looks good.
nepas
That is a fine looking machine you got there!
Wow MR, the sausage looks great and that's some machine (turbocharged?) I have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer with grinding and sausage making attachments which is OK but it looks like you can go into business there.
Nice job on every thing, me likes your shinny new toy, maybe when I grow up I will get a grown up grinder :D
I love the grinder! I bet it did not take very many minutes to get the meat through it!
The Specs say 540lb/hr.
Time to head to the store...
open up that bad boy and she what it'll "do"
;D ;D
It takes more time to push the meat down the neck, then to grind it :) :) I did 32 lbs in no time , excellent quality. My first one arrived broken, it looked like it was dropped on the back end. You would turn it on and the house lights would dim the grinder just buzzed and would not turn over. Called Cabelas Canada, they had UPS pick it up the next day, they wouldn't send out a new one until they received the broken one back, so I paid for another one and had it shipped out the sameday. They credited me back when they received the broken one. Great Service
Mike
mike, that is nice. another add to my want list
Mike
I have the Cabelas 1 hp model. They really do scarf the meat back! ;D
I have found that rather then cubing the meat, I cut it into strips. when feeding the strips into the grinder you don't have to push the meat down the throat of the grinder. The auger just pulls the strips in. It's also quicker cutting the meat up to start with.
Mike
Looking good Mike.
Does that come with a #12 or 22 head on it? Had thoughts of maybe retiring Old Ugly. ( My converted #32 hand Grinder)
The 1/2hp has a #8 , 3/4hp has a #12 , 1hp has a#22 , 1 1/2hp has a #32 , 1 3/4hp has a #42
You wont be disappointed with these grinders
Mike
Great tip Mr Walleye I will definitely try that next time.
Mike
I have never been an envious person......until I came to this forum.
I have my next two birthday's and x-mas's decided and e-mailed to my love ones...
Hi Mike!
It's great to see your new grinder in action! What a great machine!
The sausage looks like it came out fantastic...great linking by the way :)
Carolyn
Good looking stuff, cant wait to see it when its smoked. ;D
Quote from: Mr Walleye on September 14, 2009, 09:20:40 PM
I have found that rather then cubing the meat, I cut it into strips. when feeding the strips into the grinder you don't have to push the meat down the throat of the grinder. The auger just pulls the strips in. It's also quicker cutting the meat up to start with.
Mike
Thanks for the tip Mike! I'm about through with my 30# batch a few weeks ago. Will
need to make more soon, and although cutting up meat is sort or a zen thing (or maybe I'm just dreaming that I am cutting up former bosses!) for me - it's not something I want to do for longer than I need to
Yep, nice grinder you've got there!
I got the 1/2 hp model about a year ago, and its great. My last batch of breakfast sausage was 25 lb in about 8 minutes. A nice improvement from the Kitchenaid grider I was using--which are a great way to work into sausage making at a minimal price.
I agree w/ Mike--cut the meat into strips and let it pull them into the auger. Also, I mix the spice w/ the meat so the grinder does my mixing. And I only grind once. I got an extra plate from Weston that is between the 2 that came w/ my grinder. It is fine enough for the sausages I make, and still keeps the grind rate high. The finer the plate, the slower it will grind.
get smokin
drano