Right now I've go a 25 lb Enterprise stuffer. I've shown it before.
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It works great. The only draw back is it's heavy, and very hard to clean. I wish I could take it apart easily for cleaning. I think I'm going to order up a new one. Have been looking at the L.E.M. 5 lb one. Might be a little small but quite often I only make small batches and if what I've read about them they're easy to fill. I like the idea that it al stainless steal and has an air valve. Decided I'm going to get one but it's on back order until the end of the month. Amazon has them and doesn't say anything about back order but they're 2 - 3 weeks before they ship. Amazon is a little cheaper, $9.00 but I'll have duties and brokerage fees when it get here. L.E.M. takes care of the brokerage fees, which I pay up front. I should pull the trigger on one soon so my order will be there when they get them.
I could sell the old one and make a few bucks in the process but I think I'll keep it let visitor admire it.
I'm wondering what it's going to cost to ship it. Oh well. We do have an L.E.M. dealer in the city but his price is out of line IMO. Bought my grinder from him, 1/2 hp L.E.M and paid double what they cost online.
Could always go with a Grizzly where your not paying for a name. There has been a pile of meat put through mine and I haven't had a problem. Plastic gears and all.
Quote from: RAF128 on May 04, 2010, 02:30:11 PM
Right now I've go a 25 lb Enterprise stuffer. I've shown it before.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/candlelake/Picture265.jpg)
It works great. The only draw back is it's heavy, and very hard to clean. I wish I could take it apart easily for cleaning. I think I'm going to order up a new one. Have been looking at the L.E.M. 5 lb one. Might be a little small but quite often I only make small batches and if what I've read about them they're easy to fill. I like the idea that it al stainless steal and has an air valve. Decided I'm going to get one but it's on back order until the end of the month. Amazon has them and doesn't say anything about back order but they're 2 - 3 weeks before they ship. Amazon is a little cheaper, $9.00 but I'll have duties and brokerage fees when it get here. L.E.M. takes care of the brokerage fees, which I pay up front. I should pull the trigger on one soon so my order will be there when they get them.
I could sell the old one and make a few bucks in the process but I think I'll keep it let visitor admire it.
I'm wondering what it's going to cost to ship it. Oh well. We do have an L.E.M. dealer in the city but his price is out of line IMO. Bought my grinder from him, 1/2 hp L.E.M and paid double what they cost online.
You can ship that to me. I'll give it a great home ;D
Great looking machine RAF.
I got my LEM 5# stuffer here: http://meatprocessingproducts.com/lem606.html
Enter coupon code MPP2010 at checkout and it's $10 off. Don't know about the shipping though.
That's the other place I looked but theirs is also backordered.
RAF
I picked mine up from Princess Auto. Sounds weird yes. But it works great.
Shipping was minimal from Winnipeg.
It has a crank and air valve and is super easy to clean. I dont have enough product left in the bottom of mine after stuffing to fill a cavity.
Highly recommended.
5 pound or 10.... well I got the 5. At some point I wished I got the 10. However to re fill the container 2 or 3 times is not the end of the world
and I dont know that I would be doing huge loads enough to justify the extra expense.
I remember someone mentioning Princes Auto before and was going to look. Their store is less than a mile from me.
Was it a L.E.M.? If not, is it stainless and what make? I'll drop in there later today to have a look.
RAF
It was me that mentioned that way back when
Its all stainless, piston type, vertical stuffer with a crank
I cannot qute remember who the manufacturer is but its very similar to a LEM
It comes with three stuffer tubes but I had to buy one for snack stix
One day I cranked about 20 pounds of salami through it in about 30 minutes
Another day I cranked 5 pounds of snak stix through in less than that
No buyers remorse and I am very happy I took the plunge and bought this
I have the LEM 5 LB and am very pleased. All metal gears, very easy to clean, fits in dishwasher.
I also usually place the empty canister in the freezer and then after I load with the ground meat it keeps the misture cold throughout the process.
Misplaced the wing nut that attahces the handle, contacted LWEM and they shipped overnight at no cost to me. Highly recommned
OS. I just came back from the local Princess Auto. No stuffers there. I looked on line and found it. $119. I see it comes with 3 stuffer tubes. What sizes are they and is there one to do snack sticks?
I just ordered the one from Princess Auto. It looks just like the L.E.M. except it has nylon gears. It was $119 Canadian so no exchange to worry about. Shipping and handling was $13.50 and of course the dreaded sales tax and GST. There won't be any duties or brokerage fees. Only concern is the stuffing tubes of which there are 3. If it doesn't have one for snack sticks I wing it. I have a couple, one plastic and one stainless steel and am sure they can be adapted to fit. Now I have to hurry up and wait :D
Congrats RAF. I got the LEM because of the metal gears, in case one of my helpers got a little agressive.
How much you wanna bet they're all made in the same factory in China.
RAF
I bought a SS tube from Bass Pro ( a LEM ) for stuffing snak stix
The other tubes are great for anything bigger
I have not had any trouble with my gears, I make sure I am theone cranking and a little common sense goes a long way
I love mine, I am sure you will love yours
And their guarantee is that they are not happy until you are
Sometimes plans fall apart :-\. This afternoon I got a phone call from Princess Auto. Seems they don't have the stuffer and won't get them for at least a couple of months. Wanted to know if I wanted to cancell my order. Told them yes.
Now I'll have to take a 2nd look at the LEM
Bummer. I looked around for the LEM and it's pretty much the same thing - all back ordered. Earliest estimated delivery was the end of May and some places won't ship to Canada.
Either there has been a real run on 'em or the factory burned down. >:(
RAF, that sucks. Try LeBaron. They have a lot of that stuff although the selection might be better in the spring or fall.
There is a place in Markham called "YES". They sell processing supplies. See if that helps. There is always Halfords in Alberta
or stuffers or that place in Sask someone was talking about.
Good luck with this. I will be curious to see what you get in the end.
Halfords is a someplace I hadn't thought of. A few years ago they sent me a catelog out of the blue. Seems they're pretty pricey though but I'll check their site.
You could try Stuffers. The other place is Ryteks ( Sausage ? cannot remember second word ) place in Buffalo but then you are looking at freight, duty and taxes. Gets expensive
I just checked Halfords site. They have 'em but no prices ???. I guess if you have to ask, you can't afford it. If prices are anything like their others, I'd need to take out a new morgage. An example is a Bradley OBS. $499.00 :o Think I'll take another look at L.E.M. and bite the bullet.
Stuffer ordered from LEM. Also order the stainless tube for doing snack sticks. Shipping price not bad so I'm over by $20 over the cancelled order. There is going to be exchange on the dollar but that's not a big issue since the dollar is almost at par. Brokerage fees, well, we don't know about that yet.
Hard to believe it's so difficult to get a stuffer. I'm sure you'll enjoy it. These things really work well.
I got my grinder and stuffer at the same place. The grinder came. The stuffer showed "Billing info received" for several days. So, I called them. They said "Gee, it's still sitting here." They offered to get it out and drop the shipping charge. I asked them to get it out "Next day shipping" AND drop the shipping charge. Done.
That's the way to get tough!
When I order they were back order to May 23, I believe. Since then I've checked and they were backordered until June 23. Figured I'd never get it. Today got an e-mail from LEM asking how I'd like it shipped. They gave me a couple of choices and the associated costs. I chose UPS. I'll still be responsible for taxes, duties and some brokerage fees when it gets here. I'm guessing that this e-mail means they now have them in stock.
After my last post I got to wondering if the stuffers were in stock. So to satisfy my curiosty I checked their site and sure enough, no mention of being back ordered. Should be getting it soon, I hope. Don't know how long it'll take 'cause I'm leaving the city for a couple of weeks of R & R at my cabin. I'll be leaving on the 25th. Oh well, there'll be a notice on the door and I'll stick my kids with the extra charges ;D. Chances are their mother won't allow that and I'll have to pay them back. How come she doesn't come to my rescue when I get stuck with some of their expenses ???.
This morning when I checked my e-mail there was another message from L.E.M. about my stuffer. I gathered it had been sent so I expected it sometime next week. This afternoon I was sitting and watching the US Open coverage and all of a sudden a big brown truck pulled up in front. Well, my stuffer is here. Had a quick look in the box and everything there including the extra tube for beer sticks. Have partially disassembled it and will was it later. Now I have to decided what it's first job will be ;). I leaning towards another Thuringer sausage but it might have to wait. Next week I'll be busy getting ready for our holidays. Oh well, it'll be here when I get back.
You fought a tough Battle and won!
Congrats on the stuffer.
I put the canister in the sink along with the other parts to give them a wash. Everything is covered in grease. Hot water and soap didn't do much so I gave them a 2nd wash. Still feels greasy. Put the canister, and plunger in the dishwasher and set it to sanitize and turned it loose. Seems pretty clean now and not greasy. Tomorrow I'll bolt it down to a piece of old counter top and it'll be ready to go.
Sounds like it was coated in a food-grade grease.