527565 Tue Jun 10 07:51:46 -0700 2008 9 41 Cookware 0 3766312 I'm looking for a high quality meat grinder that is not electric (also, I don't have a kitchenaid so I can't use their attachment). Does anyone have any recommendations? I would prefer a grinder that comes with all the attachments (sausage stuffer, etc.). Thanks Tue Jun 10 07:51:48 -0700 2008 181505 westvillager02 1 3766538 I'm also interested if anyone can recommend an electric grinder. My budget is about $100... Tue Jun 10 08:55:09 -0700 2008 3766312 181505 westvillager02 1 3780802 I just got done researching this subject (electric models) and got this one http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_36989_36989 I just love it. It's very fast, a little noisy. I can't believe it's only $100. Sat Jun 14 14:35:55 -0700 2008 3766312 43366 holmgren 2 3781281 I have the Tasin TS 108 which is nearly identical to the NT ones but boasts a little higher wattage. I know the OP wanted manual and not electric so here is the northern tool page that list several non electric grinders http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/category_6970_763591+769446 Sat Jun 14 19:40:28 -0700 2008 3780802 89493 scubadoo97 1 3781356 Here’s a site for sausage making info, ingredients, and equipment. http://www.sausagemaker.com/ This site has non-electric everything. http://www.lehmans.com/ Sat Jun 14 20:33:54 -0700 2008 3766312 10743 yayadave 1 3814146 I don't know how to judge it's quality, but you can give mine a good home. It's your basic tinned iron, c-clamp model with 3 discs and the sausage funnel thing. I've kept it in good shape but don't use it any more. But there doesn't seem to be any way to contact posters directly ... Wed Jun 25 19:17:13 -0700 2008 3766312 53530 Zeldog 2 3893876 Zeldog, if you still have that meat grinder, I'm interested in giving it a good home. Wed Jul 23 07:26:35 -0700 2008 3814146 12359 monkeyrotica 1 3840942 We have a Porkert hand-cranked meat grinder, and we really love it. It's a small clamp-on model, it can handle 1-2 pounds of meat per minute, and the housing+parts are made of heavy duty tin-plated cast-iron. This model has a very small footprint and can be clamped to a counter or tabletop. I think ours cost around $50 last year. The Porkert company has been around since 1906, and they claim to have patented this particular meat grinder design. Their grinders come with a lifetime warranty. You can find them at Sur La Table (at least, you could a few months ago) and on the internet. My Eastern European grandmother's Porkert grinder was a workhorse- she cooked a ton of amazing food, and she always ground her own meat. She hated the KA attachments- she said they got too warm too quickly, and that the fat and meat needed to stay cold in order to be distributed evenly throughout your ground meat. If you're an Alton Brown fan, it's worth reading the transcript on his episode about grinding meat. You'll learn a bit about his grinder preferences, techniques, and how to keep it clean with all those crevices where raw meat can stick. http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/Season... There are other threads on this subject, too... a start: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/516760 http://www.chow.com/grinder/3425 http://www.chow.com/search?search%5Bquery%5D=meat+grinder&Search.x=27&Search.y=10 Sat Jul 05 13:52:21 -0700 2008 3766312 183643 sfumato 1 3855921 Thanks everyone for the responses. I ended up getting the electric model from Northern Tool (it was a little over $100 with shipping) and it's great. I did my first home-ground hamburgers and they were fantastic. I can't wait to start making sausage! Thu Jul 10 08:23:16 -0700 2008 3766312 181505 westvillager02 2 3857074 Cool!! I ground 6 lbs of meat yesterday and it took all of around 10 min once set up Thu Jul 10 13:22:29 -0700 2008 3855921 89493 scubadoo97