561015 Mon Sep 29 08:00:44 -0700 2008 7 41 Cookware 0 4069474 Any comments about how effective/efficient these add-ons are? Mon Sep 29 08:00:44 -0700 2008 227182 speake 1 4069979 The K.A.grinder, and sausage stuffer, will produce professional results, but on a limited family style scale. The various parts are fairly easy to clean, but this is a problem with all the rest, too, as you don't want any carry-over. My only objection to the K.A. grinder is that the loading tube is way higher than the already high K.A. machine, so it is better to set up on a waist-height table for easier feeding. Some people say you need two persons to feed the sausage device, but I have made good, well stuffed sausages with two hands. This is a good addition to the K.A. machine, and I consider it important now in my kitchen, as I want to grind my own hamburger from selected meat. Mon Sep 29 10:45:16 -0700 2008 4069474 56131 jayt90 1 4070498 I'll second what Jay says but I will also recommend that if you decide to purchase the grinder also purchase the large loading tray that is available. I grind my own beef, pork and chicken and I wouldn't have it any other way. I can control any contamination in a way that I know it;s correctly done. Mon Sep 29 14:03:05 -0700 2008 4069474 215379 Grillncook 1 4071391 I recently replaced my old, weak mixer with a KA and purchased the grinder & large food tray. I've used it several times and am very pleased with it. I am on the short side and the KA is set up on a regular height counter. I have to stand on a step stool to use it! I suspect folks 5'9" or taller shouldn't have much problem with this. If you were trying to process large amounts of meat at one time it might be wiser to get a dedicated grinder. I have ground 7 lbs. at one time and it has been fine for my use. Mon Sep 29 22:02:03 -0700 2008 4069474 111267 meatn3 2 4072195 Thanks all. Just the comments I needed to hear. My height isn't a problem (6'3")... it's my weight! Tue Sep 30 09:37:23 -0700 2008 4071391 227182 speake 1 4073651 Nothing but praise from me either. At this point, I actually use my KA as much for meat grinding as I do mixing, if not more. Tue Sep 30 23:46:06 -0700 2008 4069474 17548 BarmyFotheringayPhipps 1 4073837 My husband used the KA meat grinder for years, and if was fine until I got an Electrolux Assistent mixer and he bought the meat grinder attachment to go with it. It was like night and day. He couldn't believe that he had lived with the KA grinder for so many years. The EA was way faster, and the meat was more precisely ground to the texture that he wanted. Wed Oct 01 05:29:59 -0700 2008 4069474 34558 roxlet 1 4073880 It's good and is worth the price but it is only as powerful as the motor on your mixer. Mine starting straining after years of use. The mixer was used more for meat grinding than mixing. I purchased a Tasin TS 108 electric grinder for little more than the price of the KA attachment. If you have the room for a dedicated grinder and grind a lot of meat then bypass the attachment and get a dedicated grinder if not the attachment will most likely meat your needs. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AXDVK/ref=cm_rdp_product_img Wed Oct 01 06:01:41 -0700 2008 4069474 89493 scubadoo97