how fast can you grind meat with a manual meat grinder

[luger]

How fast can you grind meat with a manual meat grinder? How hard or long would it take to do 50lbs?

Thanks for the help

[Pioneerman]

would depend on the size of the grinder and size you want to grind it to, and if your blades are sharp. I started doing it once 30 years ago and decided to take it some where and get it done

[horshur]

it won't take more then an hour but your plate on the grinder is important..too small of a plate and you are bound up by sinew all the time...my experience is too use a large plate course grind.

[markomoose]

An hour and a bit with two people and a couple beer breaks!

[Kopper]

hook a drill up to it.

[boxhitch]

Only 50 pounds ? Maybe an hour for 3 grinds, allowing for a couple of plate cleanings.

[Daybreak]

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[luger]

Thanks for the help guys.
I'm a mechanic and I have a 18 volt 1/2 impact pushing out 600ft lbs of torque. Would that work ? Haha!!!

[Spirit's Master]

Just did 3lbs+ fat in less than 10 minutes for tonight's Venison burgers and meatballs for tomorrow night. That's with my #10 cheapo Cabela's model with a 3/16" plate. I find it easier to grind slightly frozen meat, it seems to go through my plate a bit easier. Beer helps too.

cwf

[358mag]

Depends if your have forearms like Popeye or Olive Oil
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[Jmazu]

I hook up a 1/2'' corded drill to mine. Takes no time at all, just the same as using a powered meat grinder. did about 150lbs this fall in 45 mins or so with a couple plate cleanings. Put a bolt where the handle threads on and use a socket on the drill and you are ready to go!!

[caddisguy]

Just had my second grinding experience (manual) now. We have a 40 year old hand grinder from my mother in law. Small plate and dull blades I think lol

We just ground up 3.5 lbs of bear. It took our assembly line (me cutting up chunks for the grinder and the wife doing the hard work) 30 minutes. Amateurs, I know...

We're going to have a burger night, cook up the rest of the ground meat and mix it in with a bunch of lunches in microwavable glass containers (probably taco mixes, burger patty and stir-fry lunches) then re-freeze. Seems like we'll be running out of bear just in time for bear season. Amazing how long an animal will last two people... 2-4 meals a week for a year.

[IslandBC]

Anyone ever tried the Kitchener 250 watt Meat grinder? Says it does 2lbs of meat per minute.. is it good??