Homemade Sausage Making

Hi Guys

I up for buying a mincer and would like recommendations for a 240V unit that can used here Downunder.

Would prefer to buy it here in Oz as i reckon the shipping would kill me on a heavy item.

Cheers

Steve

Hi Steve,
I bought a # 22 mincer, all stainless,in Brisbane. Obviously Chinese made, on Ebay.
I have had it for about 12 months now and I am convinced that it will outlast my grandkids.
Most of them come with 2 knives and 4 plates now.
Cheers Mate,
Jan.

Hi Steve

It is also a good idea to have one knife for every mincer plate and keep them as a set . They will wear together and do a much better job
The Italian made ones are very good but are expensive, like reber or tre spade. Dont buy the small kitchen ones like i did once. They are useless. I would get either a 22 or 32. I have a 42 but it is too big. Try Sydney supply co.

Cheers

Thanks Guys

Might have to play with the Kenwood #5 attachment at the moment. Will get some new blades and knives from Butcherquip (same as Butcherathome.com.au) until i can afford the real thing.

Cheers

Steve

Steve,
The #22 all stainless mincer with 2 knives and 4 discs sell for around $ 4-500 dollars some sellers ship for free.
When we used to make salami long ago, everything was hand minced, a big hand mincer works very well, they are cheap too, especially as an interim solution.
Beats a bloody Kenwood hands down, they don't mince and stuff very good, just buy a hand mincer with a funnel for a proper job.
Cheers,
Jan.

I bought a real cheapy from Aldi. Seems to be working fine for me.

Picked up extra Kenwood plates and knife via Gumtree for $30.
Have been looking out for a good mincer but finances dictate at the moment so i'll deal with what i've got until i really get pissed off

Unfortunately, Aldi aren't over here yet.

Thanks for all the suggestions

Cheers

Steve

Hey which one did you buy? Can you please share some pictures of it?

Hi Corey

I ended up with an attachment for the Kenwood mixer, same as this one http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/KENWOOD-CHEF ... 232d4665c9

I ran a kg of pork scotch fillet (pork butt) through it the other day and all was good. Made excellent burgers

Cheers

Steve

Hi Steve. just bought a Trespade #22 mincer from butcherquip in Perth and various size mincer plates. Works well and are on special at the moment for $599. Used yesterday for the first time and seems very well made. I have a much bigger one but although good for big jobs is a pain in the rear if you only want to mince a couple of kilos.

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http://www.butcherquip.com.au/

Wow!! 600 bucks! Gotta run a lot of meat before that pays for its house space.

Done 16 animals so far this year. It will pay for itself very soon i think

I broke my mincer attachment for the Kenwood yesterday, so I have been researching a standalone.
I found a really good fully stainless steel #12 on Ebay. It's H-TK-M12 model, and should be here in a couple of days. It's $439 and should be well and truly up to the task. Comes with 4 plates and 2 knives.
Anything bigger would be overkill, since I only make small volumes of sausages.
Ursula

oneills, Hi, just saw you have purchased the tre spade #22 mincer. Ive been tossing up between this, or the Reber or Fabio Leonardi machines.

I just wondered if your happy with the machine, ive been told the cover makes them overheat if you use them for a long time.

I do about 100 to 150kg of meat once a year for salami, do you think it would be big enough for that? any feedback would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Rick

Hi Rick,
A #22 Tre Spade Mincer is a quality machine. I don't expect any hassles with them whatsoever.
Cheers,
Jan.