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| The three new plates on top, with the original Kitchen Aid plate on the bottom. |
Although I’ve griped repeatedly about the sausage stuffer on
the Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer, I really can’t fault the actual meat grinder. The one thing I do find problematic is the
choice of grinding plates. You only get
two sizes of grinder plates: small but serviceable and too small to use. The grinder plate determines the size of your
mince, so if you want a larger, coarse grind, you’re out of luck.
But in “another reason I love the internet” moment, I found
like-minded machinists cutting their own custom grinder plates out of stainless
steel. While they’re not cheap ($7-9 a
plate), they really open up the versatility of the Kitchen Aid. So I purchased three different gauges off
ebay. Now I’m excited to try them out on
a dry-cured lamb sausage this weekend, which I’d like to make in the style of a
coarse-ground sopressata. The middle
size will be used for the pork fat, which should produce modest sized pieces,
but not the large cubes I hand-cut for my caul fat salami. The largest size would be used for much
larger chunks of meat and fat, if I wanted to do a particularly coarse salami.
16 comments :
Do you have a link where you bought the plates? I am searching for a plate with a simple square shape so I can do logs on a little heavier duty meat grinder we own. Thanks! -Kathryn
email: scratchbaking@gmail.com
Hi Kathryn,
Sure I bought them through an ebay shop called butcher-baker. Here's a link to one of the plates, but they also sell them individually and in various sets (3 plates, 5 plates, etc).
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-pc-SET-Meat-Grinder-plate-new-style-FGA-KitchenAid-Mixer-Food-Chopper-/251227366420?pt=Small_Kitchen_Appliances_US&hash=item3a7e516414
Nick
Here's a direct link to their store, this is probably more helpful:
http://myworld.ebay.com/butcher-baker?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
But in “another reason I love the internet” moment, I found like-minded machinists cutting their own custom grinder plates out of stainless steel. Vivarais H. Hightower
thanks for the guide, should be useful whenever I can afford/have the space for a meat grinder.lem meat grinder
Good work on this post! I really like the way you delivered your qualitative facts and how you made this fascinating and effortless to realize. Thank you!!
Hi,
I am thinking of buying this STX TF 4000, will I be able to use these additional plates withmy device?
what is the best size grinder plate holes for making the best hamburger?
Really it's a great article.
Cleaning blades of a electric meat grinder is difficult task. Thanks for sharing tips. meat grinder reviews
Very interesting and an eye opening blog, thanks for the article. I am going to be keen on selecting the perfect meat grinding plate as I am aware the grinding plates determines the size of the mince
Really helpful article. Thanks for sharing this article.
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