Weston (36-1001-W) #10 Manual Meat Grinder & Sausage Stuffer Reviews

I wanted to get a meat grinder for a while, and finally bought this one. After following the directions I learned via google, I put the grinder in the freezer for hours before using it. I sliced the meat into strips (don't cube it) and hardened them in the freezer, (don't freeze it, just make it very stiff) Turn the handle until you get the largest opening in the auger, push your product in the gap, and begin grinding. If everything is cold enough you will not have any issues. You will have to tighten the clamp frequently as the nylon shim that protects your counter-top has some 'squish' . As soon as you finish grinding put your product in the fridge, disassemble your grinder, and use hot tap water to rinse out the residual meat. I collected all the residual meat, and it was only enough to make one meatball, so I'd skip the 'put balled up paper towels through to push out leftover meat'. While turning the grinder's handle, you can tighten the front ring (by hand) until everything is smooth, you'll want the blade pressed snugly against the plate, but not so tight it binds up. The coarse plate made for a little concern, but when we made our hamburger patties and cooked them, they held together, and made nice burgers!! I'm very pleased. Just remember, keep everything cold!!!! If you are right handed, you'll want to help steady the grinder with your left. Put a nice thin glove on before your nitrile gloves to help keep from freezing your hand lol. (The first mix I tried was 1.5lb Chuck, .4 Skirt, .2 Bacon...too much bacon, I'd go with just 1oz bacon next time)

Got this for my husband so he could grind up his goose meat from this fall. It arrived on time and in good condition. It's easy to use and to clean. Husband loves it!

The grinder arrived at my door with the handle sticking out of the box. I opened the box and found someone at the factory had cross threaded the ring nut during assembly. I noticed a lot pits inside the grinder both on the screw and the walls. Very poor casting quality. I boxed back up and took back to Walmarts. I have since ordered another from a different Manufacture and not thru Walmarts!!! Poor all the way around!!

This is a beautiful piece of equipment. I wanted to start making my own Sausage and this works great!

I was disappointed on the grinding meat performance. It worked on grinding vegetables but not for meat. I did follow the instructions but it will still spin the meat without grinding it. You have to open the machine and start over…. If you have used in the past an old style grinder you will be disappointed about this one, but if you don’t know how a grinder should work maybe you can get used to this one. I had to return mine.

Very good product. We were looking for a meat grinder and sausage maker, and we weren't disappointed. With two people, it was pretty easy to make some 30 pounds of sausage in less than 4 hours. Not bad! I would reccomend this product. It made great boudin sausage from a Louisiana recipe we found online!

It does not work as a meat grinder. It does not work as a sausage stuffer. Was received missing the 10mm grinding plate. This thing should not be sold as a meat grinder. Should be reclassified as rustic relic. and the rust is what happens when you put it in the dish washer for the first time use. Overall rating is the minimum needed to file this review. Should be zero star.

My parents wanted this because one of their friends had mad cow disease and recently passed away. They grew suspicious of ground beef and wanted one of these. This meat grinder suits them well. Coarse cut option is perfect for chili and meatballs. Thin cut is like the store sold. Plus you can have the leanest beef possible at a very low price.

I've read alot of bad reviews on other sights about this product. It is not the most precise castings and very lightweight metal so treat it like a toy almost. Be careful to get the screen tightner threaded straight and tight enough the blade cuts but not too tight that it cranks hard and pulls off the counter. So far it has worked as expected.

This product SMELLED terribly bad. It smelled like a wet towel. It did not grind the meat what so ever, its stirred it basically. I know that it was an inexpensive grinder, but it did not work even for a moment. Sorry.