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 Very Pleased with the Villaware V5267 Elite ProGrinder May 27, 2008
I received the ProGrinder sooner than expected. So far, I have made sausage patties from ground Pork Shoulder and Chili and Spaghetti from ground Chuck. I love the fresh taste. It is also nice to know the quality of the meat that you are cooking with. The texture of the meat, while mixing in ingredients as well as while cooking, is markedly better than the pasty, mushy feel of pre-packaged ground meats.
The grinder has only been in use three times, but has performed wonderfully. It goes through six pounds of chuck in a matter of minutes. It is easy to set up, easy to use, and easy to clean. Storage does take a bit more time as you need to coat the metal parts with cooking oil to keep them from rusting. But I do not find it overly bothersome. Just five minutes to protect the parts, and it's not like you will be grinding meat every day.
I follow the recommendations I have seen and cut the meat into long strips that will easily fit into the feed tube. Then put them in the freezer to harden a bit, but not freeze. After cutting the meat into strips, I put it on one of those metal thawing trays before putting in the freezer. The temperature conductivity of the tray works in reverse and it speeds up the process. While the meat is in the freezer, so are the metal parts I will be using, so everything stays cold.
When I feed in the strips, they are just pulled in by the machine. I've read that it is loud and was a bit worried, but it is much quieter than a blender. Nothing to make the neighbors upset, as long as it is not 2am.
It's too early to say anything about durability, but it seems sturdy and I am so far delighted with it.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Okay for raw chicken, bones and all Feb 17, 2008
I bought this grinder because I want to grind whole, raw chicken, bones and all, for cat food. It works okay for this, even though the directions clearly state, "No bones." For this purpose, use the largest of the three grinding sizes and work very slowly, alternating boney pieces with non-boney pieces. You can tell the grinder has to really work at those bones, so just give it time to do what you want it to.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 doesnt work Feb 08, 2008
i bought it and it doesnt spin so in that case it doesn't work so i am returning it
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Did not get all parts Oct 16, 2007
I can't use that Meat Grinder, because they did not send me all the parts.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 product ok, better options exist Aug 20, 2007
My girlfriend bought this model; I bought a food grinder attachment for my KitchenAid mixer. We use them to grind cooked channa (lentils) and pressure-cooked, tender lean beef. The VillaWare is ok. It makes a lot of noise and the griner attachment and food funnel move around while it grinds. The VillaWare basically does not feel solid. Yet it DOES do the job, with some extra effort relative to the KitchenAid attachment. The KitchenAid is a FAR superior product and costs literally half as much as the VillaWare, assuming you already have a KitchenAid mixer. No comparison here--the VillaWare is adequate; KitchenAid food grinder is vastly superior.
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