Hi all, looking for a recommendation for a powerful, yet reasonably priced meat grinder. Primary, immediate use will be for making 25 lb test batches for developing sausage recipes, but other uses will be for grinding all types of meat and typically tougher cuts. I have used a hand grinder before and also an attachment for my KitchenAid mixer and am not happy with either. I am looking for either a size #12 or #22 and this will ultimately be located in a commercial meat processing business for doing small batch grinding. I don't need huge speed (throughput) but I really do need power so that I don't end up with a lot of clogs and binding, which I've had terribly with the other two methods I mentioned (and my knife blades and chopper plates are new so I know they're at least relatively sharp). If I could afford one, I'd just go buy a Hobart and I'm looking for one used now, but I'm curious if anyone else has had any luck w/ Globe, Vollrath, Pro-Kut or other brands? They're all much cheaper than Hobart and more suited to my budget. Many thanks for any thoughts.
TJ