Meat Grinders

A meat grinder turns trimming and grinding into a home task: fresher burgers from cuts you choose, sausage with your own seasoning and fat ratio, and game or bulk meat processed without a trip to a butcher. Grinder size, motor power, and plate options decide whether that is a satisfying Saturday job or a slow, jam-prone chore.

The guides below separate dedicated electric grinders from stand mixer attachments, and occasional burger grinding from seasonal game processing. Start with the ranked list, then use the focused guides for burgers, sausage, and game, the STX and LEM head-to-heads, and the buying guide to match a grinder number to your volume honestly.

Start by matching grinder number to your real batch, not your biggest hope. A KitchenAid attachment or a compact Sunmile suits a few pounds of burgers, a No. 8 from LEM or Weston suits weekly grinding and one animal at a time, and No. 12 and No. 22 models suit bulk and game days. The ranked list, focused guides, reviews, head-to-heads, and fixes in this hub all use the same measures: head size, honest power, plates included, and cold, well-trimmed meat.