I don’t know many home cooks outside of those who
do a lot of hunting who have a need for a stand-
alone grinder. Although these usually come with a
wider assortment of plates and a bigger feed tube
and screw shaft, the motor is only as good as the
price you pay for it. Cheaper models will work no
better than stand mixer attachments, and more
expensive models are only necessary if you plan on
doing a whole lot of grinding. I grind way more meat
than the average cook, and my KitchenAid
attachment has yet to fail me.
The one distinct advantage that stand-alone
grinders have is that most of them have a reverse
function—a real time-saver if you are trying to chop
especially troublesome meat with lots of connective
tissue that gets caught in the blade.HOW TO GRIND IN A MEAT
GRINDER