meat grinders

[LibrarianMom]

Hello! I received a meat grinder for Christmas. So far I've used it to grind round steak into ground beef and plan to grind some pork loan roast later this week. Can anyone share their favorite items to grind, best recipes, and any alternative uses for their meat grinders?

[zaichiki]

:lurk5:

[BeckyFL]

My mom used to put left over ham and sweet pickles through the grinder to make the best ham salad. :-)

[Spy Car]

If it has a "stuffing attachment" or you can use an outboard one, it can be fun to make your own sausages.

 

Bill

[chickenpatty]

I want to get one to grind pork for making egg roll filling. Ground pork is relatively expensive around here.

[Strengthen My Hands]

My husband loves ham balls

 

 

 

Ham Balls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 ½ lb Ground Ham(2 ½)

1 lb Ground Pork (1 2/3)

1 Cup Cracker Crumbs (1 2/3)

2 eggs

1 Cup Milk (1 2/3)

Combine ham, pork, cracker crumbs, egg and milk. Mix thoroughly and form into balls. Place in baking dish and pour sauce over meat balls. Bake in a 350° oven for 1 hour. Baste often.

Sauce:

1 Cup Brown Sugar

¼ Cup Vinegar

¾ Cup Water

1 tsp Dry Mustard

Cook sauce until sugar is dissolved.

[Denise in Florida]

Eagerly watching for suggestions. :coolgleamA:

 

I have a meat grinder attachment for my Oster, the only time I use it is to make cranberry relish during the holidays. 2 bags cranberries, 4 or 5 peeled oranges and sugar to taste.

[LibrarianMom]

I do have the stuffer attachments and am looking forward to trying my own sausage. I'm also planning to do some ground chicken and definitely ham as well. I recall my mom used to grind up cooked roast to make kind of a steak salad, but I don't recall liking it very much. I think I could do that though to make a quick filling for enchiladas or something. Other suggestions?