KitchenAid Metal Food Grinder Stand Mixer Attachment

I just purchased this item. I have had a grinder attachment for my Kitchenaid for about 15 years, but it is the original and it is plastic - granted it is a heavy plastic, but still plastic. It works perfectly, I am upgrading to metal. The grinder attachment itself is amazing and I use it a lot. All the attachments work exactly as they are designed to, and work very well. The price is right on this item, too. Looking forward to adding this to my large collection. A must have if you love good burgers. I grind brisket and, short ribs and sirloin and my burgers are incredible. But it does everything it is supposed to do very well.

It's been 7 months now and after using it once a week that entire time I can say with full confidence that it's a great product. It works flawlessly with the Kitchen Aid stand mixer, it has everything you would need. It's easy to use and is very robust. It comes apart easily for cleaning, the included brush makes short work of that. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars (I would have given it 4.5 stars if that was an option) is the cost for the unit very obviosly represents the quality of the product but it could have included a blade per plate and a larger dia sausage stuffer (had to purchase separately) at this price point.

I bought the metal food grinder attachment about a year ago and it sat on a shelf all this time until I decided to make my own hamburger mix using beef chuck and pork shoulder. I think I was more afraid of cleaning the grinder than actually using it but after the first use, I found out what a great job it does on grinding meat and how easy it is to clean! The unit comes apart down to just the right size and parts to make cleaning a breeze!! The hamburger patties I was able to make from scratch were a big hit and everyone wanted to know how I got just the right taste. . .they thought it was store bought!!! This is my new favorite.

I decided to buy this at the last minute when my husband and son needed to grind deer meat...honestly I was worried and scared to death it was going to blow up my beautiful mixer I have waited half of my adult life wanting! The packaging is awesome and everything you get in this box for $79 is great! It was super easy to set up and it ground up quite a bit of meat! My mixer was very easy to clean up and now it’s back to making cookies and all...so if you’re like me and you’re thinking purchasing this may be against your better judgment...rest easy because it is worth it and your mixer CAN do it! I will be purchasing the other available attachments:)

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My daughter bought me the 5 quart KitchenAid mixer for Christmas. After I registered the 5 quart mixer and was browsing KitchenAid site, and saw I could add attachments to the mix I knew I would have give the Metal Food Grinder Attachment a try. And I am so glad I did. I had a 50 year hand grinder, it would take me 2 hours to grind the meat by hand. With the Metal Food Grinder Attachment it takes 1/3 of time to grind all of the meat, with no sweat at all. easy clean up . Just wash up in kitchen sink. I am complete satisfied. Just hope KitchenAid will look into the development of a meat tenderizer ,I am sure it would be a great seller