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Can you still buy mincing machines?

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I have just bought OH a burger maker from Lakeland.
He is in the kitchen happily playing with his new toy.
I have had real problems convincing him of money saving so glad I found something that works ;)

So instead of buying mince he would like to do his own. Can you still buy the old type mincing machine or is the alternative a food procesor?

Fond memories of my Mum spending hours mincing :D




Jelly
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  • moggins
    moggins Posts: 5,190 Forumite
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    You can still buy them but give e-bay a go first before you buy one
    new as they can work out quite expensive. It's a shame it's not summer as you can always pick them up from bootsales for about 50p.
    Organised people are just too lazy to look for things

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  • You can buy mincers. The best one, IMO, is the Moulinex. I think you can still get them from John Lewis, etc. It has a 600w motor. I've just given mine to my Mum, now that I have bought the mincer attachment for my Kenwood FM.

    You can also buy the old fashioned manual ones that you clamp to the table -there's a lot on Ebay, I think.

    I have an electric mincer going spare. It's not as powerful as the Moulinex, but you're welcome to it for the price of the postage. Also comes with the sausage stuffer tube thing.
    TL
  • lil_me
    lil_me Posts: 13,186 Forumite
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    AWT one in Argos which is a meat grinder and a sausage maker in one is about £70. Thats the only one I have seen in an actual shop. Sure other places will do them.
    One day I might be more organised...........:confused:
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  • lidl did one last year for about 20 quid i think. they will probably do it again 2007 but they sold out really fast.
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  • Kazonline
    Kazonline Posts: 1,472 Forumite
    Our local Makro have one at the moment - so others might if you know someone with a card. A lot cheaper than Argos, but sorry can't remember exactly how much (i keep thinking it's a masticating juicer - which I really want 'cause I want to grow & juice wheatgrass)
    Does mincing your own work out cheaper? I was under the impression that it doesn't?
    Kaz x
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    Someone burst my bubble and I lost the plot so no idea what I spent now... :(I will try to work it out.
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  • DawnW
    DawnW Posts: 7,757 Forumite
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    Keep an eye open in charity shops, second hand shops etc.
  • pipkin71
    pipkin71 Posts: 21,821 Forumite
    My mum and dad bought me a manual one a few weeks ago and I love it. They're selling on amazon new for £12 and you clamp it to the surface before mincing away.
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  • you can sign up for emails from both aldi & lidl and they will email you all their specials weekly.

    i imagine it would be cheaper depending on the quality of mince you normally buy, if you looked out for good reductions and minced this up. you could also mince up leftover roast etc. i imagine the main thing is that you know exactly what is in your mince.
    :love: married to the man of my dreams! 9-08-09:love:
  • dannahaz
    dannahaz Posts: 1,069 Forumite
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    Lakeland does one for £24. It works on a suction principle, is easy to clean, and comes with different sized blades inc something for pasta and something for sausages.

    http://www.lakelandlimited.co.uk/product.aspx/!10118


    FOr such a relatively low outlay, it would be worth giving it a go to see how you get on with it. If you really get into it and find it too small (or whatever) then you could sell it on Ebay and upgrade to a metal one
  • Mermaid
    Mermaid Posts: 146 Forumite
    What type of steak is right to use in the mincer? I guess I don't need fillet, but is stewing steak OK or should I go for rump?

    I make quite a lot of mince based meals for the rest of the family and was wondering about making my own mince. I have a 'Porkert mincer' mincer which I bought years ago from a hardware store, and thought that it would be better to produce my own mince as I know what goes into it (not keen on all the connective tissue etc that goes into cheap mince).

    Thanks,

    Mermaid
    You only get one go at life, so grab it where it hurts, shake it hard and get everything out of it you can!
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