Hand mincer (for meat, not hands!)

HelenYorkshire

My parents have an old iron mincer, that screws to the edge of the table, pop meat in the chute at the top, crank the handle, and voila - mince meat! I think it had different sized holes / blades.

Are these still available anywhere??

I'd rather buy meat I can check then mince it myself :rolleyes:

Pink.

Hi Helen,

There are still a lot of these available on Ebay...I bought a lovely old cast iron one recently.

If you would prefer a new one have a look at Amazon, Lakeland or The Cook's Kitchen.

Pink

M.E.

My mincer is about 25 years old (bright orange) and sticks to the worktop with a rubber thing.
In true OS manner I have used the rubber thing as "lifter" when we were installing glass panes. Worked a treat.:rotfl:

thriftychick

I saw one today in my local charity shop (I noticed it because I remember my mum having one for years) so they might be a good place to look out for one.

ragdoll

I got mine from a charity shop I think from memory it was £3, it was still in its box but the leaflet looked very 60's.

I usually use mine for mincing cooked lamb to make a shepherds pie, I also chuck all the left over veg and stuffing through it, then just mix in the left over gravy and top with mash.

Lily-Lu

I bought one from Amazon a few years back. Think it was under £12 and I got free postage as well, as I bought a cheap book to put my order over £15 so that I could take advantage of their super saver delivery. It's a good, solid, heavy one too

Just found this one on Amazon. Not sure if it's identical to mine, but it's very similar.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kitchen-Craft-Cast-Tinned-Mincer/dp/B0001IX1SE/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1211473346&sr=1-6

betterlife

hi, you can buy one from most kitchen shops, i use to have one but i got a food processor free from freecycle which has an attachment for one which is electric so much better, yes i no it uses electricity but it minces very quickly and the meat doesnt get jamed up like it can sometimes in a handmincer. i would never be without mine, i never buy mince as im so fussy i always find a tube or something i dont like the look of. so i normally by basic frying steak or a cheap joint. a couple of days ago i bought some beef for about £3.50 minced it and made 5 hm burgers, 20 sml meatballs, and have froze enough to make a chilli with. each meal will feed me my hub and 3 children. i highly recommend mincing your own. you no its proper meat and not scrag ends and cow toe nail etc. also you can mince any meat, chicken, pork, turkey etc and any leftover cooked meats to go in pies, pasties, curries etc. hope this helps.

Stephen_Leak

There are new ones on eBay. Not only is your mince cheaper and you know exactly what it is made from, but also imagining that you are feeding people into it who've annoyed you recently feels so good ...

shopndrop

Does anyone mince their own meat. Have been buying some mince recently but found it to be quite fatty and don't like the idea of not knowing what is in it so thought about buying a mincer and doing my own from maybe braising steak? Had a look on Lakeland but could only find an electric one at almost £60 which means I would need to mince a lot of meat. Are the hand ones any good? Are they easy to clean or should I just forget about using mince?

Pink.

Hi shopndrop,

There's an earlier thread with mincer recommendations that might help so I'll add your post to it.

Pink

anguk

I've got this hand mincer from Lakeland:
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/meat-mincer/F/keyword/sausage/product/10118

The main reason I got that one is because it also has a sausage attachment, so I can just mince the pork then make sausages with it! It does the job very well and it's easy to clean.

One good thing about Lakeland is their customer service, if you're not very happy with a product they'll take it back and give a refund.