KitchenAid Meat Grinder and Sausage Stuffer Set 5KSMMGA

A well presented, quality item, that does the job of grinding things up. We use ours to make our dogs healthy meals as it works out cheaper than normal canned stuff if you get the meat from a large warehouse provider. Easy to clean up, although not dishwasher safe, so dont be tempted to shove this in with the dishes. A variety of discs gives different grind sizes and the provision of "sausage stuffers" is welcomed, although we have yet to try that feature.

This mincer is so easy to use. It works beautifully. Is easy to clean, comes with a great cleaning brush. Is well manufactured and all edges and surfaces are finished to a high standard. The storage box is surprisingly good too. So pleased already with this product! Highly recommended if you have a KitchenAid mixer.

The media could not be loaded. Very sturdy, easy to use and clean! Will not buy any minced meat anymore

Solidly built, Used it to make sausages for the first time. Need a little more practice to get all the links uniformed but really easy to use and it great knowing what is in my sausages.

Robust and works well but not cheap

Don’t waste your money on the plastic version of this. This is a fantastic piece of kit, very sturdy and well made. Do not put in dishwasher, wash by hand, easy to clean.

Having just received this item, for full disclosure I have yet to use this item, however, first impressions are that it is very heavy duty. I looked at the reviews prior to ordering (as with a purchase at this kind of money I wanted to know I was doing the right thing) and the first thing thing I noted on many of the one star reviews was that the metal item wasn't dishwasher proof and many had ruined it by putting it through a dishwasher.If you read the instructions it clearly says that these components are not dishwasher proof - in fact, the first thing I saw upon opening the box was a big white label stating 'metal components not dishwasher proof' written in 7 different languages. Sadly there is no cure for user error.Edit: So have now had this product for over a year and I'm happy to say it's still going strong. I've used it frequently for all sorts of jobs from making mincemeat for pie's, Scotch Eggs and Ravioli's to making sausages and chipolata's; I don't quite know how I ever got on without it. It's incredibly easy to use, dismantle and clean - it comes with a cleaning brush and yet, to date, I've not had to use it. The box it comes in is excellent in terms of being able to put things back where they came from for easy storage and to make sure nothing can get lost or damaged.I, personally, think it was worth every penny I paid for it and I would certainly recommend this product to any home cooks looking to branch out and try Charcuterie.

I looked at some of the alternatives when I initially saw the price, but after deliberating for a couple of weeks decided to bit the bullet and I’m glad I did.The set comes beautifully packaged and, for now, bits of it will have to live in the box. All of the metal parts are very well made and feel robust and up to the job. The grinding discs are steel and again, feel premium. There are also 3 grinding discs covering coarse grinding through to breadcrumb making.As others have pointed out, the metal pieces cannot be put in the dishwasher and there are warnings about this in the box and the manual. However, they provide a decent brush that makes it an easy job.Initially I’m using this for mincing and it does a wonderful job. For beef and lamb I’m doing a double grind and it works a treat, whilst turkey and chicken only require a single grind.I’m working up to making sausages, particularly some Boerewors, but not tried the sausage tubes yet.I 3D printed a case for the grinding discs (see photo) to stop them getting knocked about and it would be good if something like this came with the set just to protect the discs. As for the rest of it, yes it does take up a fair bit of space, but it’s well worth it.It’s not cheap but, in this case, you get what you pay for.