Meat Mincer

[Fletcher 0]

For those people who bought one of these http://www.northerntooluk.com/products.asp?partno=168630E how is it performing, any problems.

Cheers

[Ratman2 2]

Excellent bit of kit at a bargain price. Just remeber to clean it and dry it well after each use, and I apply a drop of veg oil to the cutter and screen just to keep it sweet.

[sue 1]

i had one once it broke where the handle is fastened to the screw bit

[mooster 1]

Funny you should raise this topic as I was going to put up a post about mincers this week.

I remember Ditch shitter advising that the "chub" dog food you can buy is good for ferrets as it contains minced up bones which are great for ferrets digestion.

I realised that I was wasting a lot of rabbit carcass after removing all the meat for myself and the ferrets and remembered my mother using the old fashioned mincer to mince meat when I was a kid.(I think everyhousehold had one in the 50's and 60's.)

I had to search loads of charity shops and eventually found one.

After all the easy meat has been cut off I just put the carcass through the mincer and grind away.

The resulting mince is absolutely gobbled up by the ferrets and my dog as well.

Best quid I have spent in ages!

[skycat 6,173]

Ours broke on the handle too: the ring bit that fits over the screw: they sent us a whole new mincer. Must admit haven't used it since as we managed to find an electric one second hand: God, that's easier even if we do have to smash the rabbits up a bit first.

To be honest, if your'e only doing a couple of rabbits at a time, smash the bones a bit with an axe as I don't really think this manual one is designed for that much pressure on the handle. It's only a cheap alloy by the looks of it and can't cope with bones very well.

[Guest craftycarper]

i got two that resemble that but half the width as they have a g clamp underneath for attatching to a worktop, i've found mine a bit cumbersome...was thinking of looking for a electric one with a decent motor