We got a good deal on Bass Pro Shops® Electric Meat Grinders by LEM® Products. It is a #12 which is a 3/4 horsepower - waaaay more power than needed. The smaller one (#5 @ .25 HP) is sufficient .... evidently ‘somebody’ thought we’d be getting elk or moose in large numbers or butchering cattle by the herd! The LEMs are not cheap (#5 on sale at Bass Pro for $239 or thereabouts) but they are well-built & easy to clean - I see they now have an aluminum one, but ours is stainless steel. Basically, if it fits in the chute, it grinds! I read a lot of the comments on the Bass Pro site .... one of them suggested spending the $50 to get the foot pedal for start/stop & I highly recommend that as well - when you have messy hands from raw meat, being able to control the machine with your foot is very handy. Here are two links for you:
http://www.lemproducts.com/category/butcher-meat-grinders
My niece got a ‘small’ grinder at Cabela’s - don’t know the brand, but they’ve gotten two deer this year & are very happy with their grinder.
Thanks for the info. Kinda pricy for me. I’ll keep an eye out in case they have a sale. Might check Cabelas too.