Grinder recommendation?

[KFhunter]

If I was going to buy a new grinder, I'd buy an LEM dual grind.

https://www.lemproducts.com/category/dual-grind

That dual grind is interesting,  I don't typically use the kidney plate on the first grind.   I wonder if you could use a 1/4 inch then a 1/8 inch plate behind that? 

can you just use a single plate if you wanted to do a 1/4 inch grind - mix spices - then finish with a 1/8 grind?   I suppose you could put the kidney plate at the end just to take up the space. 


too many questions to endorse this yet! 

[huntingfool7]

If I was going to buy a new grinder, I'd buy an LEM dual grind.

https://www.lemproducts.com/category/dual-grind

That dual grind is interesting,  I don't typically use the kidney plate on the first grind.   I wonder if you could use a 1/4 inch then a 1/8 inch plate behind that? 

can you just use a single plate if you wanted to do a 1/4 inch grind - mix spices - then finish with a 1/8 grind?   I suppose you could put the kidney plate at the end just to take up the space. 


too many questions to endorse this yet! 

I believe that's the way it comes set up.  1/4" plate first and finer plate second.  I don't know the answer to the second question. 

We always double grind.  Pushing once ground through is a lot more work than tossing cubes down the throat.

[KFhunter]

Oh gotcha,  I just had seen them using the kidney plate 1st on your link. 

[Stein]

They sell it as an attachment, may be able to add it to other grinders.  The first plate is very big because there isn't a blade before it so the meat has to be able to be pushed through the holes to hit the blade.  Looks like it is a very coarse grind on the first, probably just enough to be able to run it through the final plate.

Amazon has them for $150, not having to grind twice would be great as others have stated the second grind can often be a PIA.