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Stylish Dinosaur
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I have the kitchen aid. We were gifted it for our wedding i think... it works, but dont waste your money.
The white one or the stainless one? The white one is garbage unless you replace the blades/plates (in which case it becomes "ok").
The newly designed stainless one is basically just a standard grinder of the same basic design that's been in use for a century. I believe it even takes #8 grinder plates and blades (but I could be wrong on the size).
As long as you have one of the "big boy" kitchenaids, you are looking at a .6 to .8 hp motor power (not sure how it gets geared down, but it doesn't have to run through the mixing-paddle planetary gear).
The biggest downside is that if you have a big lift bowl mixer, the whole thing ends up really high in the air. If you are short, you probably can't even see into the input tube and the output ends up way above your bowl.
If making sausage, it is more important to get a dedicated stuffer. Trying to stuff with a grinder attachment is bad bad bad.