New Rand Stainless Steel #10 Manual Meat Grinder / Sausage Stuffer and Tubes 304

Internal tolerances could be better, but not a show stopper by any means. Mostly SS used, which is more than I could say of competitors claiming to be SS.

Works great, grinds fine enough for bratwurst with just one pass through... I take the die plate off when I'm running it back through into casings and it works fine. The clamp could be a bit deeper as it isn't for thick tables or tables with a wide lip around the bottom. Blade is plenty sharp, just make sure you chill your meat first or it will turn it into pink slime. Nowhere near as fast as they claim, but it gets the job done. It could feasibly do 180 pounds an hour if you somehow hooked a motor to it, but your arm just can't go that fast.

New Rand Stainless #10: This machine looks like it came off the same "mold" as the LEM Products #10 (see my review). In fact, I think they were manufactured by the same company and Rand put their sticker over the name on the box.Differences: It has a higher quality plastic handle and comes with only one a non-standard diameter fine grind plate.Common: Everything else, including the undersized plate opening (see description below).I concur with the other reviews regarding the Stainless Steel material and generally good build quality. The maximum clamp opening (base mount) is approximately 1.25 inch thick (thinner than a 2 X 4 - I had to rip it down) and wouldn't fit my standard countertop.My biggest "beef" is the diameter of the opening where the cutting disk seats appears to be less than the 2 3/4 inch standard diameter. There are indications the the accompanying cutting disk has been altered (ground down) to fit this substandard size. Standard 2 3/4 inch diameter disks purchased from two other vendors will not fit/jam which results in the threaded locking ring cannot be installed. It looks like there is enough material to open the diameter using a "dremmel" and a tungsten alloy grinding bit. I am an aerospace repair Engineer and think I can fix it. Otherwise, purchasers are either stuck using only the provided special cutting disk (fine grind), making their own modifications, OR faced with the awkwardness of returning this heavy item. I intend to take my digital caliper home tonight and more precisely measure the opening vs. the new cutting disks. More later . . .

This is a solid grinder. I love that it is mostly stainless steel. Since I wash it immediately after use, I have not had an issues with cleaning it. The two parts made of carbon steel should be dried immediately after washing or they will develop rust, but this is easy to avoid. Since it is my first manual grinder, i do not have anything to compare it too, but highly recommend it to anyone. It clamps down very tightly ,and is stable while grinding. The lever is very easy to turn, and as long as the meat can fit into the opening, it works perfectly. I like it a lot.