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I debated weather I should post this in WAgrubs or guts. I chose, but it may not be right, so mods feel free to move.

We're looking for advice on meat grinders. We need something that can do bone (I assume none will do bovine bone?) for making our own raw dog food.

I know nothing. Where should I go to get smart? Where can I go to buy (preferably used)?

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Bone, I'd get a used commercial unit. Not some cheap Walmart or Cabelas Chinese junk that says it's heavy duty. Probably last a week.
I'd look at craigslist, or auctions.
See stuff like that at auctions all the time. Lots of meat places going out of business, a lot of supermarkets just order prepacked meat anymore and restaurants go out of business every day.
Or see if a restaurant supply store has demos or trade ins for sale.
Plan on grinding up a lot?

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I thought this was about sandwiches...….


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I thought this was about sandwiches...….


Dont try to be a gyro.

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zombie66 wrote:
I thought this was about sandwiches...….



I'd like ham, please, since ye offering :thumbsup2:

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zombie66 wrote:
I thought this was about sandwiches...….


Dont try to be a gyro.

That's a sub par pun!

OP, I saw a commercial electric unit as well as several manual cast iron models at Second Use, a Habitat for Humanity style surplus store down on 6th Ave, Seattle a month or so ago.


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joao01 wrote:
We need something that can do bone (I assume none will do bovine bone?) for making our own raw dog food.


Sorry, slightly off topic but . . . is it okay to grind up the bone? Little bits of bone won't hurt the dog?

Seems odd to me, but I don't know anything about this topic.

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joao01 wrote:
We need something that can do bone (I assume none will do bovine bone?) for making our own raw dog food.


Sorry, slightly off topic but . . . is it okay to grind up the bone? Little bits of bone won't hurt the dog?

Seems odd to me, but I don't know anything about this topic.


Exceptional source of calcium and phosphorus provided the intake is monitored so the blood levels remain safe.

Softer bones like fowl are preferred over beef and lamb just for ease of grinding.

A commercial machine with substantial power can grind up anything but expect to pay for that.

There is a commercial Hobart with a 7.5hp 220V 3 phase motor on CL for $1200. about 1/5th of what it sold for new and you can get a single phase motor that will run it. Might be overkill for your needs but will make short work of a bovine femur if you cut the bones into small enough pieces.

EDIT. at any rate here ya go
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bfs/ ... 10558.html


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dan360 wrote:
MadPick wrote:
joao01 wrote:
We need something that can do bone (I assume none will do bovine bone?) for making our own raw dog food.


Sorry, slightly off topic but . . . is it okay to grind up the bone? Little bits of bone won't hurt the dog?

Seems odd to me, but I don't know anything about this topic.


Exceptional source of calcium and phosphorus provided the intake is monitored so the blood levels remain safe.

Softer bones like fowl are preferred over beef and lamb just for ease of grinding.

A commercial machine with substantial power can grind up anything but expect to pay for that.

There is a commercial Hobart with a 7.5hp 220V 3 phase motor on CL for $1200. about 1/5th of what it sold for new and you can get a single phase motor that will run it. Might be overkill for your needs but will make short work of a bovine femur if you cut the bones into small enough pieces.

EDIT. at any rate here ya go
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bfs/ ... 10558.html


That's a hell of a grinder, but he just wants to make dog food not make bodies disappear!

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Kgbsucka wrote:
dan360 wrote:
MadPick wrote:
joao01 wrote:
We need something that can do bone (I assume none will do bovine bone?) for making our own raw dog food.


Sorry, slightly off topic but . . . is it okay to grind up the bone? Little bits of bone won't hurt the dog?

Seems odd to me, but I don't know anything about this topic.


Exceptional source of calcium and phosphorus provided the intake is monitored so the blood levels remain safe.

Softer bones like fowl are preferred over beef and lamb just for ease of grinding.

A commercial machine with substantial power can grind up anything but expect to pay for that.

There is a commercial Hobart with a 7.5hp 220V 3 phase motor on CL for $1200. about 1/5th of what it sold for new and you can get a single phase motor that will run it. Might be overkill for your needs but will make short work of a bovine femur if you cut the bones into small enough pieces.

EDIT. at any rate here ya go
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bfs/ ... 10558.html


That's a hell of a grinder, but he just wants to make dog food not make bodies disappear! crab bait


shush. :bigsmile:

but seriously tho any grinder capable of making quality product will be expensive--a Blendtec blender will do fowl bone and small pork ribs, and a helluva milkshake, too.


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dan360 wrote:
Kgbsucka wrote:
dan360 wrote:
MadPick wrote:
joao01 wrote:
We need something that can do bone (I assume none will do bovine bone?) for making our own raw dog food.


Sorry, slightly off topic but . . . is it okay to grind up the bone? Little bits of bone won't hurt the dog?

Seems odd to me, but I don't know anything about this topic.


Exceptional source of calcium and phosphorus provided the intake is monitored so the blood levels remain safe.

Softer bones like fowl are preferred over beef and lamb just for ease of grinding.

A commercial machine with substantial power can grind up anything but expect to pay for that.

There is a commercial Hobart with a 7.5hp 220V 3 phase motor on CL for $1200. about 1/5th of what it sold for new and you can get a single phase motor that will run it. Might be overkill for your needs but will make short work of a bovine femur if you cut the bones into small enough pieces.

EDIT. at any rate here ya go
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bfs/ ... 10558.html


That's a hell of a grinder, but he just wants to make dog food not make bodies disappear! crab bait


shush. :bigsmile:

but seriously tho any grinder capable of making quality product will be expensive--a Blendtec blender will do fowl bone and small pork ribs, and a helluva milkshake, too.


pork ribs is a good idea. We've though about using a vitamix to test it out.

for the other folks suggestions, I'm not in Puget Sound anymore, so used ones in the Seattle-Tacoma corridor don't do me any good.

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joao01 wrote:
dan360 wrote:
Kgbsucka wrote:
dan360 wrote:
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joao01 wrote:
We need something that can do bone (I assume none will do bovine bone?) for making our own raw dog food.


Sorry, slightly off topic but . . . is it okay to grind up the bone? Little bits of bone won't hurt the dog?

Seems odd to me, but I don't know anything about this topic.


Exceptional source of calcium and phosphorus provided the intake is monitored so the blood levels remain safe.

Softer bones like fowl are preferred over beef and lamb just for ease of grinding.

A commercial machine with substantial power can grind up anything but expect to pay for that.

There is a commercial Hobart with a 7.5hp 220V 3 phase motor on CL for $1200. about 1/5th of what it sold for new and you can get a single phase motor that will run it. Might be overkill for your needs but will make short work of a bovine femur if you cut the bones into small enough pieces.

EDIT. at any rate here ya go
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bfs/ ... 10558.html


That's a hell of a grinder, but he just wants to make dog food not make bodies disappear! crab bait


shush. :bigsmile:

but seriously tho any grinder capable of making quality product will be expensive--a Blendtec blender will do fowl bone and small pork ribs, and a helluva milkshake, too.


pork ribs is a good idea. We've though about using a vitamix to test it out.

for the other folks suggestions, I'm not in Puget Sound anymore, so used ones in the Seattle-Tacoma corridor don't do me any good.


Rgr that. Depending where you are in “Midwest” there are truckloads of commercial grade grinders on their CL/OfferUp/FB Marketplaces as well no doubt.

A Vitamix will do a whole chicken down into a paste that will chill up to the consistency of wet (canned) food.

You can stir in veggies after the fact as well.

Those sad little babyback pork ribs like what Applebee’s sells don’t last long in a Vitamix either.

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This is the grinder I have...Though I remember paying less for it.

https://www.onestopjerkyshop.com/tasin- ... t-grinder/

I made my own dog food for awhile, and it'll handle chicken bones and other soft bones (not cow, pork, etc.). It works pretty well.


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Bone, I'd get a used commercial unit. Not some cheap Walmart or Cabelas Chinese junk that says it's heavy duty. Probably last a week.
I'd look at craigslist, or auctions.
See stuff like that at auctions all the time. Lots of meat places going out of business, a lot of supermarkets just order prepacked meat anymore and restaurants go out of business every day.
Or see if a restaurant supply store has demos or trade ins for sale.
Plan on grinding up a lot?


Lots of experience with them? We have put thousands of pounds of meat through a Cabelas grinder. It still goes faster than you could feed it. Is there better out there, sure. For the money though, I'd think they are more than you need.

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