Northern Industrial #12 Electric Meat Grinder
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Grinds 176 lbs. of meat per hour! Turns fowl, beef, vegetables and other foods into tasty meat loaf, sausage, sauces and more. 110V motor has on/off switch, plus reverse. Fine, medium and coarse plates, Kubbe and sausage stuffer attachments. 16in.L x 7 7/8in.W x 13 5/8in.H. This model now comes with round buttons.
Product Specs
Key Specs
Power Supply | Electric |
Capacity Per Hour (lbs.) | 176 |
HP | .5 |
Volts | 110 |
Watts | 1,000 |
Motor Speed - No Load (RPM) | 1,725 |
Hopper Size (in.) | 11 1/2 x 7 1/4 at wide end and 6 1/2 at smaller end |
Inlet Diameter (in.) | 2 1/2 at Top and 1 3/4 at Bottom |
Outlet Diameter (in.) | 2 1/2 |
Plate Diameter (in.) | 2 3/4 |
Size of Plate Holes (in.) | Fine, Medium, Coarse |
Stuffing Tubes Included | Yes |
Overall Dimensions L x W x H (in.) | 16 x 7 7/8 x 13 5/8 |
Additional Specs
- Speed of motor without loading: 1725 RPM. After going through gear reduction the speed comes down to 300 RPM
- Power consumption is 1000 Watts, while output is 600 Watts
- Internal parts are all metal
- Gear: 2-pc. carbon steel
- Shaft: carbon steel
- Knife: carbon steel
- Corkscrew: cast aluminum
- Hopper Plate: cast aluminum
- Has reverse switch
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A Great Grinder/Stuffer,
March 7, 2007
By Sausageking
from Annapolis, MD
"I did a great deal of research before selecting this grinder. Suffice it to say, this is a great product at a great price and I have found no others that come close in quality in this price range. My Grinder/Sausage Stuffer came with 3 stuffing tubes while the product specs listed only one ( pleasant surprise). I use it primarily for grinding and stuffing all types of sausage. It is a superior product with all metal food contact parts. The "ON" switch can also be "pulsed" by pushing it in partway, an important feature when stuffing sausage. All the critical parts can be easily removed for cleaning (and boiling) if you sterilize the unit after using (which you should).
The only improvement that could possibly be made is not with the product, but with the instruction manual. The manual instructs you to remove the grinder plate and cutter when installing the stuffing tube for stuffing sausage. This will not work as the grinder plate also serves as the front bearing surface for the auger. When removed, the auger is not supported at the front and will work its way out from the motor housing connection socket. (no big deal as it comes out for cleaning anyway, but you can't stuff sauges in this configuration). So, I put the grinder plate and blade back in, then put on the stuffing tube and "wala", it worked like a charm. So if you choose, grind and stuff in one operation. If you choose not to do it this way, put in the larger grinding plate when you get ready to stuff so you don't get a "double grind" that is finer than you desire!
I can't say enough good about this machine. It is heavier duty than any I have found in this price range, has a powerful motor and the grinding disks (3 sizes come with the machine) and cutter blade appear to be made from tool steel. The auger, collar, auger housing, and meat tray are all cast aluminum. It has built in cord storage and wieghs more than you would expect. Kudos to Northern Tool, they scored a winner with this product!"
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Overall Rating:
5
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5
Great value, great product-Highly recommend.,
March 7, 2007
By romova
from Leesburg VA
"The meat grinder has worked very well for me, better than I expected for the cost of the unit compared to other models I evaluated. I bought it as an interim solution until I could get a larger HP unit, but am thinking now I won't need it. I was very surprised how quickly it ground a deer without cutting it into small pieces, as i'd had to do previously with a comparably priced unit. I also didn't have any problems with it clogging with connective tissue or tendon-surprisingly as I just ran the meat through to give it a good test. It didn't even slow down. The cutter was clean when done, unlike others I had to clean out several times while processing a deer. It is also an unusual cutter blade, shaped like a propellor pushing the meat towards the cutting disk, unlike others that were just a flat knife. It saved alot of time and aggravation. I never got a chance to try to reversing switch as it wasn't needed, but if/when it will be good. The storage area that allows keeping the parts with the unit was something I really like too. Cord storage was nice too. A great value, I would highly recommend."
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5
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Gettin' it done fast,
November 23, 2006
By CaptE
from Missouri
"My good friend and hunting buddy recently used my newly purchased grinder to process meat from two deer we took during the high power season here in MO. We ground a little over 60 pounds of venison in a little over 20 minutes. Last year with a hand grinder it took well over two hours to grind a comprable amount of meat. The grinder preformed flaulessly. It never strained no matter how fast we were pushing the meat into it, and the strainer never clogged. The three strainers along with the metal pan, and grinding head make this a very versitile product. Clean up was easy, just put all of the moving parts in the dish washer. I would recommend that the steel strainer head be removed after the wash cycle and hand dried then coated with some oil to prevent rusting.
P.S. My friend was so impressed with the performance of my grinder, he has asked me to order one for him. ."
P.S. My friend was so impressed with the performance of my grinder, he has asked me to order one for him. ."
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5
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Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!,
November 23, 2009
By Mcoop
from Rome, GA
"This grinder will grind anything. I am seriously thinking about trying to grind up some old tires or something. It will do well over 170 lbs. an hour. It destroyed every bit of deer meat I had in no time at all. I haven't used the stuffer yet but I am anxious to try it. I will definately be looking at some of NTE's slicers!!"
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Great Product,
November 6, 2009
By danzig86
from Hamburg,ar
"have had this for 6 years and it still works like the day i took it out of the box. easy to clean easy to use. had ground still partialy frozen meat and never trppied the circuit breaker.
well worth the money"
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#12 Electric Meat Grinder,
November 5, 2009
By KUKOA
from Pearl City, Hawaii
"The Northern Industrial Grinder works great for making palu (Hawaiian for chum). I ground up the flesh of a ten pound amberjack, 5 lbs. of semi-frozen anchovies and a 3lb. box of semi-frozen cuttlefish with ease.
Next I ground up ten lbs. of dried cat food to complete the palu. Just remember not to fill the hopper full but gradually add a little at a time to prevent the grinder from stalling. The chum was finished in no time.
As stated in one of the reviews - be sure to oil (PAM, edible oil, etc.) the grinding plate to prevent it from rusting."
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The best bang for the buck,
November 4, 2009
By Rickmad82
from Kingston, MA
"I bought this to start making my own Polish sausages as they are made in Poland since you cannot find decent Polish sausages around here. This will easily do 150lb per hour. I don't know about the stuffing feature as i also bought an 8lb stuffer from Northern Tool, which by the way is also great. This is an all around great grinder!"
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Electric Grinder,
November 2, 2009
By dave123
from Sparks Nevada
"I would purchase this product again if needed, it is more than what I expected and does a great job making the things or grinding the meats/bones we need in out special brands of amimal foods (personal home use). i would also tell others where to locate this produce. When I needed assistance in a slight repair, the personell at the company were more than helpful. Ialso ordered new blades which arrived in an expedicious manner."
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Fulfills all expectations,
November 2, 2009
By grinderguy
from San Diego, CA
"I was very cautious about purchasing an electric meat grinder because of the horror stories that I read about other grinders. This one worked just fine. I cut the meat into 1" cubes, chilled it well (NOT frozen), and the grinder processed the meat as fast as I could feed it into the hopper. Plenty of power.
My next project was sausage. I must say that the directions regarding the sausage stuffing are confusing, perhaps even amusing. Since this grinder is so good, I thought I would rewrite the instruction book section for for sausage stuffing. (These instructions will be easier to understand once you have the grinder and the instruction book. The numbers refer to parts shown in the instruction book.)
1. Prepare sausage filling using meat grinder, or other filling as desired, and set aside.
2. Turn off and unplug unit. Remove the Cutting Plate (10-12) & the Cutting Blade (9) and set aside.
3. Insert the desired-size sausage funnel into sausage funnel collar. Place collar and funnel into Head (7). Tighten Cap (15).
4. Prepare casing per manufacturer’s instructions. Push the entire length of casing over the exterior of the sausage funnel. To prevent an initial air bubble, machine-feed filling until a little exits the sausage funnel. Tie off the end of the casing, and pull it back until the filling fills the end of the casing.
5. Fill Hopper Plate (6) and the Hopper Plate 6 exit tube (6) with filling and feed so that filling is smooth and continuous.
6. Turn on unit and fill casing. Prepare individual links as desired.
2. Turn off and unplug unit. Remove the Cutting Plate (10-12) & the Cutting Blade (9) and set aside.
3. Insert the desired-size sausage funnel into sausage funnel collar. Place collar and funnel into Head (7). Tighten Cap (15).
4. Prepare casing per manufacturer’s instructions. Push the entire length of casing over the exterior of the sausage funnel. To prevent an initial air bubble, machine-feed filling until a little exits the sausage funnel. Tie off the end of the casing, and pull it back until the filling fills the end of the casing.
5. Fill Hopper Plate (6) and the Hopper Plate 6 exit tube (6) with filling and feed so that filling is smooth and continuous.
6. Turn on unit and fill casing. Prepare individual links as desired.
It's a great giz! Don't forget to make some salami !
Robert"
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#12 electric grinder,
November 2, 2009
By Jerky
from Texas
"Works better than expected.When I grind I start with the large plate and then go to the small one.I think it is faster,easier on the unit, to do it that way and you get a better mix.It has plenty of power .The unit is easy to maintain and clean.I've used many sizes of grinders in my meat processing years and,for the price, this unit ii well worth the money."
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