Ankarsrum Food and Meat Grinder Basic Pkg

I bought the complete meat grinder package and I have been very satisfied with it. I haven't used the pasta discs yet but the grinder and discs work very well, and the nut grater/cheese grinder also does a beautiful job--indispensable for makine European-style nut cookies and tortes as well as grinding hard cheese. After some initial problems figuring out how to use the cookie press, I found that it too makes short work of cheese straws and spritz cookies. All in all a very fine set of accessories. It does take a little while to figure out how to install the various bits and pieces, but that's not a serious drawback.

Kitchenaid, I can’t thank you enough! Because of your piece of garbage mixer which broke down doing what any good mixer should be able to do, I researched, found and bought the Ankarsrum Mixer at Pleasant Hill Grain. This thing is a beast! For my first mix, I made the same dough that killed the Kitchenaid. It handled it like a champ. So, I ordered the grinder. It ground the same amount of meat as that other brand in less than half the time. I love this mixer! I also need to mention that the experience with PHG was exceptional. They answered emails within minutes. I’ll be back for sure!

I worked a stretch for catering service and have had opportunities to try several professional grade meat grinder. When it was time to buy a new meat grinder for my home, after extensive research, I decided to buy Ankarsrum Food and Meat Grinder. Oh my goodness, it's amazing! It's feels like professional grade, can't be better. Thank you, Pleasant Hill Grain for bringing such a great product to us.

I love my Ankarsrum, even if I can't pronounce it. We use this exclusively for milling grain and mixing up dough for baking bread and it's very sturdy and reliable and looks nice on the counter where it has a relatively small footprint. Five stars for intelligent, well thought out design and quality. After five years, we couldn't be more pleased.

The meat grinder is a work horse. Could not over load the power on this unit. BUT, the lack of directions or guidelines would have been a simple addition to enhance the experience

This is one very sturdy meat grinder. I only used my Kitchen Aid grinder once, because it was so flimsy that it bent when I pushed meat through. Not this meat grinder. Par freeze your cubes of meat and it performs like a champ. I don't think that I will ever buy pre-ground meat again. For the home cook, this is the one to get. Worth every penny as it will last a lifetime. So far, all the Ankarsrum attachments I've tried have been fantastic - as is the Ankarsrum itself.

I've gone through a few different meat grinders, but always ended up getting rid of them because they didn't work that well or would bend when pushing the meat through. Not the Ankarsrum, it is a powerhouse and built to last. I couldn't believe how little effort it took to push the meat through and how evenly it came out. No more buying ground meats for me. It's also much quieter than most mixers, even when grinding things. The only thing is to remember to par-freeze your meat chunks before grinding, but that's not a problem. I love, love, love the whole machine, but wish their instruction sheets were clearer regarding assembly. I have to watch youtube videos to see how things are supposed to fit together. This is an easy fix Ankarsrum folks, take just a bit of time and improve your instruction sheets. Please?

Having made sausage, pasta, etc. in restaurants, I was able to use commercial level meat grinders and pasta makers and the build quality of the grinder and parts are comparable. Not as large and robust as commercial and the mixers motor, while excellent for home use, isn’t strong enough for full on restaurant duty, does perform admirably in a home environment. I am very happy with my purchase. It makes the Ankarsrum assistant even more versatile. Looking forward to adding a few other accessories.

Converting to the Ankarsrum system from Kitchen Aid. Accessory is super and much better than Kitchen Aid Unit.