Thread: Meat mincer recommendations

We've killed Kenwood mincer plus couple of other cheapies. One of these days will buy a zeropac machine.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

We've killed Kenwood mincer plus couple of other cheapies. One of these days will buy a zeropac machine.

Yes. The cheaper model of Kenwood which I had previously was a shitter.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Ive got a Kenwood Pro 2000 but the Farmlands one looks like a good option too.
The Kenwood is $100 cheaper than the Farmlands one.
The Kenwood is 850W compared to 750W.
We put heaps through the mincer, have just done 12kg in a few minutes. Have had it for about 10 years.
I bring venison home, blink twice and my wife has put it all through the mincer, vacuum packed it and given it to relatives, friends, neighbours, passing tradesman and vagrants. It's an endless cycle. Love it.

Be careful when you start comparing power rating for the machines, there's a trap. There are 3 numbers that can be used. Peak power, input power and rated power. Rated power is the true power rating which measure continuous power at the mincing head. This will always be the lowest number of the 3 ratings not all companies use this rating, the machine can be made to look more powerful than it is by using one of the other ratings which will always be higher.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Ive got a Kenwood Pro 2000 but the Farmlands one looks like a good option too.
The Kenwood is $100 cheaper than the Farmlands one.
The Kenwood is 850W compared to 750W.
We put heaps through the mincer, have just done 12kg in a few minutes. Have had it for about 10 years.
I bring venison home, blink twice and my wife has put it all through the mincer, vacuum packed it and given it to relatives, friends, neighbours, passing tradesman and vagrants. It's an endless cycle. Love it.

Part of 19.5 kg wife has just done. She is particular that it is pure meat so very little sinew or fat sneaks through. I do the first prep and then she picks over it. Now she is out delivering it to all and sundry. These deer were meant to go to a charity but wife intercepted them

Originally Posted by Tahr

Part of 19.5 kg wife has just done. She is particular that it is pure meat so very little sinew or fat sneaks through. I do the first prep and then she picks over it. Now she is out delivering it to all and sundry. These deer were meant to go to a charity but wife intercepted them

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Just keep shootin em Bruce, everything else is just minor details

https://zeropak.co.nz/zeropak-hakka-...c-meat-mincer/

I run the farmlands one , doing straight fat makes them work, I save my meat up so end up doing 80 odd kg at a time , weakest part of all I have looked at and touched is lack of cooling (have not seen a Hakka one tho) mods so far increase air slot size and fit a 100mm fan on underside wired up to run when it’s plugged in
Recently did 6hrs straight running and was still semi cool to the touch

Originally Posted by zeropak

Message me if your interested. Forum members always get a sharp deal on any of our gear.

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Originally Posted by aaafdtx

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Originally Posted by zeropak

Thanks for that we always appreciate the feedback. The Pattie maker is hard to keep in stock, they sell out fast. Agreed on the Pattie size. We are trying to get the factory to make a smaller version for the "not so large" consumer.

@zeropak let us know if you have some success. I’ll be keen as.

Who's got a discount code for ZeroPak? Keen to do same shopping tonight and get same beer stick making equipment

I have just bought a TC8 mincer and a vac packer from Zeropak, He offered a good price, and the gear turned up nice and promptly.
I can't get over how quiet the mincer is, granted I only ran it unloaded, but barely a whisper compared to the old unit I 'loaned out' to my sister in law.
You tubed the vac packer, and it looks like it will far surpass the domestic one we use. It works well but can't keep up with a full mutton or 1/4 of beef.

Originally Posted by McNotty

@zeropak let us know if you have some success. I’ll be keen as.

Sorry not much luck at the moment getting the factory to produce a smaller size pattie maker. Suggest you just cut them in half and eat the rest for Smoko

Originally Posted by ROKTOY

I have just bought a TC8 mincer and a vac packer from Zeropak, He offered a good price, and the gear turned up nice and promptly.
I can't get over how quiet the mincer is, granted I only ran it unloaded, but barely a whisper compared to the old unit I 'loaned out' to my sister in law.
You tubed the vac packer, and it looks like it will far surpass the domestic one we use. It works well but can't keep up with a full mutton or 1/4 of beef.

The easiest way to increase the duty cycle of a Vac Packer is to use bags instead of rolls. So there is only 1 seal per bag vs 2. It is the sealing which is the limiting factor. But as you say the Solid 300 is still quite a few steps above a domestic machine. Appreciate the feedback.

Originally Posted by meatman

Who's got a discount code for ZeroPak? Keen to do same shopping tonight and get same beer stick making equipment

@meatman Here's a discount code which will work for Mincer, Sausage stuffers and mixers. HUNT15