Pricey, but well-made
People shouldn’t give an item two stars just because of pricing compared to Kitchenaid. That’s not helpful to anyone. I pulled the trigger on this attachment when Amazon had it for $107 shipped. Yes it’s a little pricey, but compared to the Kitchenaid grinder for around $60, here’s what I can see as the differences for $$ spent:
- It looks like the SM-MG tray appears to be a little larger than the
KA. (You can order a larger tray at add’l expense with the KA).
- The sausage making attachments are included with the Cuisi. (Again
these are not included, but can be ordered separately for the KA).
- The whole main body of the SM-MG Cuisi is cast aluminum or some other
metal, (whereas the KA body looks to be mostly plastic, and appears
smaller).
- The SM-MG attachment gives you three sizes of metal grinding wheels,
whereas the KA I believe gives you only two sizes.
- The SM-MG attachment, just like the Cuisi mixer itelf, has…
Good grinder; could be improved
This grinder is replacing a KA unit that, after 32 years of honest, reliable service, has developed so many cracks in its plastic components that it has lost the ability to remain sanitary.
The Cuisinart unit has a number of advantages: a reasonably large tray, multiple cutting blades, fairly simple mechanism for inserting it into the stand mixer, and a solid metal shaft and housing. It works well, neither faster nor slower than its predecessor. I’m unaccustomed to the fineness of the fine blade, and discovered that it’s not alway advantageous to grind as finely as possible. For some purposes (making hot dogs or forced meat, for instance) it’s perfect; for a less emulsified texture, it renders the meat too sticky. This is clearly a cook’s issue, not a grinder issue.
Two design flaws stand in the way of my giving the grinder 5 stars:
- First, the metal housing is cast aluminum. It is great for avoiding the cracks I found in the plastic equivalent, but…
I love it!
I used this to make homemade sausage, because we do not like sage in our sausage. I bought pork chops, because it was on sale for $0.99 a pound. The meat grinder was so fast, it ground up one porkchop, before I got the bone cut off the next one.
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