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  • S sailfaster

    Surg Horsepower doesn’t matter, period. The only situation where horsepower matters is if you want to grind fully frozen stuff, which you don’t because it’s going to mess up any grinder that walton’s sells. Get the biggest plate size grinder you can afford, it will take less time to grind and less time to prep because larger plate grinders have larger throats.

    For a 25 lbs batch get literally anything, your run time isn’t going to be long enough to overheat a 115v motor. If you get into larger batches I would recommend getting the PROCUT products over a walton’s branded product. Procut is a lower level commercial brand and not a home use brand and their stuff is designed to not overheat during longer run times.

    Lastly sometimes its better buy more expensive things with resale value instead of new items. A used hobart or biro or procut or berkel grinder has resale value if you get bored of the hobby or move on to bigger equipment, you can always resell a used commercial grinder for what you bought it for.

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    Surg
    Team Blue Cast Iron Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Veteran Sous Vide Power User Regular Contributors
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    sailfaster
    Thanks. That’s kind of what I was thinking about the horsepower.

    “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”

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      Surg
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      So I took a look at the Facebook marketplace for my area. Did manage to find this listing. Less than an hour from my house. Seems almost too good to be true. Anything I should worry about or ask about when looking into a used grinder. Seller said it was only used five times and maintained according to instructions. This may be the perfect bridge to something larger in the future.

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      “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”

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      • SurgS Surg

        So I took a look at the Facebook marketplace for my area. Did manage to find this listing. Less than an hour from my house. Seems almost too good to be true. Anything I should worry about or ask about when looking into a used grinder. Seller said it was only used five times and maintained according to instructions. This may be the perfect bridge to something larger in the future.

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        cdavis
        Team Blue Big Green Egg Masterbuilt Canning Kamado Joes Regular Contributors Power User
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        Surg looks like a great deal. It would be worth checking out

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          Surg
          Team Blue Cast Iron Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Veteran Sous Vide Power User Regular Contributors
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          Ended up getting that deal off of Facebook marketplace from above. $80 (extra 5 cuz she drove it to me. Looks pretty much brand new and turns on, always a good sign. Hopefully it works out. Thanks for all the great input will definitely keep this in mind when I’m ready to upgrade again.

          “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”

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            Team Orange Power User Canning Masterbuilt Veteran
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            Looks like you got a great deal and $5 for delivery, even better with the price of gas.

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              Ended up getting that deal off of Facebook marketplace from above. $80 (extra 5 cuz she drove it to me. Looks pretty much brand new and turns on, always a good sign. Hopefully it works out. Thanks for all the great input will definitely keep this in mind when I’m ready to upgrade again.

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              kyle
              Regular Contributors Veteran Canning Team Blue Power User Sous Vide
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              Surg looks good. Let us know how it does grinding.

              hey vegetarians, my food poops on your food!

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                craigrice
                Power User Canning Team Orange Regular Contributors Veteran Masterbuilt
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                great deal hope it works out for you

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                • SurgS Surg

                  FEFF7B00-D869-477B-B7F4-F15E7EC575BB.jpeg BE1A44AA-1EAA-46AF-997F-B3835D328EA2.jpeg

                  Ended up getting that deal off of Facebook marketplace from above. $80 (extra 5 cuz she drove it to me. Looks pretty much brand new and turns on, always a good sign. Hopefully it works out. Thanks for all the great input will definitely keep this in mind when I’m ready to upgrade again.

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                  Surg that looks like a great deal.

                  “You never really die until you end up on the wall at a Cracker Barrel”

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                    FEFF7B00-D869-477B-B7F4-F15E7EC575BB.jpeg BE1A44AA-1EAA-46AF-997F-B3835D328EA2.jpeg

                    Ended up getting that deal off of Facebook marketplace from above. $80 (extra 5 cuz she drove it to me. Looks pretty much brand new and turns on, always a good sign. Hopefully it works out. Thanks for all the great input will definitely keep this in mind when I’m ready to upgrade again.

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                    Jamieson22
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                    Surg You got a Weston Pro #12 for $80?! Go buy some lottery tickets before that luck runs out!

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                      Team Orange Masterbuilt Sous Vide Team Blue Power User
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                      Great deal glad you got it.

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                      • SurgS Surg

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                        Ended up getting that deal off of Facebook marketplace from above. $80 (extra 5 cuz she drove it to me. Looks pretty much brand new and turns on, always a good sign. Hopefully it works out. Thanks for all the great input will definitely keep this in mind when I’m ready to upgrade again.

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                        Cast Iron Canning Green Mountain Grill Team Orange Masterbuilt Power User Military Veterans Regular Contributors Yearling
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                        Surg Definitely your lucky day. Great deal!

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