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What can I make with my meat grinder?
Your food grinder attachment for your KitchenAid mixer allows you to create meals from scratch, without mystery ingredients. Get creative with wholesome meals, fish, veggies, beans, breads and more. Here are some ideas on what you can make. Note: Some are only possible with the addition of the optional extension packs for the grinder (sausage stuffer, food strainer, cookie press).
Minced meats
Grind meats for burger patties, meatballs, or bolognese. Beef, pork, duck... and add seasoning or garlic.
Veggie burgers & falafels
Veggies, beans, chickpeas and legumes are transformed into your favourite vegetarian burger or falafel.
Sausages (optional extension)
The sausage stuffer extension allows you to turn meats into sausages. Sage and beef, pork and apple...
Fresh breadcrumbs
Crumble toasted or stale breads to make breadcrumbs for stuffing, dumplings, breaded vegetables and more.
Shredded hard cheese
The grinder is ideal for grinding up hard cheeses like parmesan or pecorino, with fast and even results.
Tasty spreads
Make batches of your favourites to spread and dip... aubergines, peppers, radishes, anchovies... anything!
Jams & purées (optional extension)
Transform soft fruits and cooked veggies to a fine consistency for baby food and more.
Biscuits (optional extension)
Your grinder can be a cookie press for professional-looking biscuits like Viennese fingers.
Start grinding! How to assemble your food grinder
Put the grinder together and pop in your chosen grinding plate - here's how to get going....
Assemble the parts
Firstly, insert the grind screw into the main housing and place the blade over the end of the grind screw.
Choose a plate
Pick the coarse or fine grinding plate and place it over the blade, matching the notch with the tab on the housing.
Secure it to the mixer
Now place the collar on the main housing, turning clockwise by hand until secured, but not tightened.
Plug it in
Remove the attachment hub cover and insert the shaft. Now tighten the attachment hub until it's completely secured.
Start grinding
Prepare your ingredients, cutting food into strips or small pieces that fit in the feed tube. Turn the stand mixer on to Speed 4, and feed food into the tube using the food pusher.
Want to make your own sausages?
It's great fun — and really rewarding — to make homemade sausages with your KitchenAid meat grinder. To do this, you'll need to add the Sausage Stuffer extension. Here's how...
Finish grinding
Once you're done with grinding, you can move on to stuffing! Remove the collar by turning it counter clockwise.
Assemble the stuffer
Remove the grinding plate and blade and replace them with the sausage stuffer plate.
Insert the tube
Insert your chosen stuffer tube (large or small) through the collar, and place them on the main housing, screwing to tighten.
Feed in mixture
Feed some sausage mixture into the grinder before sliding the casing on the stuffer tube (this will stop air pockets).
Slide on casing
Grease the tube and slide your casing over, leaving 10cm to tie off at the end. Turn the mixer to Speed 4 and slowly push the sausage mixture in.
Stuff and finish!
Hold the casing firmly as it fills, until you have about 10cm left to tie off. Turn off the mixer and you're done! Pinch and twist the sausage into lengths.
Your guide to grinding: parts explained
Coarse grinding plate (6mm)
Select the coarse grinding plate when grinding raw meats for burgers and chili, and veggies for salsas and sauces.
Fine grinding place (4.5mm)
The fine plate is best for preparing cooked meats for spreads, as well as hard cheeses, breadcrumbs and more.
Large sausage stuffer (19mm)
The large tube should be used with the coarse grinding plate to make bratwurst or larger sausages. *Only with the sausage stuffer extension.
Small sausage stuffer (9.5mm)
The small tube should be used with the coarse grinding plate for breakfast sausages and smaller types *Only with the sausage stuffer extension.
Strainer cone, strainer shield and splash lid
The optional strainer parts can be used to create sauces, chutneys, hummus, jams, baby food and fruit butters. *Only with the food strainer extension.
Cookie cutter & biscuit moulder
Add on the cookie cutter and biscuit moulder to make 5 different shapes of pretty piped biscuits. *Only with the cookie cutter extension.
How to clean your meat grinder
Keep making food at home from scratch by taking good care of your food grinder. Turn off the stand mixer and then remove the attachment before following the cleaning steps below.
Take it apart
Disassemble by unscrewing the collar, removing the grinding disc, blade and grind screw.
Hand wash some parts
Clean the main housing, grind screw, grinding plates and blade under warm, soapy water.
Dishwasher-safe parts
The food pusher, collar and removable tray can all be washed in the dishwasher (top rack only).
Allow the appliance to cool completely before putting on or taking off parts or carrying out cleaning.