Tre Spade TC 8 or 12?

[ColinBr]

I'm looking at getting a new mincer now that I am planning on making more burgers and sausages.

I searched the forum and it's looks like the Tre Spade mincers get a good review.

My question is what would warrant getting the size 12 over the size 8?

I shoot mainly Roe and Reds, and before I eventually got a burger mix that I liked I mainly just butchered them into steaks, roasts and diced.

Thanks

 

[User00056]

Don't bother with the size 8. Trust me! It lacks the power to deal with larger quantities, and hence jams frequently. It also lacks a reverse function, which means when it does jam you need to disassemble it to clear the jam. And as it jams against the locking ring it can be a completely pain in the ass.

Tre Spade stuff is ok at best, but there are better, more rugged units out there for less money. Go for a fully stainless unit with a motor of around 850watts would be my advice. Vevor or Adexa, for example, do some pretty good machinery at decent prices

 

[Henns]

Neither, get a Buffalo, will handle anything you can put into it.

 

[ColinBr]

Neither, get a Buffalo, will handle anything you can put into it.

The price of those put me off. Best part of £600 for a mincer

 

[User00056]

Buffalo

Way overpriced, and no better than units half the cost.

 

[ColinBr]

Don't bother with the size 8. Trust me! It lacks the power to deal with larger quantities, and hence jams frequently. It also lacks a reverse function, which means when it does jam you need to disassemble it to clear the jam. And as it jams against the locking ring it can be a completely pain in the ass.

Tre Spade stuff is ok at best, but there are better, more rugged units out there for less money. Go for a fully stainless unit with a motor of around 850watts would be my advice. Vevor or Adexa, for example, do some pretty good machinery at decent prices

Do you have any links to the mincers you are talking of?

There's a fair few

 

[ColinBr]

Don't bother with the size 8. Trust me! It lacks the power to deal with larger quantities, and hence jams frequently. It also lacks a reverse function, which means when it does jam you need to disassemble it to clear the jam. And as it jams against the locking ring it can be a completely pain in the ass.

Tre Spade stuff is ok at best, but there are better, more rugged units out there for less money. Go for a fully stainless unit with a motor of around 850watts would be my advice. Vevor or Adexa, for example, do some pretty good machinery at decent prices

1 like this?

Commercial Meat mincer 120kg/h | Adexa MGSS12

Commercial Meat mincer 120kg/h | Adexa MGSS12

adexa.co.uk

 

[User00056]

1 like this?

Very good choice! Or this?

https://www.onbuy.com/gb/p/electric-meat-grinder-mincer-commercial-sausage-maker-filler-850w-butchers-steel~p15890986/

If you buy stainless, get a powerful motor, and have a reverse function the majority of units of this spec' will do you fine. The cheaper ones really aren't worth bothering with. Although I had an Andrew James off that did sterling service for a year or so until I upgraded. A decent machine will save you heaps of time and frustration though

 

[ColinBr]

Very good choice! Or this?

https://www.onbuy.com/gb/p/electric-meat-grinder-mincer-commercial-sausage-maker-filler-850w-butchers-steel~p15890986/

If you buy stainless, get a powerful motor, and have a reverse function the majority of units of this spec' will do you fine. The cheaper ones really aren't worth bothering with. Although I had an Andrew James off that did sterling service for a year or so until I upgraded. A decent machine will save you heaps of time and frustration though

I don't see a reverse on that 1 there

 

[User00056]

I don't see a reverse on that 1 there

My bad. I picked the wrong link. You get the gist though

 

[ColinBr]

Thanks for your help. It's appreciated

 

[User00056]

Thanks for your help. It's appreciated

You're very welcome! Another bit of advice I could offer would be to get a dedicated sausage stuffer if you plan on making a few? It'll make the job a lot easier, and give you far better results

 

[ColinBr]

You're very welcome! Another bit of advice I could offer would be to get a dedicated sausage stuffer if you plan on making a few? It'll make the job a lot easier, and give you far better results

I've yet to even delve into links sausages.
In all honesty I prefer making Lorne with the mince.

A nice venison Lorne, with Stornoway black pudding

 

[75]

I've got the all stainless Tre Spade 12. I sent 2 of the standard 8s back as the chrome plating on the worm was coming off during mincing and contaminating my product. Very poor. They didn't do an 8 in stainless then but I see you can get one now. The 12 is a step up in power and size though and I've never had it blocked (but I don't mince a lot these days).

I wouldn't but anything that wasn't all stainless.

 

[TundB]

I have a Tre Spade 12 stainless steel one and I don’t think it’s good that all people strongly recommends about. Mine comes with some imperfections on the worm like it’s machined with a blunt cutter and it’s eccentric that you see while it’s working. It doesn’t have reverse button and it sometimes jams while mincing fat.
Sorry I don’t know what other products to recommend.

 

[andyk]

I was thinking of putting up a similar post having spend nearly 2 hours trying to mince 1.5kg with a cheap mincer. Simply doesn’t cut any gristle or fascia so I was having to trim everything lean and, even then, it kept bunging up and making jam.

So, watching this with interest!

 

[ColinBr]

I was thinking of putting up a similar post having spend nearly 2 hours trying to mince 1.5kg with a cheap mincer. Simply doesn’t cut any gristle or fascia so I was having to trim everything lean and, even then, it kept bunging up and making jam.

So, watching this with interest!

Yup same as me last night

 

[User00056]

That's where the size 12 comes into it's own. I use pork skin in some of my sausages, and the No8 just wasn't up to the job. The 12 doesn't even break sweat.

 

[snake_2586]

Do you have any catering auctions near you, could you find a secondh hand size 22?

 

[ColinBr]

Do you have any catering auctions near you, could you find a secondh hand size 22?

I'm not sure mate. I'd need to have a look see