Burgers / mincers

[wildfowler.250]

Right folks , thought I’d pick some brains.


Is there a good make of mincer? Weighing up buying one. The old man has a fairly heavy duty one but they do seem to choke up fairly regularly with sinew?


I’ve also seen folk using a burger press. Worthwhile or just hand shape them? In the past when I’ve wanted burgers or sausages, I’ve stuck the deer into a butcher and they’ve made a good job of them I’m so on the fence as to whether to go down this route at all. But the more you can do yourself the more rewarding.


Any good recipes / mixes?

 

[eldon]

Buffalo, job done as simple as.

Lovely and quiet, you can't feed it fast enough, and no messing with white sinew as it just devours it.

 

[willie_gunn]

I invested in a Buffalo CD 400 like this, and have been very happy with it:

Buffalo Heavy Duty Meat Mincer - cd400 - Buy Online at Nisbets

Buffalo Heavy Duty Meat Mincer (cd400) & more from our Mincers range at Nisbets.co.uk. Next day delivery on thousands of catering equipment items at great prices.

www.nisbets.co.uk

Regaring burger presses, I have three (don't ask) - a cheap and cheerful one from Amazon, a Spikomat, and one of the more elaborate manual models which uses a handle to rotate and drop the press. The last of these gives the best results, but the Spikomat runs it a close second. They all produce more consistent burgers than shaping them by hand.

 

[takbok]

I've had a Luvele ultimate mincer for about 4 years now - great quality and spares are easy to get and cheap. I put 15kg cubed venison through it last week fairly quickly and without hassle. I paid about £18 a few months back for a new screw/housing assembly which I thought was very good.

I bought a spikomat 4" manual burger press last week which works well. My last batch of burgers was lean venison mince, 18g salt/kg, 2g black pepper/kg

 

[willie_gunn]

Regarding the seasoning, the best results I've had are when I mixed up fresh herbs myself, but generally I use Weschenfelder's Venison Game & Sausage Seasoning. Rather than using their ratios, I take the total weight of venison (and any pork belly) and multiply it by 0.04 to get the weight of seasoning to add.

 

[tattie]

Right folks , thought I’d pick some brains.


Is there a good make of mincer? Weighing up buying one. The old man has a fairly heavy duty one but they do seem to choke up fairly regularly with sinew?


I’ve also seen folk using a burger press. Worthwhile or just hand shape them? In the past when I’ve wanted burgers or sausages, I’ve stuck the deer into a butcher and they’ve made a good job of them I’m so on the fence as to whether to go down this route at all. But the more you can do yourself the more rewarding.


Any good recipes / mixes?

If the mincer is choking up with the sinew it is either the threaded collar holding the blade on that is slack or the blade/ cutting impeller that is blunt.

A good rub on a flat oilstone should bring the edge up to sharp very quickly.

I have a Buffalo CD400 and last year I bought a press from the states. It took a bit of fiddling to get the nozzle supplied to fit but I managed.

I will try to attach pictures to show it.

Cheers

 

[tattie]

 

[tattie]

The nozzles supplied with the burger attachment were a bit big.

A bit of fiddling and I had adapted the nozzle to fit. IE, I cut a bit off with the hacksaw until it was a snug fit and would allow the ring to seat on the sausage stuffer. I also got a very thin stainless steel washer to fit in the ring to apply even pressure to the nozzle.

I saw on the end of the box that there are other sizes of nozzles available and perhaps there would be sizes that were a direct fit to suit other sausage stuffers.

The sausage stuffer is filled and you crank the handle and the burger mix is forced out and in to the mould. When it is full you just slide the forming tray until the burger drops out and do the same for the other end.

It is a lot less faffing about than the other hand presses I have used in the past.
The biggest faf is separating the cellophane discs.

 

[willie_gunn]

That looks very good. I bought the LEM jerky gun from the US, and it’s a neat bit of kit too.

 

[VSS]

Trespade mincer.
Spikomat burger press.

 

[Ali]

Tre Spade TC-8 El Young Electric Mincer

The TreSpade TC-8 El Young is a beautifully well-engineered Italian Mincer that lends itself beautifully to domestic use. This is Tre Spade's smallest electric mincer, but it is not compromised on power. This little workhorse will easily mince all types of meat, including the sinew in-game...

www.weschenfelder.co.uk

Spikomat Manual Burger Press 5"

The Spikomat 5" burger press really is the king of burger presses and will produce uniform burgers efficiently without a problem. Its non-stick heavy-duty spring is the secret to its power and will last for years and years.

www.weschenfelder.co.uk

VENISON & JUNIPER BURGER MIX 1KG PACK | Scobies Direct

SE31125, VENISON & JUNIPER BURGER MIX 1KG PACK from Burgers: Traditional at Scobies Direct

www.scobiesdirect.com

The Scobies mix is an incredible burger for Sika

 

[alun1960]

Tre Spade TC-8 El Young Electric Mincer

The TreSpade TC-8 El Young is a beautifully well-engineered Italian Mincer that lends itself beautifully to domestic use. This is Tre Spade's smallest electric mincer, but it is not compromised on power. This little workhorse will easily mince all types of meat, including the sinew in-game...

www.weschenfelder.co.uk

Spikomat Manual Burger Press 5"

The Spikomat 5" burger press really is the king of burger presses and will produce uniform burgers efficiently without a problem. Its non-stick heavy-duty spring is the secret to its power and will last for years and years.

www.weschenfelder.co.uk

VENISON & JUNIPER BURGER MIX 1KG PACK | Scobies Direct

SE31125, VENISON & JUNIPER BURGER MIX 1KG PACK from Burgers: Traditional at Scobies Direct

www.scobiesdirect.com

The Scobies mix is an incredible burger for Sika

Try scobies jalapeno and honey mix and for a plain burger angus burger mix .

 

[jb1]

I add 500 gram of cranberries to a 5kg mix, with the scobies Venison / Juniper burger mix we fine them very nice.