Panasonic MK-G20NR-W Heavy Duty Meat Grinder

Very pleased with this fine quality meat grinder
My wife and I have purchased electronic Panasonic products with satisfaction for more than 30 years, so we decided to give this meat grinder a try. Extremely satisfied, with first use to make ham salad (something not available commercially here, alas, any more, after the demise of Honey B on Texas Ave a couple of years ago). (Anyone reading this remenber the ham salad sandwiches at Reeves on F, then G, street in DC? Well I do, and have tried to duplicate them with this machine.) My! In any event, this is a solid, well-built, quiet (like a blender or food-processor) machine, that, properly assembled (cutter blade toward front, not back!!), will produce a great grind. For our ham salad we used the medium cutter disk, though if you want a coaser grind you can use the coarse disk. Perfection. Does not grind onions well (mush), however. Carbon steel parts (blade, disks, parts of the impeller)are NOT stainless and will require proper storage (use food-grade mineral oil available at...

Panasonic Meat Grinder
The item works well. It's too small for larger volumes of material such as 20# as fatigue sets in on the operator. Excellent for making 10 to 15 lb. batches of sausage.

quality built, made in Japan, but it is too weak. Returned
This machine is well built, very little noise, and you can feel it is not cheap at all... and it is Made in Japan.... however the motor is only 180 watts, and that is toooooo weak to grind anything. This is not my first grinder, so I know how to use it and how to place the blade.... but trust me it is too weak.... it will choke on everything and anything.... even a small piece of onion...... and the sound of the motor changes indicating that is is exhausted and under heavy load.... i used it twice; once to grind 2 pounds of beef (course) and it did the job, but you could feel that the grinder motor was overloaded and was struggling all the time...
personally, I am returning this grinder and will order a more powerful one (sadly, it will be made in China and will be cheaply built... :( )

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