Anyone have the Food Grinder Attachment for the KitchenAid Stand Mixer?
This one
I was thinking about getting one to be able to make some sausage. Is it able to do much at a time or would I be better off spending a little more and getting a dedicated grinder? I am looking to be able to do about 5 pound batches.
I've got it, and I haven't made that much at a time, but I don't see any issue with that. The speed setting is at a very low setting, it's not like burning out the unit with the mill grinder at speed 10 or something.
The fine plate might be useless, depending who you ask. So far as I can tell, you want to run the meat through twice, using the coarse plate both times (I do this with all meats, not just for sausages). So run just the meat through, catching it all without casing. Then add your spices, mix them up, and then run it through the grinder one more time. Finally, use the SSA, and make your sausages. I've not used collagen, but found that Whole Foods sells lamb gut casing for about $3 for more than I know what to do with. It lasts well over a week in water. There is a good video I can find for you, using the KA, I like this channel a lot, for the few things I've seen, lemme grab it.
Oh, IMO, you don't need a second person to do this. If you have someone, that is convenient, and social, but totally not necessary.