Thinking of making your own beef, venison, pork, turkey, or chicken burger? One way to do this is with a meat grinder. The process of making your own burger with a grinder is quite simple. Here are the steps:

prepare the meat

The first step involved in the process of making hamburgers with a grinder is the preparation of the meat. In most cases, you’ll start with a large chunk of whatever type of meat you’re grinding. You need to cut this large piece of meat into small 1-inch by 1-inch cubes. If you prefer, you can make the cubes a bit larger to save time, as this step can be quite time consuming.

Large pieces of meat should be cut into smaller pieces so that they can be fed through the grinder without causing it to back down. Doing so not only helps your grinder run smoothly, but also helps speed up the process by not causing it to stop intermittently.

The grinding process

Once you have the meat that you would like to turn into a burger ready, the next step in the process is to feed it through the grinder. You can use a real meat grinder for this step, or you can use a KitchenAid with a meat grinder attachment. While the KitchenAid won’t work as well as a real grinder, it will still help you get the job done.

The grinder is equipped with a top loading tray where you will place the meat that you want to run through the grinder. When you’re ready, load a handful of meat chunks into this loading tray, turn the grinder to low to medium speed, and then start feeding the meat into the grinder with the feed tool. A few things to keep in mind before starting this process: make sure you have a bowl or some sort of container to catch the meat as it comes out of the grinder, and make sure you have the right blade attachment for making patties. There are a number of different blade attachments that can be used to grind, mince, and slice meat as it feeds, so you want to make sure you have the right one for making burgers.

Press the meat down into the feed tube until all the meat has gone through the grinder. Continue by taking another handful of meat and placing it on the loading tray. Repeat the process of loading and feeding meat through the grinder until all the meat has been processed.

Burger Packaging and Storage

The final step in the process of making patties with a grinder is to pack and store the patty after it has gone through the grinding process. One of the best things you can do to extend the life of your burger is to pack it up and seal it with a vacuum sealer. Doing so will remove air from the packaging and keep the burger in an airtight environment where it will be protected from freezer burn and harmful bacteria.