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Waring Pro MG100 Meat Grinder
Submitted By: SMSTADMIN
In my quest to start processing my own deer again, I found that I had all of the items required to perform the task, except for a good, commercial grade, quality meat grinder. I had done some pretty extensive research, and a lot of review reading, and I finally came to the decision to seek out and purchase a Waring Pro MG100.
The Waring Pro MG100 comes with the normal accessories, 2 plastic sausage stuffer tubes, 2 additional all steel grind size plates, a cheap plastic meat stuffer. The grinder itself comes with a 300 watt motor, constructed of a plastic and stainless steel housing, 1 grinder head attachment, 1 stainless steel blade, an aluminum berry tray / hopper, and an aluminum meat drill. All parts are made of thick aluminum, which should last for years to come.
Getting down to setup and use, the Waring Pro MG100 is a snap, there’s no need to read the owners manual for this grinder, put the machine on the counter and it’s self explanatory right from the start. The blade does come preassembled, and it is to be installed in a correct fashion, I only have to assume this is why they preassemble the blade for the consumer, so, you can see how it is to be installed.
As for the grinding power of the MG100 500 watt motor, it’s got plenty of torque for common household meat grinding requirements. My biggest concern what this machine would bog down really bad when grinding tougher cuts and grains of meat, but, it passed the meat through the size plate without so much as a grunt. I was quite impressed with my first time use of this grinder, I was able to process about 2 pounds of venison in less than 15 minutes, and that included the unpacking and setup of the grinder.
The purchase price is pretty fair as well. The MG100 retails for an average of $130.00, however, I did find it on sale at Bed, Bath, & Beyond for $99.99. I also took advantage of a 20% off coupon and this lowered the price to a cool $79.99. The quality of the grinder is great, it does have some plastic parts, but, the plastic parts are really of no concern where the work end of this machine is doing its duty.
The final conclusion on this product is absolute satisfaction. I have not doubts about suggesting this meat grinder to anyone who is looking for a small, compact, tough workhorse in the kitchen. The price is really nice and the 300 watt motor appears to be strong enough to take on any meat grinding task you may have, I never once had to use the available "reverse" feature on this grinder. I personally give the Waring Pro MG100 a two-thumbs up rating.
Additional General Data:
* Brushed Stainless Steel Housing
* Die-Cast Hopper
* Heavy Duty 300 Watt Motor
* Limited five year motor warranty
* Limited one year appliance warranty
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My Remington 20 Ga. Buckhammer Test / Comparison
Submitted By: Dodgem250
I went to Myrtle Grove today with my Rossi 20 Gauge rifled barrel slug gun to try these new Remington Buckhammers in 20 gauge 2 3/4 at $6.00 per box of 5. They grouped well about 2" at 50 yards and hit hard, both the target, and my shoulder. 25 rounds later I am in pain.
I also shot 10 rounds of the new Lightfield Hybred EXP 20 gauge 2 3/4, excellent groups and soft on the shoulder, but, they are $12.00 a box of 5 and they are also saboted, non-rifled, semi-hollow point slugs designed for rifled barrels. The Lightfields have a slight cone to them and the Buckhammers are flat heads, looks like a 5 cent nickle in the top, I mean pure flat.
The final result is, I felt the Lightfields grouped a bit tighter, but, the Buckhammers were quite accurate and consistent as well, and half the price of the Lightfields, so, I will use the Buckhammers from now on. Besides I did buy a whole case of 20 boxes LOL.
The Buckhammers are my new alternative to the $15.00 a box Remington Premiere Copper Solid sabot slugs I was using, the BH's shoot just as well. I figure we've been killing deer for ions with a punkin' ball right, who needs a $3.00 bullet.
I have tried 4 boxes of the Hornady SST in 20 Ga. and from my experience... pure garbage (no wonder everybody is selling them cheap today, they can't hardly give them things away)
The Epic Stealth Cam - My Product Review
Submitted By: Dodgem250
This is my first attempt at recording a video with my new Epic Stealth Cam and my first post on YouTube, so this is taking 30 minutes too long already. Here's the setup, 15 yards with cloudy skys at 12:30PM .The camera works great in sunny and overcast light conditions, but, as for evening or low light conditions, this camera could be useless for the deer hunter, since most kills occur during low light and evening conditions and being in the woods with leaves still on the trees is enough to block the camera for a good view of deer, small game... just forget it.
The audio on the camera is really impressive though, you'll hear every little flea fart of noise from the arrow on the rest and the twang when I release, I would rather have less impressive audio and more impressive video in low light conditions, since deer don't talk too much when you shoot them, who needs the sound.
The concept of the Epic Stealth Cam is a great one, but, this camera needs some more work and the video definitely needs some attention, my cell phone does a better job than this camera, however, I am gonna stick it out until the fall / winter and see what it does to impress me with no leaves on the trees.
Anyway, here is my first video with the Epic Stealth Cam, so, enjoy it for what it's worth, it's a test, not a world premier release for the box office.
Am I happy with the small fortune I paid for this camera? Yeah... so far.
Would I recommend it to someone else? I probably would.
