I bought a smaller professional grinder and I love it. Cleaning is easy and the meat don’t go all over the kitchen.

I also use it to grind hamburger from roasts and you can have hamburger with a lot less fat than if you buy it already ground.

Those pesky tendons that clog everything up can be dealt with easily with a small crochet hook. I keep a set of crochet hooks in my kitchen because those things have a million uses for getting at the little things.

I have found that I can make extra lean ground meat SO much cheaper and much more lean than what is in the meat case. I buy EXTRA lean sirloins, of either beef or pork, or the skinned breast and thighs from a chicken. I can trim ALL the visible fat. I can make my own sausage and know exactly what is in it AND how much fat.

I can even make homemade pet food that is human grade quality and spend a fraction of what it cost me at the pet store.

For me there was no downside, but time and energy were involved. You must be meticulous on cleaning the grinder, and you have to be somewhat organized, having all the meat cut and trimmed and ready grind in one sitting, that way you are not moving back and forth getting meat all over.

I am sorry this did not work so well for you, but working with another person would help. I have done this a few times with my pet food making since I just have one little cat and it really helps.