Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026

Best Meat Grinders (2026)

The cheapest meat grinders is KitchenAid Metal Food Grinder Attachment KSMMGA at $119.95. Best by the numbers — KitchenAid Metal Food Grinder Attachment KSMMGA (lowest price), STX International Turboforce 3000 Series Electric Meat Grinder (highest motor watts). This page compares 11 meat grinders across 9 brands on price and key specs — every figure sourced, updated June 2026.

11 meat grinders compared on the specs that matter and US price — ranked cheapest-first. Every spec and price links to its source and the date we captured it.

Key takeaways

  • Lowest price: KitchenAid Metal Food Grinder Attachment KSMMGA at $119.95 (Listed price, webstaurantstore.com).
  • Typical price: from $119.95, median $239.90, up to $599.99 — across 8 priced.
  • Tracked: 11 products across 9 brands, current through 2026-06-20.
  • Compared on: type, motor watts, grinding plates count, max lb per min, reverse function, stainless housing.

Best by the numbers

Objective winners — each is the leader on one measured spec, with the figure. No subjective ranking.

Comparison

US price = launch MSRP for the base configuration. Sourced per row.
#Meat GrinderPricetypemotor wattsgrinding plates countmax lb per minreverse functionstainless housingSource
1 KitchenAid Metal Food Grinder Attachment KSMMGA $119.95 attachment3 webstaurantstore.com
2 Cuisinart MG-100 Electric Meat Grinder $129.95 electric30023truetrue shopkitchenclique.com
3 STX International Turboforce 3000 Series Electric Meat Grinder $179.8 electric80043.75truefalse stxinternational.com
4 STX International Magnum 1800W Platinum Edition Air Cooled Electric Meat Grinder $199.8 electric80053.75truetrue stxinternational.com
5 Sunmile SM-G50 ETL Electric Meat Grinder $279.99 electric35033.33truefalse honestgrinders.com
6 LEM BigBite #8 0.5 HP Stainless Steel Electric Meat Grinder $439.99 electric37falsetrue lemproducts.com
7 Weston Pro Series #8 0.75 HP Electric Meat Grinder (10-0801-W) $578.95 electric56026falsetrue webstaurantstore.com
8 LEM BigBite #12 0.75 HP Stainless Steel Electric Meat Grinder $599.99 electric311falsetrue lemproducts.com
9 ALTRA LIFE MG090 2800W Max Electric Meat Grinder electric35033truefalse amazon.com
10 Gourmia GMG525 500W Electric Meat Grinder electric5003truefalse amazon.com
11 Kitchener Elite #32 1.5 HP 550W Stainless Steel Electric Meat Grinder electric550318truetrue amazon.com

Specs are as published by the manufacturer (or a reputable spec source where the official page was unavailable); prices are US launch MSRP. Full per-product records and all spec columns are in our open dataset.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest meat grinders?

KitchenAid Metal Food Grinder Attachment KSMMGA is the cheapest at $119.95 (Listed price, webstaurantstore.com), as of 2026-06-20.

How much does meat grinders cost?

Across the 8 meat grinders with a published price, the median is $239.90, ranging from $119.95 to $599.99, as of 2026-06-20.

Which meat grinders is best by the numbers?

Lowest price: KitchenAid Metal Food Grinder Attachment KSMMGA ($119.95). Highest motor watts: STX International Turboforce 3000 Series Electric Meat Grinder (800 motor watts).

How many meat grinders are compared here?

11 meat grinders across 9 brands, with US price and key specs, current through 2026-06-20.

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How we compiled this

The roster covers 11 electric meat grinders and one stand-mixer attachment. Hamilton Beach 86650 was excluded (it is an electric pasta maker, not a meat grinder). Each priceUsd is the published US MSRP or current listed retail price verified directly from a manufacturer or major-retailer page on 2026-06-20; where no single published USD figure could be confirmed, priceUsd is null. Wattage figures reflect rated/working watts; 'max locked-rotor' marketing figures (3000W, 2800W, 1800W, 1000W) are noted in provenance, not used as motor_watts. Boolean spec fields (reverse_function, stainless_housing, includes_sausage_stuffer, circuit_breaker) are true only when a source explicitly confirms, false when a source explicitly states absence, null when no source confirms or denies. max_lb_per_min is decimal pounds/minute; lbs/hour sources are divided by 60 and rounded to two decimals. Adversarial re-verification corrected the STX Magnum housing/circuit-breaker fields, nulled the Gourmia GMG525 price and capacity (unverifiable / conflicting published prices, and the product is NOT discontinued), and set the Gourmia housing to false. accessedAt 2026-06-20.

Last verified 2026-06-20. We re-check published specs and prices on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.

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