Peter > wrote:

>Is it worth my time in effort to grind my own meat with it? I was thinking
>a coarser grind would be nicer compared to the usual store bought ground
>meats for many dishes. Does anyone here do this regularly and can comment or
>offer advice? I don't envision buying a proper meat grinder anytime soon.

This is secondhand, but according to Julia Child, a meat grinder works
better because you do not end up with chopped gristle in the meat.
Instead, the gristle stays in the screen of the grinder, where
you can manually remove it from time to time.

Steve