Janet B wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> Why You Should Never Buy Packaged Ground Beef Again
> http://tinyurl.com/hp5j6k7
> read through to the section on grinding
> Janet US

I've been grinding most of ours for years now.We don't use a lot and
frankly we are grinding more raw meat for friends doggies (they bring
us the meat and help, no reason for them to lay out 3-400$ for a good
grinder and we make a mini kitchen party of it all).

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