The MEAT! Your Maker 1.5 HP #32 is the biggest grinder MEAT! sells: a 70-pound, all stainless steel machine rated at up to 18 pounds of meat a minute. It’s built for hunters who process whole elk or several deer a season, and it’s priced like it. MEAT! listed it at $929.99 on its own site in October 2026, and Amazon had it at $899.99.
Short answer: if you grind hundreds of pounds a year, it’s one of the fastest home grinders you can buy, and the lifetime warranty is better than most rivals offer. If you grind a few pounds at a time, it’s far more machine than you need, and the alternatives at the end of this review will suit you better.
We haven’t run this grinder ourselves. This review is built from MEAT!’s published specifications and warranty terms and from verified owner reviews on Amazon, and it says which is which.
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MEAT! Your Maker 1.5 HP #32 Specifications
| Motor | 1.5 HP (Amazon lists it at 1,100 watts) |
| Grinding rate | 14 to 18 lbs per minute, up to 1,080 lbs an hour |
| Head size | #32 |
| Plates | Stainless coarse (10 mm) and fine (4.5 mm) grinding plates, plus a stuffing plate |
| Sausage kit | Three stuffing tubes |
| Construction | All stainless steel |
| Safety | Safety filter on the feed chute to keep hands away from the auger |
| Size and weight | 23.5 x 8 x 18.25 inches, 70.5 lbs |
| Cleaning | MEAT! lists it as dishwasher safe, with simple disassembly |
| Warranty | Limited lifetime, original owner, home use only |
| Model | 1117074 |
The 18 pounds a minute is the headline number. It’s roughly three times what a typical #8 home grinder is rated for, and it’s why owners with a season’s worth of game to process buy a #32. MEAT!’s product page doesn’t list a reverse function or circuit breaker, so don’t assume either.
What Owners Report
The 1.5 HP #32 had only 20 ratings on Amazon when we checked, averaging 4.3 out of 5, so treat the feedback as a small sample. What’s there is consistent:
- Speed. One family that processes its own game ground 200 pounds of elk with no clogging. They bought it as a second grinder to split the work and found it fast enough to handle the job on its own.
- Build and cleanup. Another owner has put several hundred pounds through it without problems and says it’s easy to assemble, use and clean.
- Plates. One buyer’s only complaint was that it doesn’t come with a medium plate, just coarse and fine.
Owners on the Rokslide hunting forum say much the same. They describe it as quiet enough to hold a conversation over and faster than they can feed it. One says cleanup takes longer than grinding 25 pounds, another’s only gripe is a small plastic washer that has to go in every time, and a third recommends MEAT!’s foot pedal for stuffing bags hands-free.
Things to Know Before You Buy
- It weighs 70 pounds. Plan on a permanent spot for it, or a sturdy cart. This isn’t a grinder you lift out of a cupboard for a weeknight batch of burgers.
- Only two grinding plates. Coarse and fine cover burgers and sausage. If you want a medium grind, budget for an extra #32 plate.
- The warranty is for home use. MEAT!’s limited lifetime warranty covers the original owner and excludes commercial use, normal wear and tear and cosmetic damage. Register the grinder or keep the receipt, because a claim needs proof of purchase from MEAT! or an authorized retailer.
- Keep the meat cold. At this speed, the grinder isn’t the bottleneck. Cubing and chilling the meat is. Partly frozen cubes grind cleaner and keep the fat from smearing.
MEAT! also sells smaller sizes, a .5 HP #8 and a 1 HP #22, and Amazon lists them under the same product page. If 18 pounds a minute is more than you’ll ever need, look at those first.
Who Should Buy It
- Buy it if you process elk, multiple deer or bulk pork every season and want the grinding done in minutes, not hours.
- Skip it if you grind a few pounds at a time, have little counter space, or want to stay under a few hundred dollars.
Alternatives at Lower Prices
Prices were checked on Amazon in October 2026 and change often.
- LEM Big Bite #12 (.75 HP), $579.99: the closest step down. LEM rates it at up to 11 lbs a minute, it’s stainless, and it carries a 5-year warranty. See our LEM .75 HP review.
- Cuisinart MG-100, $129.95: a compact 300-watt grinder rated at 3 lbs a minute, with two plates, two sausage attachments, reverse and a 3-year warranty. Owners like it for small batches, but several report that the metal parts darken in the dishwasher and that the gears are plastic. See our Cuisinart MG-100 review.
- Kitchen Basics 3-in-1 manual grinder, $22.24: a hand-crank grinder for a pound or two at a time, with two plates, three sausage funnels and pasta dies. Owners are split on the suction base and on how much effort it takes.
Our Verdict
The MEAT! Your Maker 1.5 HP #32 is a specialist’s grinder. For someone grinding hundreds of pounds a season, its speed, stainless build and lifetime warranty justify the price, and the few owner reviews so far back that up. For everyone else, the LEM #12 or one of MEAT!’s smaller sizes will do the job for far less money and far less counter space.
MEAT! Your Maker Grinder FAQ
How fast is the MEAT! Your Maker 1.5 HP grinder?
MEAT! rates it at 14 to 18 pounds of meat a minute, or up to 1,080 pounds an hour. One owner reports grinding 200 pounds of elk with no clogging.
What warranty does MEAT! Your Maker offer?
A limited lifetime warranty against defects in materials and workmanship. It covers the original owner only, requires proof of purchase, and excludes commercial use, normal wear and tear and cosmetic damage.
What comes with the 1.5 HP #32 grinder?
Coarse (10 mm) and fine (4.5 mm) stainless grinding plates, a stainless stuffing plate and three stuffing tubes. There is no medium plate.
How much does the MEAT! Your Maker grinder weigh?
MEAT! lists it at 70.5 pounds, so it needs a permanent spot or a sturdy cart.
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