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The Best Meat Grinders for Venison

Written by John Wren|

A chilled meat grinder and plates on a clean counter with cold venison
A chilled meat grinder and plates on a clean counter with cold venison

MEAT! #8. Cold trim. Lodge test patty. ESEE 6 for silver skin. The rifle stays a dealer.

Key takeaways

  • Cold is the first plate.
  • A #8 you will wash.
  • Taste a pinch.
  • Fixed blade for trim.

A venison grinder that still earns the night is a #8 you can still clean, plates you named, and a chill you respected — not a catalog horsepower and a warm pile. The short answer: buy a MEAT!-class #8, keep the meat cold, and run a skillet test before you invent sausage.

Short version. A knife if the other Saturday is already a hide. Recovery if you started an animal. Pair with the ESEE 6. Check live prices.

This page is the grind. The rifle stays a dealer. This is the #8, a Lodge, a blade you already know.

A chilled #8 grinder, plates on a towel, venison you kept cold. Clean is the night.
A chilled #8 grinder, plates on a towel, venison you kept cold. Clean is the night.

Cold meat is the first plate

Warm trim smears. Do: a fridge, a freeze-until-firm, a tray you can still lift. Don’t: a garage that is already 70. A first deer still ends in meat you promised you would finish.

A #8 you will still wash

The MEAT! .5 HP Pro-Grade #8 is the live grinder we named: stuffing tubes, plates, a motor you can still lift onto a counter. Check live prices.

MEAT! .5 HP Pro-Grade Meat Grinder #8

MEAT! .5 HP Pro-Grade Meat Grinder #8

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Do: the coarse plate first. Don’t: a fine plate on sinew you did not trim. Write the plate you used. A “we’ll see” is a mash.

A skillet test before you invent a summer sausage

The Lodge 12-inch is the live pan we named. Fry a pinch. Salt. Decide. Check live prices.

Lodge Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet, 12-Inch

Lodge Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet, 12-Inch

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Do: one test patty. Don’t: a 20-pound season you have not tasted. Camp skills scale to a kitchen you already know.

A blade you already met

The ESEE 6 is the live fixed blade we named for trim and silver skin — not a pocketknife as a skinner. Check live prices.

ESEE 6 Survival Knife

ESEE 6 Survival Knife

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Do: a board, a wipe. Don’t: a folder as a pry. Hunt knives is the long page. A skinner if the hide is already the job.

WantHonest tool
A testA Lodge pinch
Silver skinA fixed blade you know
The rifleA licensed dealer

Keep it cold. Check live prices.

Cold, a #8, a pinch in a skillet

That is the grind. Check live prices. Come home with meat you will still eat.

Warm trim is a smear you already knew

Firm, cold, a tray you can still lift. A venison grind. First deer. Recovery.

The MEAT! #8 we named still wants a coarse plate first. Check live prices. Write the plate.

The Lodge we named still wants a pinch before a 20-pound season. Check live prices. Camp skills.

A folder is not a skinner

The ESEE 6 we named still wants a board and a wipe. Check live prices. The ESEE 6. Hunt knives.

The rifle stays a licensed dealer. This page is still the grind. Ownership. Public land.

Do: silver skin before the fine plate. Don’t: sinew you did not trim. A venison grind.

A #8 you will not wash is a #8 you will hate

Disassemble. Hot water. Dry. Then the bin. Check live prices. Storage.

First aid if the other Saturday is already a cut. Tetanus is a clinic if the cut is dirty.

Elk packs if the other week is already a quarter. This page is still the counter.

Coil so the next animal can start

Empty the hopper. Mice eat what you left. Dry the plates. Check live prices. A venison grind.

Do: look at the knife spine. Don’t: a damp drawer. The ESEE 6.

Last line: a catalog horsepower is not a grind. Cold trim is. First deer. Leave some gas.

A pound of beef is the class. Then the first deer.

Do: a practice grind on meat you bought. Don’t: a first #8 on warm venison. A venison grind.

Check live prices on the MEAT! #8, Lodge, ESEE 6. Hunt knives.

Florida hogs if the other Saturday is already Florida. This page is still the plate.

A weekday chill is the grind you still have

The MEAT! #8 we named still wants cold trim. Check live prices. A venison grind. First deer.

The Lodge we named still wants a pinch. Check live prices. Camp skills.

The ESEE 6 we named still wants a board. Check live prices. The ESEE 6. Hunt knives.

Coarse first. Write it.

Fine after sinew. A venison grind. Recovery.

The rifle stays a dealer. Ownership. Public land.

Florida hogs if the other Saturday is already Florida.

A #8 you will not wash is a #8 you will hate

Disassemble. Dry. Check live prices. Storage. A venison grind.

First aid if the cut is already dirty.

Elk packs if the other week is already a quarter.

Cold, a #8, a pinch in a skillet

That is the grind. Check live prices. A venison grind. Hunt knives. First deer.

Last line: catalog horsepower is not a plate. Cold trim is. Leave some gas.

The ESEE 6. Come home with meat you will still eat.

Write the venison grind card before you leave the house

Say the kit out loud: cold trim, MEAT! #8, Lodge pinch, ESEE 6. If a guest tries to add a seventh job, sit. That is a successful Saturday. A venison grind First deer Recovery.

Do: the same pocket every time. Don’t: a scavenger hunt at dark. Check live prices. Hunt knives The ESEE 6.

A cancel you already wrote is a cancel you will still take. Ownership Public land. Lightning, a flood stage, a fire letter — pavement.

The five-minute leave after the venison grind

Coil so the next day can start. Empty the granola. Mice eat webbing and foam. Dry the bag. Then the bin. Check live prices on the kit you named: cold trim, MEAT! #8, Lodge pinch, ESEE 6.

Do: look at the strap, the lockout, the buckle, the charge. Don’t: a damp trunk and a March surprise. A venison grind Recovery.

Tell someone the place and the hour. A quiet hour is a search. First deer Public land. Come home and say you are moving again.

Guests will try to rewrite the venison grind as a dare

A shared job can be a short loop and a known kit. A dare into a hole you cannot see the exit of is not a date. Kids out of the bite. The photo waits until the buckle check. Ownership Hunt knives.

Check live prices. cold trim, MEAT! #8, Lodge pinch, ESEE 6 is still the honest pile. The ESEE 6 A venison grind. One classroom. New water or new wind or a new tool — not all three.

First deer if the other Saturday is already the sibling page. This page is still the venison grind. That is enough.

Last line on the venison grind

cold trim, MEAT! #8, Lodge pinch, ESEE 6. Check live prices. Recovery Public land Ownership.

Last line: a catalog dare is not the day. A card you wrote is. Wear the lamp on the walk. Come home wanting Thursday.

A venison grind First deer The ESEE 6. The next door can wait until this kit is still in the same bin.

A small batch is the grind you still eat

Five pounds you will finish beats a freezer of mystery. A venison grind. First deer. Recovery.

Do: label the plate and the date. Don’t: a 20-pound season you have not tasted. Check live prices on the MEAT! #8 and the Lodge.

The ESEE 6 we named still wants silver skin off before the fine plate. Check live prices. The ESEE 6. Hunt knives.

A clean counter is the night

Hot water. Dry plates. A sour hopper is meat you throw. A venison grind. First aid. Storage.

The rifle stays a dealer. Ownership. Public land. This page is still the #8.

Florida hogs if the other Saturday is already Florida. Come home with meat you will still eat. Leave some gas.

Repeat the venison grind card out loud

cold trim, MEAT! #8, Lodge pinch, ESEE 6. If a guest adds a seventh job, sit. A venison grind First deer Recovery.

Do: the same pocket. Don’t: a scavenger hunt at dark. Check live prices. Hunt knives The ESEE 6.

Ownership Public land. A cancel you already wrote is still a cancel.

The same bin after the venison grind

Dry the kit. Empty the granola. Mice eat webbing. Check live prices: cold trim, MEAT! #8, Lodge pinch, ESEE 6.

Do: look at the strap and the buckle. Don’t: a damp trunk. A venison grind Recovery.

Tell someone the place and the hour. First deer Public land.

A dare is not a venison grind

A short loop and a known kit is a date. A hole you cannot see the exit of is not. Ownership Hunt knives.

Check live prices. cold trim, MEAT! #8, Lodge pinch, ESEE 6 is still the pile. The ESEE 6 A venison grind. One classroom.

First deer if the other Saturday is already the sibling. This page is still the venison grind.

Write the venison grind clock

Dark, wind, a ban, a freeze — pavement. Public land Ownership. cold trim, MEAT! #8, Lodge pinch, ESEE 6.

Do: the card at the house. Don’t: a pin from 2014. Check live prices. Recovery Hunt knives.

A venison grind The ESEE 6. Come home wanting Thursday.

Last line on the venison grind

cold trim, MEAT! #8, Lodge pinch, ESEE 6. Check live prices. Recovery Public land Ownership.

A catalog dare is not the day. A card you wrote is. A venison grind First deer.

The ESEE 6. The next door can wait until this kit is still in the same bin.

Say the venison grind once more before you leave

cold trim, MEAT! #8, Lodge, ESEE 6. That is the pile. A venison grind First deer Recovery.

Check live prices. Hunt knives The ESEE 6. The same pocket every time.

Ownership Public land. Sit if the seventh job shows up.

Dry the venison grind kit before the bin

Mice eat webbing and foam. Empty the granola. cold trim, MEAT! #8, Lodge, ESEE 6. Check live prices.

A venison grind Recovery. A damp trunk is a March surprise.

First deer Public land. Tell someone you are moving again.

That is enough venison grind

cold trim, MEAT! #8, Lodge, ESEE 6. The ESEE 6 A venison grind. One classroom.

First deer Hunt knives. The sibling page can wait.

Ownership Public land. Come home wanting Thursday. That is enough.

Also in the magazine

Keep going with hunt knives, recovery, first deer, and the ESEE 6. Check live prices.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best meat grinder for venison?

A #8 you will still clean — the MEAT! .5 HP Pro-Grade we named — if you keep the trim cold.

Why cold?

Warm meat smears. Firm, cold trim is the first plate.

Coarse or fine first?

Coarse first. Fine after you trimmed sinew. Write the plate.

How do I season?

Fry a pinch in a Lodge. Then decide. A 20-pound guess is a mash.

What knife?

A fixed blade you already know — ESEE 6-class — not a folder as a skinner.

Do you sell the rifle here?

No. The rifle stays a licensed dealer. This page is the grind.