Customer Reviews

Maverick MM6386 Meat Grinder

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I bought the Maverick grinder and tried it out. I had a hard time with most meat because of lack of power. It jammed over and over again. I had to take it apart to remove everything. What a mess. I bought the Villaware unit from another retailer with 320 watts (100 more than the Maverick) and a reverse switch. It (was the same price). Wow. What a difference. This unit seemed to have twice the power of the Maverick. There is nothing this thing can't handle and no more jamming. If it does I just hit the reverse switch and no more jammin'.

Before buying the Maverick grinder, I read the other reviews and was scared into buying the 320 watt Villaware grinder that another reviewer recommended. BIG MISTAKE!! Using the Villaware grinder for making raw cat food (ground chicken with organs and bones)was a nightmare because of a design flaw. I couldn't even grind plain old chicken meat without having to disassemble the unit literally every 30 seconds to clear out stringy clogs. The reverse switch feature was of no use whatsoever. After several frustrating attempts to use the Villaware grinder, I took the advice of several people and bought the Maverick. What a joy to work with! Grinding chicken bones is no problem and it takes me a quarter of the time to make 2 lbs of cat food than it did when using that lousy Villaware, and I get a far superior end product.

The take away message from my experience: it will take me a lot of effort, time and money to find out if I got a lemon or if the Villaware has a true design flaw. Wattage isn't everything. Learn from my costly mistake and GET THIS GRINDER.

I bought this grinder many years ago when it was made by Villaware. I make cat food for my numerous cats (I'm a breeder) and it has held up to grinding hundreds of pounds of chicken or rabbit meat with bone. I recommend this grinder to anyone thinking of making their own cat or dog food...

The unit sits nice and firm on the counter and does not move at all during usage. Very easy to use and clean up. Would recommended to anybody that prefers to grinder their own meat and make their on sausages.

This is the first grinder I have ever bought. I wanted it to grind up chicken backs so I could make my own dog food. I feed BARF. It works well for that. Just don't over load it & listen to the motor, so it doesn't get over worked. I use the larger diameter holes, which makes grinding easier and it goes faster. You do have to cut up the backs into smaller pieces before putting them in the grinder. I use the sauage maker which comes with it to put the dog food in sauage links. If I make more then 8lb of links with the larger hole grinder at a time I have to remember to clean out the sauage maker, before the 2nd batch or the larger bones will get stuck in the sauage maker.

After numerous online newsgroup exchanges with others who've bought this appliance, I thought I was getting an efficient and effective tool to cut down on daily food preparation time for my dog while providing wholesome, balanced raw meals, which could be frozen. The first 2 times I used the Maverick, it operated well, though I was surprised that food had to be cut so thin to avoid getting stuck in the opening. Today when using it *for only the 3rd time* vegetable juice is collecting in the food tray, running out of the machine and splashing all over my kitchen and clothing, when I try to press food through the opening. What a mess! I'm only grateful I decided to grind veggies first this time instead of meat! Food isn't moving through as it should, just sitting at the entrance to the grinding mechanism going nowhere, just creating more juice and more mess. Buyer beware---keep the box it comes in, as I didn't and don't know that I'll be able to get my money back. Not even interested in a replacement---you should see my kitchen! And there's still a counter filled with veggies, fruit and meat that still have to somehow be processed....

The item that I purchased was so poorly packaged that it arrived with several pieces missing. I requested a refund, but have not heard back from the seller for several days. The item is unusable, and now I have a lengthy process to try to recoup my losses. I will never buy an item this way again.