Cleaning your Kitchenaid mixer. NEVER use it to grind meat. Easy mistakes lead to big messes!
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- Do not use your kitchenaid mixer as a meat grinder.
How to clean your mixer.
I now realize that I made a few mistakes when I initially used the grinder which may have prevented this problem. HOWEVER, I still would not recommend using it. Buy a quality, dedicated meat grinder. They are well worth the money.
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UPDATE about the video. I've learned a lot from the comments. Thank you to everyone who has commented. In hindsight, it is obvious that I made mistakes as I was a novice to grinding meat myself. I speak from my own experiences. Other people have experiences different from my own.
I did freeze the meat first, but after reading some of the comments, I don't think I froze it good enough. Yes I bought a non KitchenAid grinder, but it wasnt exactly cheap, and I didn't like the way the KitchenAid one looked and felt I really wanted one which was stainless steel, so I got this GVODE. Lesson learned. There was not a o-ring, gasket, or absorbent disk with the grinder or mixer. I had no reason to think one may have been needed or included.
Last, after making this video I bought a dedicated, quality meat grinder. It works MUCH better. I ground up an entire cow with it. I'll do a video on it sometime.
KitchenAid has a stainless steel meat grinder, not just a plastic one. I just bought it, my mom has had it for a while, no issues like this for either of us.
@@HungLikeScratsame lol, I've ground several pounds of meat with my kitchenaid all metal grinder and have not had any issues whatsoever lol
You made one huge mistake and resulting you are blaming the wrong unit. The mistake you made is buying some cheap - I don't know brand - to attach to your kitchenaid.
I got almost all attachment for the kitchenaid and every single one is awesome. Way to expensive expensive but awesome.
The grinder of kitchenaid goes for 165,- (euro) in Europe. Expensive. But on the other hand, all accessories are massive, strong, well build.
Anyways. It is not the mixer. That one those not have to be sealed ipx at the accessories axis. The accessories have to sealed.
Buy original...
Thanks for the edit/update. Nice to see someone admit there were things that could have been done differently. I've gotten MANY more things wrong than right in my 57 years, lol. I have the same mixer with the Kitchenaide grinder. I've used it to grind up 2-3 deer with pork, turkey, beef fat, etc., and I've yet to have a problem. But it's definitely something to keep in mind. I use a high speed setting and try to have my meat semi-frozen. I do agree that a dedicated grinder might be best. I had one, but it finally gave out, so now the Kitchenaide is all I use.
A man of integrity. Thank you for acknowledging you were mistaken, not the mixer, the unauthorized attachments. Becsuse something looks alike doesn't mean it operates the same.❤
It is the after market knockoff that has no seal for it. I have the kitchenaid brand and use mine quite often and no leaks, no smell. Thank you for the video, I was thinking about buying other knockoff attachments. Not now.
I agree, we have been using our Kitchenaid Pro 600 with the Kitchenaid meat grinder attachment for over two years with no issues. Just stay from the aftermarket attachments.
Need a more powerful speed. By your own emission, you had it on speed 2. At this speed the meat will back up due to lack of power going through strainer plate. The directions recommend at least speed 4. Also freeze the meat and grinder before using.
This is interesting. We’ve had our mixer for over 20 years and the meat grinder at least 15 years. We’ve ground hundreds of pounds of meat over that time and NEVER had the problem you’ve had. Our grinder attachment doesn’t look the same as yours though. Ours is a KitchenAid brand. Might be the brand you bought.
I believe you are supposed to use it on a speed of 6-8 when grinding meat
@@southerngypsy2949 Speed 4 is what the manual says.
I strongly suspect that the Kitchenaide actual brand grinder fits so solidly and tightly into the hub that no blood gets through but the knock-off/off brand types won’t fit as well so blood gets in. I was glad to see this video though so I know how to take apart the Kitchenaide mixer should the need ever arise. 7:34
I have the KitchenAid branded metal grinding attachment and had the same thing happen to me. Disgusting.
Did you chill meat below 30° before grinding?
It has nothing to do with the mixer. It’s the cheap aftermarket grinder.
WRONG....I bought mine direct from KitchenAid and I am having the same issue!!!!!!
No. That grinder is fine. We own it and blood can't get in the kitchenaid.
I 💯 agree. I use my grandma's 'kitchenAid brand" grinder attachment that is from the 90s, and it doesn't leak any liquid. Also, every time before use, I fill the attachment with water before attaching it to the mixer and let it sit for a few minutes to verify it doesn't leak. I have replaced an o-ring in it once.
Also I watched a video, some guy said you should freeze your meat, and also keep your grinder in the freezer for a little while. The most important thing he said is not letting your meat get warm
Mistake was it's recommended a minimum speed of 4 to 5 not 2. I've used mine for years and never had an issue. Guessing slow speed was the issue. Plus run a piece of bread through after grinding to solve that problem too
There is a O-ring seal in the Gvode drive shaft that inserts into the square drive of the Kitchenaid mixer. That's the only route fluids could get into the mixer head. If the O-ring is missing or you have a crack in the housing that bypasses the seal you will have problems. I have used the fruit strainer for de-seeding raspberries to make jam. It has an extention worm feeder that attaches to the same drive shaft to turn the worm feeder as the meat grinder and I checked, no juice leaking into the mixer head. It has to be your device. Using excessive pressure to force food into a narrow device can cause food and fluids to leak around a seal. You have to cut up the meat in small enough pieces to self-feed through the worm drive. The "pusher" is only a safety feature to move the food down the vertical feed so the worm drive can catch it and to push the last little bits that dont have the weight of food above it to push it through. Most of the meat grinding process I don't do any pushing but just plop pieces down into the feed. The point is to let the mechanical process do the work. The knives and grind plate and the worm feeder.
Thank you for the advice! I'll check that o-ring.
WOW had this issue and was able to resolve it watching your video. Thank you. Just wanted to say what a big help this was.
The reason why the meat that you grind is semi frozen is it results in a better mince and no juices from the meat can seep back into the mixer head.
A property machined joint where the shaft leaves the grinder housing won’t leak. It’s not the mixer, it’s the Gvode grinder 4:13 (inferior product) I can’t say the a quality part won’t leak, but it will be minimal, there’s probably an absorbent disk at the joint, maybe even a plastic disc to further prevent such an event. Thanks for the heads up
Tyvm. I have to check mine even though doesn't smell. Now wonder if can or have to oil mixer? Lol. I have a grinder for doing lit of meat, KitchenAid grinder attachment for small batches. Big one takes long to clean, so I can start checking my KitchenAid now.
Thanks for posting this. I have the exact same mixer. Looks like you saved me from this nightmare.
Glad I could help!
I’m not sure if this is the case but he was using an off brand not an actual kitchenaid brand attachment
@@kevindodge4525 good to know. Thanks
Use Kitchen Aid attachments only. No issues here. Stay away from the Amazon knockoffs.
I have 2 artisan mixers, the gvode grinder and a kitchenaid grinder, I'll have to do a comparison. Haven't noticed any issues on either of mine yet. Hopefully not an issue.
The issue is with the grinder not the KA unit itself. Sometimes it's better spend a little more and get better quality.
I have read several reviews in various websites that say they have the same problem with the KA branded grinder- it’s kind of got me gun shy about it
The KA isnt better quality. Its made of cheap aluminum and has plastic attachements for sausage. The kvode is made of stainless steel at least.
@@kesselrunheroj8497 WE have one. I don't use it very often nor do I do a lot at a time. But it hasn't failed yet and it's pretty easy to clean.
Some of it could have been the grinding speed as if you go back and you read the comments you'll see that a lot of people are saying it's the grinding speed allowing it to back up cuz you're supposed to use four or five and he said he used two.
You're also supposed to have the meet pretty chill so that it's not so liquidy but the fact is it's worm gear so there is going to be a certain speed in which it can continue to push things out as opposed to letting them back up and there is a seal in there
Nice video glad you got it fixed. I just bought the actual kitchenaid all metal grinder and I will be watching out for this to happen with it.
Thanks for the video and the heads up sir!😎💪
Make sure you follow the instructions and pre-chill the meat and grinder.
The lawyers at KitchenAid are gonna have fun with this
lmao, he's using a non-Kitchenaid attachment and grinding warm meat, pretty sure Kitchenaid has absolutely nothing to worry about.
I am surprised to see i have all original KA equipment, but mine did the same thing as in this video, blood was all over inside. I tried the second time and it did that again. What am I doing wrong ? any suggestions ?
Electrical cleaner would have probably done a really good job. You can find it in the automotive section
I never had to freeze any meat (cold, but not frozen) and everything came out fine. Also used whatever was ground right after grinding.
From what I can see from videos, the KitchenAid grinder has a gasket where the shaft leaves the grinder housing. The Gvode does not have any type of seal or gasket, , , therein lies the problem
There is supposed to be a seal on the rear of the housing that vontains the auger. The only way anything could have gotten inside your machine is if that seal was gone or damaged.
Does a Kenwood have this same problem? Does anybody know?
I had a similar issue and decided to buy a dedicated meat grinder. I was told there it was the o ring but the time I spent cleaning the mixer was not worth it just incase it happened again.
Use the KitchenAid attachment. I grind meat with mine all the time and have never had an issue.
I have to press the importance of only going with the Kitchen branded attachments.
I tried an off brand shredder for the stand mixer on amazon that had LOTS of 5 star ratings.
When I got it, it felt so cheap and terrible. One of the shredding wheels had a spike of metal that punctured my finger. Had I used it, it would have broken off into my food.
I posted my 1 star review on Amazon along with pictures of the dangerous product. The company offered to give me a gift card if I delete the review. Screw that! I left it there and they tried contacting me again.
Something wrong with the grinder attachment. Probably the O ring seal in the back is giving way under pressure. Never had this issue and been grinding meat years with it.
I only use my Kitchen aid mixer to grind. I just got the new all metal KitchenAid grinder, but haven’t used it yet. The plastic one I’ve had for several years, use it to grind venison to make sausage and sticks. I can grind a 7 pound pork butt in about 4 minutes. I’m guessing the metal one is faster, it’s double the size and looks heavy duty.
It's no faster. Aside from one being made of metal and the other being made of plastic, they're virtually identical.
I was afraid of the plastic KitchenAid one and couldn't find a metal KitchenAid grinder. In hindsight and after reading so many comments like yours, I should have gotten one like yours. The Gvode was the best metal one I could find at the time. I ended up getting a commercial grinder and love it. I'm really happy that you've had success with yours.
I make sausages for my family and have to grind like 20-30 lb of meat. I bought COFUN meat grinder because the KA original, plastic one cracked. I had no problems with any liquid getting inside; it actually will spew towards me, so I had to wear a good apron. That extensive usage actually wore off the gears in the mixer. I was about to run to the store to buy another mixer, presuming that the repair will cost me as much as a new one.
I was told by my acquaintance that her husband had fixed their KA with a purchased on KA parts site. It cost me about $80 with new gear set and grease with free labor of my son.
KA is good to grind a few pounds, but for higher volume, it is better to buy a commercial grinder. I took me hours to grind 40 pounds of meat with my arms up pushing meat on KA.I could not use KA to stuff sausage casing, so I bout a staffing syringe and only regret I have, that had not done it sooner,
Only use the kitchenaid attachments. You wont have this issue
Thats not even a kitchenaid attachment. It's an off brand.
FYI it's not blood. Meat at the store has been drained of blood. That red juice is actually a protein, not the animals blood.
There are multiple items to consider. 1. Wait to put too much meat into the grinder to prevent pressure buildup. 2. Use lightly frozen meat to reduce the amount of liquid. 3. Check the seal on your grinder. You can buy the original one from KitchenAid.
This is a great video! Thanks for posting.
Great comment! Thank you.
I did partially freeze the meat, but I may have tried to grind too much at a time or at a faster pace than I should have, I'm not sure. Although I did a lot of research on grinder attachments wanting to get a good one, this one did NOT have a seal. I didn't realize how important that might be.
I actually ended up getting a quality dedicated meat grinder. It works great! Maybe I'll do a review on it. What do you think?
@@DGHamblin Re-Review the new one. Cant wait !
THANK U FOR THIS VIDEO!!! The exact same thing happened to me… u saved me from maggots!!! How gross-
It is the poorly made plastic device. Not the machine itself. I believe that. ✨👏✨
You are supposed to use partially frozen meat also I was just get a rubber o-ring and put it on the shaft
I bought 6.9 liter brand new one here in India and it was rusting under the mixer interior.
You do know don't you that you are supposed to partially freeze the meat before you grind it don't you? And on that note spend the $90 and get the kitchenaid brand.
Also just watched more, he just voided the warranty. By taking it apart beside using an aftermarket brand grinder.
As long as he didn't break it in the process of disassembly/assembly, there's no voided warranty in the U.S.
@@HungLikeScrat lol, sorry. They can tell if it's been taken apart. And messed with.
Since it was operator error the video needs to be pulled as misleading.
It's meat juice (myoglobin) not blood. The blood has been removed during the slaughter process.
Never had a problem have used after market and kitchen ad
Correct me if I'm mistaken here but when grinding meat, it doesn't go inside the mixer itself. It only touches the grinder itself.
don't use the knock off brand. It may be whats not sealing. I have a KA brand grinder and never had a problem. I also have the Gvode grinder- fruit strainer kit I bought recently for making jam. No problems.
Always use kitchenaid attachments, never cheap off brand ones
Thank you for video, I just bought my kitchenaid stand mixer professional 5 plus like yours and bought grinder too. Now I think I should return the grinder tomorrow.😭
My husband just bought me a KitchenAid stand mixer for Christmas, and the first attachments I was hoping for was the meat grinder. I think I’m still going to try it. Other people have said they use the KitchenAid meat grinder, and theirs don’t look the same as the knockoff. They said the knockoff appears to have a part missing that seals the attachment.
@@akabga Hey I didn't return the kitchenaid grinder at the end, I tried to contact with kitchenaid customer service and they said the situation of this video is possible. They advised me don't grind the raw meat when they are wet and bloody, the liquid is possible get in the core of the machine from the entrance.
We should always freeze the meat until it isn't wet. I tried grinder different meat, it worked very well. I recommend the grinder, just make sure no liquid can run into the core body.
@@vicki1091 Thanks for all your advice! I’m so glad my husband bought this for me. Can’t wait to try the grinder once we get it!
I have the same mixer and bought the kitchenaid brand meat grinder. This happend to me too. Luckily i saw all the meat Liquid and trued to clean it as much as i can. It was really disgusted by it. Now im gna try to open mine
Good! Thank you for the advice!
NOW you tell me....I burned mine up yesterday. I obviously made several mistakes. Meat not partially frozen, etc. Live and learn. Went and bought an actual meat grinder. I think the mixer will still limp along for mixing; we'll see.
Does your model have brushed motors and gears? Or is the speed electronically controlled? You can regrease it and replace the motor brushes if it is an older model (which should rejuvenate it a good bit) , and you can replace the control board if it is a newer one (no guarantees).
@@DGHamblin I've had it for several years but really don't know; haven't taken it apart yet. Probably will soon. Thanks!
Uhhhh dude, have you thought that maybe the grinder attachment itself was dodgy?
Look at the design: its feeding plate is siting right above the attachment.
That's a good point about the feeding plate. The attachment itself appears to be well made. And it was the most expensive and best reviewed one I could find. The KA one is plastic and I didn't like it. BUT I have since gotten a quality dedicated meat grinder. Paid more for it then I did the mixer. It works well.
I had a knockoff on Amazon and it was garbage. I sent it back. Just sucked it up and
paid for the METAL kitchen aid kit. No problems and Filled up a chest freezer with the
grinded meat.
When I was shopping for one, KitchenAid didn't have a metal one. Glad to know they do now. I would have gotten theirs had a metal one been available.
Seems to be aluminum though….
OMG What a nasty experience but do you think that maybe if you would have used the original grinder made for the kitchen aid this would not have happened?
Maybe. I ended up buying a dedicated quality meat grinder. It works like a champ!
Ok thanks
The question I have if the author used the plastic nut or whatever itss called that is aupposed to seal the grinder from the machine. I actually bought the original KitchenAid metal grinder attachment and am hugely disappointed. After the first wash the grinder and all its part turned dark grey and as someone is saying this is a sign of "leaking lead". Not sure if this is true, but it is extremely nasty and unpleasant. So I am in fact looking for a stainless steel version of this attachment, and sadly KA does not make them. Only some noname Chinese products like the GVODE you used in this video are available on Amazon. Seeing your video made me pause for a sec but then I noticed there are quite a few video reviews of this chinese product on TH-cam and you are the only one reporting this problem. Which brings me to the question: did your attachment had that plastic seal on the auger or not?
No it did not have it.
The KA brand is stainless steel. It can discolor in the dishwasher if the wrong soap and temps are used.
@@DGHamblin That might be the culprit. Shortly after posting my question I decided to bite the bullet. I bought the same Gvode as yours. It did come with the plastic washer attached to the rear end of the auger. The main body, auger, and the knives are indeed made from stainless steel, while other parts are made from some other alloy. All in all, while not a perfect match to my stand mixer, for the money it is a good product. And no, it does not leek meet juices into the mixer body. I would prefer it have somewhat larger diameter body to process more meet. Other than that not much to complain about. If i did not slready have a stand mixer, I would probably go for a standalone meet grinder, but for low volume grinding this attachment does the trick. And it is easy to clean.
@@HungLikeScrat I am sorry, it is not stainless steel. I own them both. When you are holding the original KA attachment it is a lot less weight, has thinner walls, and looks press-formed, while the Gvode is clearly machined.
@@HungLikeScratit’s aluminum. They are very opaque on their website saying « metal » or « die cast metal » but it’s aluminum. The fact that they’re hiding it is illegal where I live.
Had this problem as the meat thawed.
Well i used thr kitchen aid branded mixer and the same thing happened. It is disgusting!
just put an "O" ring on the grinder shaft and the blood will not get back in there note put some food grade lube like mineral oil on the o ring
I'm willing to bet it's because you used a knock-off and you didn't even use it correctly. You didn't pre-chill the meat and the grinder.
I tried to, but being a novice I may not have frozen the meat enough or some other thing. Thank you for the advice!!
I use my Kitchen Aid mixer for making cookies, and cakes. The grinder attachment I have is for shredding documents that have personal bank and investment data. Never meat.
So in other words, buy a SEPARATE meat grinder?
Yes!
Or buy one with a proper seal.
No. Buy actual KA brand and, unlike this guy, use it properly.
Unless you are using meat you butchered yourself, not just from the store that you got trimmings from to grind, the substance you call "blood" is in fact NOT blood but rather a protein called myoglobin,. The protein is what gives the meat and its juices a red hue. How do i know, not from the interweb but because I have working in a meat packing plant for 30 years. As for the smell coming from your mixer, I am sorry you had such a bad experience grinding your own meat. Perhaps one day you may try it again with better results.
This actually was meat from a deer I processed myself. I now own a quality dedicated meat grinder. It works so much better. I'm sure I'll make more mistakes, but I'll keep trying to do it better. .
@@DGHamblin Thank you for the additional information. Sounds like you have a better solution with the dedicated grinder. I would agree that the grinder attached to a KitchenAid is not going to do very well with large quantities. I hope all continues to go well for you and your family.
"BLOOD," said it all. My question is, why haven't you taken down this video 😅or at least amended the title? Did you get paid for my comment?
No. I am not monetized at all. I don't any money for this. I did pin a comment with additional info. However, I still would not recommend anyone use their KitchenAid to grind meat. My quality dedicated grinder does a much better job!
I grinded meat all the time and don't experience this problem.
You blame Kitchenaid because you were too cheap to buy the genuine Kitchenaid grinder, so you bought a cheap Chinese knockoff? Lesson learnt, huh? Buy cheap, get cheap. Try following the instructions next time, too... cool the grinder FIRST in the freezer or refrigerator, use partially frozen meat, and use the machine on the recommended speed setting of FOUR... problem solved. 🙄🙄🙄
Exactly!
Perhaps I should have bought the KitchenAid brand. But the Gvode one wasn't cheap. However, I did learn a valuable lesson. A quality commercial meat grinder is definitely the way to go. I process my own deer and the commercial grinder does a great job
The all stainless aftermarket models are more expensive... Perhaps if the kitchenaid one wasn't potmetal garbage listed as "metal" (also made in china), people wouldn't look for all stainless aftermarket products...
I’ve been grinding with my kitchenaid for over 20 years with no problems. Of course, I’m not a moron
@@DanielJohnson-ec8rk 🤣🤣 love it!
Watch this video with speed 2x. He talks SUPER SLOW
2:38 - Oh hell nah... thats terrible engineering design of such product. How did blood got into it?
Also it's not blood. The correct word is myoglobin.
Really? As if I care. How about you nitpick your own grammar... 🙄
Damn, you like red and black but yet you have a Stanley brand toolbox. Don't listen to this guy.
😂 I haven't completely switched all the tools etc I own over to Milwaukee. That toolbox was given to me a while back and I still use it for now
I can understand what you're saying happened but I have used mine to grind my venison MANY times and have NEVER had any issues like this. I do chill my meat before I grind which may be the difference so that might be something for people to consider if doing this. I LOVE mine!
I think the problem was more the aftermarket grinder. Even though I did my best to buy a quality grinder, it didn't work out so well. I didn't want to get the one from KitchenAid because I didn't like how it was made, but perhaps I should have done so anyway.
@@DGHamblin Don't you just hate hindsight? Unfortunately after market parts can be hit or miss, sounds like yours was a miss. Mine is a kitchen aid grinder so maybe the quality was better cause it's done well, however, I still think that even if I ran meat through there warm, there would be a lot more blood that may leak into that inside area, I just know I'm thankful for chilling it to begin with and not going through that pain in the ass. After seeing your video I'll make sure I always chill the meat! I always try to learn from others mistake before I make them! Lol
He made mistakes
Had a kitchen aid for 40 years. Use more as a grinder as a mixer. Wore out 2 grinders. Never thos issue......you said the kitchen aid brand was "prohibitively expensive "?? WTF? THEYRE LESS THAN 40 BUCKS
Was your plastic or stainless? I didn't want plastic. I spent a lot more than $40 for the grinder I had, and it was a fraction of the cost for a stainless from KA