KitchenAid Food-Grinder Attachment KSMFGA

The shaft sheared off from the plastic after about owning for a year. Used it to grind my meat trimmings. Thought I would save some money and buy plastic since I was only going to be using it a couple times a year. Buy the metal grinder and don't waste your money on this one

Grinds very nicely but grinder body cracked (where it attaches to the mixer) on second use. It was treated gently and used per manual, but bought more than a year ago so we're out of luck on the warranty.

Does anyone know where I can order sausage tubes to fit this thing, and if so, are they metal, because I will NEVER EVER EVER buy a PLASTIC meat grinder or it's attachments again!

Give it 2 stars only because I got to use it twice. On the third use, it cracked right where the metal goes into the Kitchenaid. Quite disappointing indeed. I used once to grind pieces of roast and pork for meatballs. Pretty sure it can't be used now.

Works well after you figure out how to use it. The method for loading and then pushing to food onto the grinder was not entirely intuitive from the design of the item that looked like a cup but was actually the plunger. Maybe clear instructions were available, but we didn't find them.

Unfortunately, I have a similar story to many others posted here. We have a stand mixer that we have used for many years and it continues to work well. The grinder was an infrequently used attachment that seemed to be working OK. Yesterday, however, the housing for the grinder basically exploded and broke into several pieces. Fortunately, no one was hurt and the mixer isn't damaged, but the grinder is complete destroyed (see pics). I am not sure what warranty coverage is available, although the box it came promises in various places that the grinder is designed for "a lifetime of use" and that there is a "Hassle-Free Replacement Warranty" for this product. Based on our experience, while we have gotten some good use out of this product, it did not live up to the promise of lifetime usage. Based on the other reviews here, it seems we're not the only ones. Caveat emptor.

Only use this grinder to grind up meat. Definitely was not happy when the bolt snapped. And can’t even get replacement parts for it. It worked very well and was so convenient for the few times it did work. Only got a handful of uses out of it before one of the bolts snapped.

Please note that I am reviewing the meat grinder that I have had for MANY years. At that time, Kitchen Aid was the best mixer on the market, and everyone knew it! I love my mixer and use it frequently to make large portions of mashed potatoes, hamburger for meatballs and meatloaf, etc.. It makes mixing so much easier. So, after getting my mixer as a Christmas gift years ago, I bought the attachments, which I used infrequently, so I was very surprised to see the crack in the meat grinder, that I haven't used in years. Over the years, I have used this attachment for grinding meat to make dog food for my dogs. It had been VERY helpful but I noticed the other day, when I started to grind the meat for the dog's food, again, after several years of not doing so, that the white housing had cracked. But, I wasn't particularly surprised because it, like me, has grown old. So, I came on line to get a replacement for it. Reading the reviews, I am very skeptical about buying a replacement. It seems, after reading the reviews today, that the quality of KitchenAid has declined. One review had a picture of the CRACK in THEIR grinder housing, which looks almost identical to mine! And there are MANY one star ratings for this attachment.. Do you offer guarantees against this piece breaking again? I haven’t used it for many years now, and I hadn't noticed the crack until last week. I've started grinding meat for the dog's food, again, because he refuses to eat dog food, and I don't blame him! I WANT to buy a replacement but the negative reviews are a BIG turn off! I would appreciate a response as to any guarantees that will come with my replacement if I choose to purchase it. Thank you for your time, and I truly hope that KitchenAid still lives up to the wonderful reputation that it has had over the years. I put the grinder attachment in my cart, but I await a response before purchasing it. Thank you.

I bought this item a year ago. It works fairly well for light use, but not for heavy use. If you are trying to grind tougher cuts of meat with sinew I would get a dedicated grinder with a anti-seize mechanism so parts don't break. Which gets me to the three-star part... This past weekend I was grinding some liver. Right after I started I hit some sinew (not sure how that got in there!). The screw that has the key that holds the auger on and drives the blade sheared in half. The rest of the grinder is in great working shape, but I have an auger I can't put back together because there is nowhere to purchase parts. :(

I've had this KSMFGA for several years. I buy beef chucks and prork shoilders and make hambuger or sausage. Saves money AND no mystery ingredients! Left-over holiday ham makes great ham salad. Only one concern; the housing is cracked at the mixer end. Doesn't seem to affect performance.