Champion juicer

[smokinbubba]

Broke out the old girl for 15lb of bambi bologna today. Painfully slow at about 2lbs per min but so worth it. Look at that emulsion. Would really love a bowl chopper but just dont have room for one. The champion is the next best thing in my opinion.

[processhead]

That looks like a vintage appliance there, and vintage always gets my attention. What do you know about it and the company?

[smokinbubba]

processhead i saw this being used in sausage making a couple years ago on youtube. It peaked my interest when i saw how well it emulsified meat. Wanting to perfect bambi dogs, i went to the guy that has everything. Dad. He said, yep i have one in the back room. So it came home with me. It is a mascerating juicer, not a centrifugal one. The meat comes out where the pulp would normally exit the machine. Its really a simple machine with a motor and a head similar to a grinder without plates. I thint they were made up to the late eighties but not sure.

[smokinbubba]

Into the pool sausages

[processhead]

smokinbubba
You definitely mascerated the hell out of the meat. That looks like a very, very fine emulsion which is what you want.

How much grinding did you do up front before running it through that machine?

[glen]

smokinbubba And built like a tank. I don’t thing many newer macerating juicers could handle the strain

[smokinbubba]

processhead not enough… it could have been finer.
My block was 6lb venison ground by processor.6 lb pork butt ground once thru 1/4" plate. 3lbs pork fat ground once 1/4" plate
Then mixed and added: all Waltons
Bologna seasoning
Sure cure
Sure gel
Smoked meat stabalizer
Hickory powder
Distilled water

[smokinbubba]

glen yep, since i run meat thru it after mixing and before stuffing it is extremely sticky and i have to use a pusher to get it thru. Stopped once to let everything cool down and rest my arthritis. Its a beast and not too bad to clean

[Tex_77]

smokinbubba What is the HP on that? What is the Model #? I think I found one cheap.

[smokinbubba]

I think champion only makes one model. Looks like maybe 1/2 horse. Not sure.

[Tex_77]

smokinbubba The one I found is 1/3 HP.

[RON PARRISH]

Tex_77 Just saw 4 pages of them on ebay!

[Tex_77]

RON PARRISH the one I saw was $50

[smokinbubba]

Tex_77 if you have patients and can stand 2lbs per minute feed rate. $50 for a champion beats 2k for a bowl chopper.
Also, i use a standard bottom screen. I never bought the block off plate. The juice screen works fine. I get maybe 1/4cup leakage thru the screen on 15lbs of meat. I can deal with that.

[smokinbubba]

Tex_77 1/3hp sounds right. You dont need power just speed since you are not forcing meat thru a grinding plate.

[smokinbubba]

Bambi bologna was a huge success! Sous vide start to finish.

[smokinbubba]

[glen]

Wow, looks great, congrats

[craigrice]

very good looking product

[processhead]

smokinbubba Good job!