Had to choose between a bandsaw and a meat grinder for my home setup last month

I was setting up a small shop in my garage in Akron and only had budget for one big tool. Picked the grinder because I do a lot of pork shoulder and brisket for my family. But now I'm stuck breaking down whole chickens with a hand saw and it takes forever. Anyone else regret skipping the bandsaw for their first purchase?

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lewis.finley11d ago

You ever spend an hour hacking at a chicken with a hand saw and just question every life choice that got you there? I picked the bandsaw for my garage and now I'm the guy with a pristine brisket slicer but a freezer full of ground pork sausage because I bought the wrong tools for the job. Breaking down whole chickens with a bandsaw is a dream though, feels like a pro butcher move. But hey, at least your grinder matches the pile of meat you're handling instead of my weird mismatch of halves and quarters.

murphy.aaron11d ago

Three hours into breaking down a hog with a hacksaw at 2am is when you really start questioning your life choices, buddy. Your freezer sounds like a cry for help disguised as efficiency. At least you're not the guy who bought a meat grinder just to find out it can't handle bones and now has a very expensive ornament.

grantp1410d ago

Oh man, that's rough. I went grinder first too and regretted it hard until I found a used bandsaw on Craigslist for like 80 bucks. Might be worth keeping an eye out for something cheap while you save up, that hand saw thing sounds brutal.