I’ve had an interest to make my own pork sausages for a while now, and the recent horsemeat scandal had pushed me to investigate that further. I don’t have a problem with horsemeat, but I do have a problem with not being told what’s actually in our food. So when Eddingtons – who sell a vast range of kitchen items and gadgets – asked if I’d like to review their products, I jumped at the chance and chose the Mincer Pro.
I was a little surprised at its diminutive size as it stands at about 9 inches tall – I had imagined it to be bigger and more robust looking. But size and stature aside, it was more important that it did the job.
It was dead easy to set up with inter-changeable blades for fine or coarse mincing and a sausage attachment. I’d bought a mixture of pork meat and pork fat from the butcher, but didn’t take the rind off. I realised very quickly that it couldn’t take the rind and had to put the mincer on the floor to get more leverage to turn the handle. After trimming off the rind it coped pretty well. It claims to have a suction base that holds it firmly in place, I didn’t find this to be very effective on my veneer countertop. Maybe it works better on certain surfaces than others.
The sausage attachment fed the meat through easily and the hog casing simple to put on. I did find it tricky getting the technique of feeding the meat through whilst turning the handle, but I reckon that’s down to my novice technique – though it didn’t help that the mincer kept slipping off the surface.
All in all it’s not a bad gadget and was easy to clean as most of the pieces are detachable. It did do the job albeit with a few glitches. But it has inspired me to experiment more. The pork sausages made for a very delicious breakfast. I’m going to tweak that recipe and get to work on a Brixton Banger next, so watch this space.
Eddingtons doesn’t sell direct to the public but their products are available from department stores, John Lewis, Amazon and Lakeland and through a variety of independent cook shops and online stores. The Mincer Pro is available in red, white and black, and is currently retailing at £22.85 from The Cooks Kitchen.
Many thanks to Eddingtons for the sample.
Hi Tash,
I have an electric mincer. Why? Because I’m lazy!
Your mincer has the advantage of being more compact, so takes up less storage space.
I make my own mince (I started out not being able to find pork or lamb mince consistently, but in the end it was not knowing what was in my food which has kept me doing it). But I’d never thought of making my own sausages. Partly because of the hassle of getting the skins, and partly not knowing what to put in them.
So I really hope you do come up with a ‘Brixton Banger’ sausage recipe. It will inspire me to use my mincer for more than just basic mincing.
Thanks!
Love
Snigdha
Oh, I will!
I’m going to have to research the skins as the butcher had kindly given me some of his, as he doesn’t sell it. I reckon I can get them easily enough online though. Will let you know.
Thank you for your review of Eddingtons mincer.
It’s a nice little easy-to-clean gadget, even if it does tend to lose its suction. But what worries me is that when making chutney the juice of the red pepper and onion minced after dried fruit got into the cog compartment and no amount of rinsing cleared it out.
Can you advise, please?
Thank you.
Sarah.
Hi Sarah, I only ever use it to mince meat and so haven’t come across this problem. Prob best to try contacting Eddingtons direct through here: http://www.eddingtons.co.uk/contact.aspx
Cheers,
Tash