Weston Stainless Steel Meat Mixer, 22-Pound (36-1901) Import To Shop ×Product customization General Description Gallery Reviews
- Stainless steel construction
- Capacity is 20 lbs. of meat
- Removable mixing paddles
- Aluminum handle
- Rubber feet
$146
This Weston Products stainless steel meat mixer makes mixing ground meat easy. Put the seasonings, water and meat into the hopper and turn the handle. Mixes in just minutes. Hopper hold up to 20-pound of ground meat. Includes rubber feet to protect your counter top and clear plastic cover with spice slot. Removable paddles make clean-up easy. This is a manual crank mixer only and can’t be connected to a meat grinder. 20-pound capacity. Measures 14-1/2-Inch by 14-1/2-Inch by 13-Inch.
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Specification: Weston Stainless Steel Meat Mixer, 22-Pound (36-1901) Import To Shop ×Product customization General Description Gallery Reviews
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Tyler –
Good design and function with quality materials, very poor quality on fabrication of mixing paddles.This product is great when its made properly. Once I made some modifications this thing is a workhorse that can handle a ton of work. The design is robust, and the materials are heavier duty than other mixers. The problem is the fabrication quality is quite poor on the auger and the tangs inside the mixing tub itself.The first things I did was generously grease the gears inside the gear box. Its a pretty easy process just unscrew the lid and apply food grade grease to the gears. Mine came with a small dab of grease that wasn’t even applied to the gear teeth themselves, just on the side of the gear where it could do no good. My first batch of 40 lbs of Antelope breakfast sausage showed its faults after just 3 revolutions. The meat was mixed heavy with fatty pork and it was all quite cold but not frozen as it should be when making sausage, nothing this mixer should have had issues with. The load from the meat causes a bit of flexing of course but the position of the paddles and tangs in the tub did not allow enough clearance and there was metal to metal contact. This of course caused the both center paddles to bend around the shaft when my 3/4 hp grinder was driving it without much strain of any kind. One paddle was able to bent back into position while the other broke off. I was able to finish the batch but had a sour taste in my mouth to say the least.Weston was ok to deal with on a warrenty replacement, not the most prompt but they did end up sending me a complete replacement mixer and told me to keep/discard the old one. The new one arrived in a week or so and after studying the clearances as it turned it was obvoius this one would have the same if not worse fault.Not being the wasteful type I decided to put my engineering background to use and being the Ops Manager for a Machine Shop with a fab department I decided to fix this thing properly. I reverse engineered the shape and position of all 4 paddles and and made adjustments to the needed areas for proper clearances. I impoved the contact area where the paddles are welded to the drive shaft to go completly around the shaft for added weld strength as well as used thicker 1/8″ 316L stainless steel material, this should help reduce flexing under larger work loads. The photos show the before and after results. I fully expect this to solve all my problems but I won’t know for sure until next hunting season when I put it to use again.I am giving this a 4 star only because I ended up with two units for the price of one and that the bones of this thing seam good they just skimped on a very crucial area they shouldn’t have.
EricofAZ –
Great meat mixer.Well, it does the job. Takes a while, but this is not a high end NSF unit. For home, it does just fine. Thanks.
K Miller –
Great Mixer, well built and a great valueI used my nephew’s Cabela’s mixer (actually made by Westin) for a few years to make hundreds of pounds of sausage the last few years.I ordered a Cabelas Tilt mixer thinking the tilt option would be a nice feature, however we found that a full mixer is a bit heavy and hard to handle when tipping it to empty it, definitely not something you want the little wife to try.Sad to report that the gears stripped after a couple batches, it was also disappointingly built with very thin stamped out metal sides, and was nothing like the Westin built mixer we had been using, so we returned it.We have been looking for a replacement and decided on the Westin 44# mixer. Westin gears are a 50% heavier, also the mixer box itself is heavier.Adjusting the legs for height to connect to our Cabelas’s ¾ hp grinder was simple and the unit is very stable. It does not tilt, but removing the meat is no big deal, we remove the upper portion, pull the pin and remove the beater and scoop the rest out.The mixer was very well packaged with Styrofoam and double boxed, plus Amazon’s packing, so it arrived in great condition.Initially installing and adjusting the mixer beater pin for removing the mixer beater shaft was a bit tricky, but was easy enough. I did take the gear box off and regreased it as they don’t over lubricate the gears from the factory. (the prior Cabela gear failure made me leary)We are very happy with the Westin Mixer and would recommend it as a great value.Couple things that I would mention in regard to others saying the mixer bulges, that usually means your batch needs a little more liquid, it also reduces the amount of power to turn the mixer blades. We do 30# batches as most spice mixes we use are for 15# batches and it doesn’t work the mixer as hard.In regard to clean up, we have a large sink and spray faucet to clean the mixer at the end of our meat cutting counter, however I have used my shower with the hose sprayer to clean the mixers and other equipment in the past. The hot water spray is a huge help in cutting the fat along with some good detergent.Hope this helped.
I Paw’d It Forward –
I thought that was odd and was a little disappointed but really didn’t care much about itUpdate 1/27/16I returned the first mixer and got my replacement yesterday. I washed it up and got to grinding tonight and 2 batches In…SAME PROBLEM!!! This time I ha e attached pictures of what happened. I made sure I didn’t put more than 20 lbs of ground meat into it both times and still it failed then stripped the paddle bar. same as last time. I should say that I use it connected to my grinder and it is useless. This one is going back in the box and returning along with the first one tomorrow. Incredibly disappointing. Waste of time and money. Those paddle bar cut out should be straight across. You can see that it stripped it and cut off the inside corners of the steel.Well, I was extremely excited to get this mixer as I had been hand mixing 200 lbs of meat every 2 weeks and was ready for a break. That said, i opened the mixer about 10 days after I got it and the outside of the mixer itself was all scratched up, noticeably. I thought that was odd and was a little disappointed but really didn’t care much about it, if it worked. So I finally got to use it a few days ago and the first two batches I put in, about 15lbs each mixed great, no problem. The third batch I put in about 25 lbs and the mixer paddle rod popped out of its slot. It would go backwards, but not forward without popping out. I should clarify, it would try to go around 2 times forward before it stripped itself and popped out. I now have a mixer that is unusable as it will not mix with a forward motion that is needed to actually “mix” the meat.I will be calling Weston to see what they will do about it. I also own a Weston 1.5 horsepower grinder, that is substandard. I received pieces that have cut metal on them that is a hazard to put on or remove from the machine and they still havent replaced those parts. When I use the reverse function, it is hit an miss on whether it will actually go in reverse. 8 times out of 10 it wont and when it does, when you switch back to forward, it still goes in reverse. I won’t buy another Weston product. 2 out of 2 failed miserably.
Bill H –
Nice mixer- few problemsWhen the mixer arrived, the top cover was broken in shipment. A call to Weston was all it took to have a new cover on the way at no charge. The mixer is well constructed, nice welds and a decent finish. When I went to use the mixer I had a slight problem with the handle slipping on the shaft. The hole in the handle was machined a little oversize so I put in a shim ( .035″ ) on the flat of the shaft and it worked flawlessly. I think I will solder the shim to the shaft so it will be a permanent fix, I know you should not have to be fixing new stuff but it was no big deal to take care of. I don’t know if this is typical on their mixers. If so, they need a little better quality control as the average person may not have the means to correct this problem and will be sending it back. Having vented a little, I think it is a good mixer. I mixed up 30 lbs. of summer sausage splitting into two 15 lb. batches. The mixer did an excellent job, I think you could do 20lb. batches with no problem. All the ingredients were well blended and the paddle assembly comes out easily so you can load your stuffer. If you are blending meat for whatever, this is the way to go. Sure beats frozen and worn out hands.
S. James –
Works as advertised.This mixer does what it is supposed to do, but there are a couple of minor issues I have. The clear plastic lid that came with it was warped when it arrived, so there is never a complete seal around the top of the mixer while you are mixing. Not too bad, but a little meat can leak out while in use. The other issue is the slot that the shaft inserts into on the side opposite the crank. It functions, but the parts that hold the shaft and rotate could have been better designed. That having been said, this unit is plenty heavy duty and mixes sausage very well. It has a gear reduction so that you don’t have to struggle cranking through 40 plus pounds of meat. The smaller LEM and Weston mixers are a direct crank with no gear box, so you have to work a little harder. If you’re doing batches much under 20 pounds you should opt for the smaller model, as this won’t mix smaller batches too well. I just mix small batches by hand. Overall I am satisfied with this product and would recommend it to others.
W. A. Henn –
It’s bigger than the 20# mixers but you’re pushing this at 30 lbs, ultimately gets the job doneSo it mixes meat. I bought the bigger 40# size, but it struggled to mix 25# batches. Like another reviewer said, the sides bow just enough to let the auger slip so I had to get some clamps and chunks of wood. It did work well after rigging it, but I had 4 guys waiting to make 300 lbs and wondering why the mixer stopped working put us in a time crunch. Next time I’ll probably brace it and clamp it to the workbench.It’s very heavy, but not stout enough for the intended task. I do think the gears and auger are adequate and I’ll use it for years to come, but it would have been really nice if it did the job right out of the box. Most likely I’ll fabricate some braces out of angle iron that bolt around the outside just above the axle to make it work properly.
Joe –
Prime example of CHEAP CHINESE ..If you buy one. You should be able to turn the input shaft with your fingers.. If you cant then you have a stacking tolerance problem. Remove the gear drive cover and clean it and check it for smooth operation.. Have a set of out side snap ring pliers to remove the snap rings from the gear shafts.. The shafts were dry in the plastic bushing, the gears were dry, no grease on the gear teeth, the Grease cup seal to the drum had metal filings in it. I had to add a 0.065″ spacer between the drum and the gear cover because the stacking clearance was so bad.. After the 1/16″ aluminum spacer the gears turned smoothly. and the runout was about 0.020″ which should live a long time like that. I am skeptical the unit will survive.. The Pivot pin has a 3/8-16 thread, the Pivot pin knob had a 11mm x 1.5 thread, these two item have to screw together.. oops…. All the tapped holes were filthy.. When backing out the cap head screws from the input shaft gear cover it sounded like find sand was in the thread.. After a good cleaning and a retapping. with a 6mm tap things were much smoother.. I mixed 2 batched of 25lbs each. The Mixing paddle shaft engagement is already showing signs of widening in the engagement slot.. I bought this because I do not have another option as Nothing will fit my Weston grinder.. I will harden the paddle shaft slot to prevent it from wearing..There were noticeable burs on the on some edges.. The paddles are stamped and have some sharp edges.. The rim around the top had some burs too.. A bastard mill file dressed those pretty handily..Bad machine work.. Horrid machine work.. The welding in good I spent the better part of 4 hours correcting these issues..
HonestReviews –
Be careful! Finishing is not good on Paddle!I cut myself trying to take the paddle out to wash it upon arrival. The stamp or cnc they used for the paddles is dull leaving several sharp burrs. You can fix it easy enough with a metal file, but its something you want to watch out for. Other than that its a solid unit. Customer service made me happy and I am keeping the unit.
bobjr21w –
Hold on tightIt served its purpose. We mixed about 50# of venison, hamburger and pork total. One problem I had is it is wobbly. I had to have one hand on top to keep it from tipping over while the other turned the mixer. It slide all over the counter. You also have to have it right next to edge in order to turn the handle all of the way around. I almost lost it to the floor a couple times.When taking out the meat I found it best to remove the inside paddles. It is hard to pull the meat out without doing so. Also get some silicone spay it will make you happy when cleaning.