Waring Pro MG855 Review

Pros

The Waring Pro MG855 is a perfect grinder for people who need functionality and looks from their kitchen appliances. This inexpensive unit comes with an upgraded meat hopper, three cutting plates and three different sausage attachments. If you need a versatile machine that can do more than simply grinding meat, then the MG855 is right up your alley.

Waring managed to price this unit relatively inexpensively when you compare it to other similar grinders on the market. This makes it a perfect grinder for beginners, but its high-quality cutting plates and various attachments make it a steal for seasoned chefs who are looking for a good machine at a bargain price.

It’s a compact machine that measures in at 8.6 x 11.9 x 15.6 inches, and it only weighs about 10 pounds, so you never have to worry about lugging a heavy and clunky machine around. If you’ve ever ground meat before using a heavy-duty machine, you know just how loud, heavy and big the machines tend to be. Big units aren’t practical for most home users, and Waring designed the MG855 with the home user in mind, so they made a lightweight and compact machine with a strong engine that can easily grind through large amounts of meat without straining or clogging.

When you buy this grinder, it comes with a five-year warranty on the motor and a one-year warranty on the other parts. Waring believes in this product, and the only limit on this grinder’s warranty is that you need to provide them with a proof of purchase; if you lose your receipt, they base the warranty date on the unit’s manufactured date. When you buy the MG855, you can feel confident knowing that it won’t break while you are using it, and if it does, you have a great warranty from one the best manufacturers in the industry.

Cons

The MG855 packs a good punch, but it isn’t really meant to grind bones and hard tendons. When you use this unit, you’re going to have to cut your meat up before you put it in the grinder; you can’t stuff in a bunch of meat with bones in it. The Waring MG855 won’t instantly break if you accidentally put a small bone through the grinder, but you do need to be careful with it.

Waring Pro MG855 Features

• Power and portability; 1000 Watt motor in a 8.6 x 11.9 x 15.6 inch frame
• Weighs 10 pounds
• Three cutting plates; coarse, medium and fine
• Two large and one small sausage attachment
• Large hopper for convenience
• Five-year limited warranty

What Conditions Is This Grinder Best Suited For?

The MG855 is a dependable grinder that’s perfect for people who need power and speed at an affordable price. You can grind a lot of meat with this grinder; you’ll have no problem going through 20 pounds in about 10 minutes.

When you first turn the grinder on, try to put a fatty cut of meat through it before you get to your lean cuts. Customers who have bought this grinder say that this fatty cut lubricates the gears, and this gives you a better textured product. You don’t have to do this, but most people say that it does make a difference.

As we mentioned earlier, try not to put large bones and tendons through this machine; it can handle some, but it will end up breaking if you are consistently grinding bone and tendons.

How Do You Use This Grinder?

The Waring MG855 can be used to grind all types of meat; it’s a nicely assembled aluminum unit that uses steel plates and blades to give your meat the kind of texture that you expect from a professional butcher. The texture from this grinder is awesome; it’s not like the paste that other grinders on the market produce.

The sausage attachments and grinding plates are stored in the food pusher that comes with this unit; you can keep the food pusher in a one gallon Ziploc bag to make sure that you never lose it or any of your attachments.

The MG8555 works quickly. You never have to wait for it to grind your meat before putting in the next piece. You’ll struggle to keep up with the unit, but that’s a good thing; it’s fast and effective. The large hopper allows you to put a considerable amount of meat in this grinder at one time, and the unit’s vortex cavity design sucks your meat into the cutting blades. When the meat is pulled into the grinder like this, it makes the process easier; it’s less work and effort on your part.

This unit couldn’t be simpler to use. You place your meat into the auger, and the machine does the rest of the work for you.

How Do You Care For This Unit?

The MG855 comes into regular contact with raw meat, so you need to make sure that you clean it after every time that you use it. This prevents bacteria and germs from building up, and it ensures that your unit runs well for a long time. Waring made this unit easy to clean; it’s simple to take apart, so it shouldn’t take you more than a couple of minutes.

The hopper and screw on this unit are not made from stainless steel, so you can’t put them through the dishwasher. The cutting screen and blades can’t go in the dishwasher either, so you are going to have to hand wash this unit. If you put this unit’s pieces in the dishwasher, a black tarnish forms on them due to oxidation, and this can make its way into your meat if you don’t completely remove it.

Wash the blades, pieces and plates in a bowl of warm soapy water. Hand dry them immediately after washing them to prevent rust and oxidation. When you are done cleaning your pieces, coat them with a bit of mineral or vegetable oil; this helps prevent rusting. If your pieces do rust, they aren’t broken, but you do need to clean them with steel wool before you use them again. Wrap your pieces in wax paper for storage.

Should You Buy This Grinder?

The MG855 is perfect for home use, and at its inexpensive price, we really think that this unit is a steal. Its powerful engine can quickly grind through meat, and its numerous accessories give you plenty of different grinding options. It’s not made for industrial use, but it will power through almost any job that you have for it. If you need a lightweight and portable modern-day appliance, then this unit is perfect for you.