STX Meat Grinder Review (Everything You Need To Know)

STX is one of the most popular meat grinders for home use. In this article, I will walk you through an honest review of the STX meat grinder.

I will cover all the available models of STX meat grinders in the market. without further ado, let’s get started.

STX offers a bunch of meat grinders. Among them, the following series are the most popular. They are:

  • STX Megaforce Series
  • STX Turboforce Series

Before going into the review section, I want to clear you the specialty of these meat grinders.

STX Megaforce Classic 3000: Perfect for regular and home use. It comes with high motor power and grinding rate. It is not for grinding bones.

STX Megaforce Platinum: It comes with a combination of slow masticating juicer and Meat grinding function.

STX Turboforce Classic 3000: Perfect for Heavy or regular meat grinding in a home. It comes with a lot of accessories for making sausage, Kubbe, and Burger

STX Turboforce II”Platinum”: It comes with a foot pedal and Quad Air Cooling motor function. Also, you will get all the regular features here.

STX Turboforce Cadet – Platinum Edition: This one is perfect for grinding meat and vegetables. You can only grind vegetables in this model.

Review of the STX Megaforce Series

STX Megaforce Classic 3000
STX Megaforce Platinum Series
Product Title
Product Title
STX Megaforce Classic 3000
STX Megaforce Platinum Series
Size
Size
#12
#12
Power
Power
800-watt
800-Watt
Grinding Rate
Grinding Rate
180 to 240 lbs per hour
180 to 240 lbs per hour
Air Cooled Motor
Air Cooled Motor
Yes
Yes
Reverse Function
Reverse Function
Yes
Yes
Specialty
Specialty
Meat grinder with Sausage stuffing, kubbe and Burger attahments
Slow Masticating Juicer & Electric Meat Grinder

STX Megaforce 3000

STX Megaforce 3000 is the most popular meat grinder of this series. Let’s consider the features of this meat grinder.

Features

  • Size: #12
  • Air Cooled Motor
  • 3 to 6 lbs grinding rate per minute
  • Reverse Function

Air-Cooled System Motor

This STX Megaforce 3000 comes with 800-watt running and 1200-watt starting power. So, the power is enough to grind the fatty meat and even the chicken bones.

Another fact of this meat grinder is its air-cooled motor system. The air-cooled system is one of the latest technology to enhance the shelf life of the motor. 

Grinding Rate

You can grind approximately 180 to 240 lbs of meat per hour with this meat grinder.

Reverse Function

Yes, this meat grinder has a reverse function. So, you can move the motor in the reverse direction while grinding. This is a cool feature indeed.

Package Includes

Attachment Quantity
Stainless Steel Cutting Blades3
Grinding PlateFine, Medium and Coarse
Sausage Stuffing Plate1
sausage stuffing tubes3
kubbe making attachment1
Meat pusher1
Meat shredder2

Warranty

You will get a 30-days unconditional money-back guarantee with this item. Additionally, you will get a 3-years warranty from the STX.

STX Megaforce Platinum Slow Masticating Juicer & Electric Meat Grinder

Are you looking for a meat grinder with a slow-masticating juicer option? well, you could consider this STX Megaforce Platinum Series. This one is a great solution for the home kitchen.

Features

  • Size: #12
  • Masticating Juicer (3 Yield Setting)
  • Feeding tube 2.2”
  • Air-cooled system motor
  • High, Medium and Low Speed

Package includes

Attachment Quantity
Yield Juicer1
Grinding Head, Auger, and Meat Pan1
Stainless Steel Cutting Blades3
Tempered Steel Grinding Plates3
Beaner Plate1
Sausage Stuffing Tubes3
Kubbe Attachment and Adapter1

Advantage of the Megaforce Series

  • Air Cooled Motor System
  • Price comparatively low
  • Reverse function
  • Long-lasting motor
  • 3 in 1 solution

Drawbacks of the Megaforce Series

  • This series is not for grinding Bones
  • Not Dishwasher safe

Review of STX Turboforce series

STX Turboforce Is another popular meat grinder from the STX. Let’s see the features, advantages, and disadvantages of the STX Turboforce series.

STX Turboforce Classic 3000
STX Turboforce II
STX Turboforce Cadet - Platinum Edition
Product Title
Product Title
STX Turboforce Classic 3000
STX Turboforce II”Platinum”
STX Turboforce Cadet – Platinum Edition
Size
Size
#12
Size #12
#8
Power
Power
800 Watts
600-watt
550-watt motor
Grinding Rate
Grinding Rate
180 lbs to 240 lbs per hour
175 lbs to 225 lbs per hour
120 to 180 Lbs per Hour
Air Cooled Motor
Air Cooled Motor
No
Quad Air Cooling
No
Reverse Function
Reverse Function
Yes
Yes
Yes
Specialty
Specialty
Meat grinder with Sausage stuffing, kubbe and Burger attahments
Quad Air Cooling motor with a lot of accessories
Only meat grinder with vegetable shredding features
Foot Pedal Control
Foot Pedal Control
No
Yes
Yes

STX Turboforce Classic 3000

There is no major difference between the Megaforce Classic 3000 and the Turboforce Classic series 3000 except for the air-cooled system motor.

Features

  • Size #12
  • 800-watt running and 1200-watt starting motor.
  • 3 lbs. capacity of meat hopper. The measurement of the meat hopper is 9.75″ L x 7.25″ W x 2” D
  • 180 lbs to 240 lbs per hour grinding rate
  • Advanced Variable Intake (AVI) meat auger
  • High, Low and Reverse Function
  • Circuit breaker

Package includes

AttachmentQuantity
Grinding plates4
stainless steel cutting blades3
Sausage stuffing plate1
kubbe attachment1
Meat pusher1
Meat shredder claws2
Burger slide maker1

Advantages of STX Turboforce Classic 3000

  • Comparatively low price tag
  • High power motor
  • A lot of accessories
  • 30-day money-back guarantee and 3-years warranty

Disadvantages

  • No air cooling system
  • No footer Pedal

STX Turboforce II”Platinum”

This model is also known as Turboforce 4000. This is the platinum model from STX. Let’s see the specifications of this model

Features

  • Size #12
  • 600-watt motor power
  • High, low and reverse function
  • 175 lbs to 225 lbs grinding rate per hour
  • 1 stop button
  • Safety circuit breaker
  • Foot pedal control
  • Quad Air Cooling system

Including items

AttachmentQuantity
Foot Pedal1
Stainless Steel Cutting Blades3
Tempered Steel Grinding Plates5
Sausage Stuffing Plate1
Sausage Stuffing Tubes3
Kubbe Attachment1
Meat Shredder Claws2
Burger-Slider Patty Maker Press1
1 Palm Press Meat Pusher/Stuffer1

Advantages

  • Foot Pedal Control; really helpful while making the sausage
  • Quad Air Cooling system motor
  • Long-lasting motor
  • A way more accessories than other models

Disadvantages

  • Price is a bit high
  • Less powerful motor than the STX Turboforce 3000

STX Turboforce Cadet Electric Meat Grinder

No model of STX meat grinder allows vegetable slicing except this model. So, if you are looking for a meat grinder with vegetable grinding features, then I will recommend you to buy this one.

Features

  • Size #8
  • 550-watt motor
  • Grinding Plates Diameter: 2-7/16”
  • Fine, medium and Coarse grinding plate
  • Vegetable slicer with 4 stainless steel Drum blades
  • Electric foot pedal
  • Reverse function

Blades size for vegetables

  • 5 mm Slicing Blade
  • 5 mm & 3 mm Shredding Blade
  • 2 mm Grating Blade

Including items

AttachmentQuantity
Quad Beveled cutting blades3
Grinding plates3
Sausage stuffing tubes3
Kubbe maker1
Meat stuffer1
Meat shredder claws2

Advantages

  • Only meat grinder with vegetable shredding features
  • A lot of accessories for different recipes
  • For regular and heavy use
  • Lower price tag

Disadvantages

  • Less powerful motor
  • No Air cooling system

Final Thoughts

These are the most popular models from the STX International meat grinder brand. Every meat grinder comes with unique functions.

These meat grinders are not perfect for making raw foods for dog and cats. Also not perfect for grinding bones.

I believe you have got all the basic information about these meat grinders from this article. thanks for being with me. Have a nice day!

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Tina Jordan

Hi, This is Tina Jordan, a proud mom of three bunnies. A zoologist in real life. I love my kitchen and talking about different kitchen and home gadgets.

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