I have done my own processing for years, and i have a 3hp grinder,that will grind 30 lbs in 5min. After i have all the steaks i want and kabob meat, the rest is ground up and made into break. sausage plain groubd meat and hamburger meat.For hamburger meat i use 3lbs of wrights bacon to 30 lbs of ground meatand grind it 2 times to make sure it all gets mixed.