Kitchenaid Ice Cream Attachment $58 @ amazon, more attachments on sale

Pasta Rollers are $145 at Kohls. With 30% off, that's $102, plus your $20 Kohl's Cash through today. If you're looking for that attachment, seems like Kohl's is the way to go.

The grinder is awesome $36.44, I have had mine for 2 years now and I use it once a month.

http://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-FGA-Grinder-Attachment-Mixers/d...

What I love is THIS time of year you can get a whole turkey for pennies, or free with additional food purchased at most major chains. Since ground turkey breast is normally $6.99/lb. or $5.00 on sale, I have chosen to grind my own turkey. I buy the bird as big as I can get and grind up the raw turkey(YES, I thoroughly wash every part of the grinder as well as my cooking surfaces before, in between birds and after this process). The first time I did it, it was thoroughly disgusting until I realized this is what a butcher has to do, so I continued on. Last year I got 4 free turkeys and each one yielded about 4 ground up pounds of turkey breast meat.

For the remainder of the post surgery turkey, I took all the pieces and parts that had more meat on them and cooked them in a shallow dish. After they were cooked, I stripped off all the meat (this was mostly the dark meat on the legs and thighs), and I made Turkey Noodle Soup. My children and Husband saw me stretch my free birds all the way until March with so many different recipes (turkey tacos, turkey burgers, turkey meatballs), you name it, I figured out how to make it with my low fat turkey.

I've also ground up steak when I can get the lower fat versions of steak available. It tastes GREAT!!!

At $36.44, this grinder was definitely a great purchase for our household!!!!

thank you thank you thank you.... been waiting to get the meat grinder forever (at fw price that is). finally!

There are several deals coming up on BF for different versions of the mixer. Can anyone comment on their preference? Costco and Sears seem to be the best options at least right now. Amazon had a sale not long ago for 180 but I didn't order in time.

At almost $60 the price on the ice cream attachment is still a joke. Buying a standalone isn't just more convenient, it's cheaper too, especially if you wait for a sale or other good discount like it seems OP did for the attachment here. The Amazon link ninjaman posted for the 2Q Cuisinart for $55 sounds like a much better deal. It's ~$72-$80 at most other places. If however you're set on buying a KA attachment instead of a standalone, then this is a relatively good price.

The one caveat I have to add... While I haven't had a problem with my 1.5Q Cuisinart, I heard that some ice cream makers are just barely strong enough and their motors end up in a struggle to keep the blades going as the batch of ice cream reaches it's finished stage. This probably isn't a problem anyone would have with the ice cream attachment instead. NOT that it's a problems with many models, I'd just stay away from the cheaper ones.

A couple tips on using these bowls. The ice cream usually ends up better if you bring the mix together over low heat first (simmer max, no boil) to dissolve the sugar and bring everything together .(except the solids, they still get added near the end) I know this takes longer for it to chill again, but from my experience, it just leads to better ice cream, taste and consistency. Next, regardless of what the manual and recipe says, it can be challenging to get the mix to freeze before the bowl has absorbed all the heat it can from the mix. I suggest leaving the bowl in the freezer a full 24 hours before using, even if your manual says less. In addition, the mix should be as cold as you can get it (without freezing) before starting the mixing process.
Finally, these bowls are essentially 'blue ice' freezer packs, inside a thin plastic shell. One of the most common among the complaints are when the outside of the bowls are cracked, they leak and are then useless. While a standalone mixer often has replacement bowls at a lower price than the whole, I expect you'd need to buy the whole KA bowl+attachment if anything happens to your KA ice cream bowl, so be CAREFUL. The bowl is often cold and can slip if you're not careful. Best thing to do is follow instructions and move the newly created ice cream to another plastic container to freeze hard and store. First time I made ice cream I stored it in the mixing bowl and my aunt dropped it hours latter when taking it out of the freezer. Luckily I already had a spare.

Here's a tip for people who have issues with the blood squirting everywhere on the grinder attachment: cut the bottom of a clean plastic grocery bag and cover the attachment with either end of the bag opening and grind away. The bag will act like a funnel. Your meat should fall to the bottom of the bag and catch any spray from the grinding process.