Ground Beef Recall

I started grinding my own meats about 5 years ago.  I just don't like what I know about commercially ground meat, and with my food sensitivities, it's not worth taking the risk.  I paid less than $80 for my Waring Pro grinder, with sausage stuffer (that I have never used due to the cost of casings).  I enjoy making my grinds specific to the recipe; meatloaf blends, taco blends, chili blends and burger blends.  I like grinding pork too. I pick up large cuts of meats on sale, it's so much safer to grind a cut from one animal and cook meat that is not treated with ammonia and chemicals.   

I thawed a whole chicken this week and was horrified at the obvious injection of enhancers that was in it.  I'm rethinking chicken now.  I can't have food like that.  I tried soaking it in a brine and I could not leach out all of the evil stuff.  I did not feel good the morning after eating it, and developed a stuffy nose for most of the next day (it caused some swelling consistent with anaphylaxis).  

I would advise everyone to grind their own fresh beef.  Hand grinders are still available and not very expensive.  And I use my grinder for more than just meat.  I love to make hash.  My daughter grinds cranberries for a holiday salad.  The grinder is a multi-tasker.