Grinder - nothing wrong with the Kitchener #12 from Northern Tool. They run it on sale for $99 all the time and you can use the $20 off a $100 code to discount even more. I've been using one for about 5 years now and have no complaints. It handles everything I've thrown at it.
Stuffer - If you have a Gander Mountain near you, they have all their game processing equipment 30% off the last posted price. They had some Gander Mountain branded 5 pound stuffers at my local store last week for $49. They also carry LEM products and the new style LEM 5 pound stuffer.
I was hoping to snag a LEM #12 Big Bite grinder, but they are all gone. They still had the #8 models though. My logic was to find a LEM Big Bite #12 (I have a lot of #12 plates and tubes for my Kitchener which is why I want to stay with #12) at $315.00 was sort of a unicorn price. The big bite has a larger diameter feed throat and the head is all stainless where the Kitchener is not. I could finish wash the LEM head part in the dishwasher where the Kitchener will turn a flat grey color if you wash that head in a dishwasher (just hand wash the kitchener and no problems). Yeah, I'm getting lazy in my old age. But there is something to be said for sausage making equipment that is run through a "sanitizing" cycle on a Maytag dishwasher when it comes to food safety. Plus I was going to pass on my Kitchener to a co-worker who is just getting started in sausage making if I got a unicorn price on a LEM.
Kitchener is on sale for $99 right now and this code "253361" will get you another $20 off with a final price of $79 if you toss in a pack of screws or something to get the total over $100.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200451267_200451267The Kitchener 5lb stuffer is on sale for $59 right now and if you order them in two separate orders online to pick up at your local store, you can also
use this $10 off $50 code to get it for $49, "253360".
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200449319_200449319These are the grinder and stuffer I've been using for a little over 5 years with not a single issue. Hard to find any lower price on decent equipment to get started in sausage making than this. And northern will free ship to your local store!!!