Meat grinders: types, advantages and disadvantages, how to choose the characteristics, functions

Mincer - kitchen appliance with mechanical or electric drive for fragmentation and milling products.

Principle of operation

Meat grinder consists of:

• body (material - stainless steel, aluminum, cast iron, plastic);
• Receiver (tray for direct Bookmarks products);
• screw (element supplying products to the knife);
• The four-blade;
• lattice (grid / disc).

Laid top grinder pre-chopped into small pieces / slices product. Falling between the turns of the screw conveyor (screw), it is transported to the knife.

The front part of the conveyor situated "finger" to which the knife is pushed. At the end there is a shank, which is actuated by a handle or electric mechanism.

Knife, close-fitting to a fixed grid, rotates together with the auger. Due to this grinding product occurs. Passage and ejecting through holes provided feeding new portion of product.

types of grinders

Appliances are divided into two types:

mechanical chopper actuated by the handle. The device is fixed on the edge of the table. For this purpose, the housing bottom is equipped with feet with rubber pads and the screw clamp.

Last, twisting, tightly presses the legs to the table top, which prevents displacement of the appliance during operation.

Handle twists spiral shaft on which the products enter and rotates knife. Adhering to the grill, the knife blade is milled product, and it stands out through the holes.

In the electric mincer the motor is located inside the body, it is driven by a button, and the need to handle not. At the bottom of the housing necessarily placed rubberized feet that perform several functions:

• prevent sliding or displacement of the device during operation;
• anti-static;
• suppress the vibration when the engine is running.

classes:

• «BUT»

• «AT»

The category includes multi-functional kitchen electric appliances with an additional arsenal of grids and tips, graters, and sharp knives.

• «FROM»

Household meat grinder with a minimum capacity without additional modes and functions.

Power:

• High: from 1500 to 3000 W, the performance of an average of 2 kg / 1 min.
• Average: from 800 to 1500 W, an average productivity of 1.5 kg / 1 min.
• Shallow: 400 to 800 watts, the average productivity of 0.8-1.5 kg / 1 min.

Features grinders

Performance

The mechanical meat grinder, this figure depends on the person accompanying force. The electrical performance models indicate the average mass of the product processed in 60 seconds.

It is widely believed that the performance depends on the power, but this is not true in all cases. There are models with same power, and thus their capacity varies by 1.5, and then 2 times.

In other cases, electrical appliances with low power have the same performance as the more powerful models.

Power

In a domestic kitchen appliances, it ranges from 400 watts to 2,000 watts. Power is divided into nominal and maximum.

Rated - constant power at which the chopper is operating normally, but not longer than 15 minutes. After this requires a long rest.

maximum - the upper limit grinder works in the processing of small bones, veins, cartilage. It uses a fixed time, which manufacturers required to indicate in the statement.

Most often, it does not exceed 60 seconds. Use this mode is recommended as little as possible during grinding:

• frozen meat;
• sinewy meat or old;
• seed.

In the vast majority of meat grinders provided power supply. But the work in an emergency mode adversely affects the durability of the motor.

Automated chopper power supply

It consists of two metal plates. In normal mode, they are in the closed position. If the motor overheats, the power consumption increases.

After a short time, when the plates going over current, they are disconnected. The device is de-energized, and the next switch-possibly after cooling the motor.

heating elements

The plastic fuse, which is designed for heating specific threshold. If the grinder was a subject with which the knife and auger can not cope, the motor continues to run and is heated.

Upon reaching the critical temperature fuse breaks, the motor will lock or disable the device from the network.

Loading tray (platform / tray)

• Designed for easy and safe delivery of products in the neck for processing.
• In electrical appliances, in which the neck is narrow receiver, equipped with as a separate item.
• Made of metal or plastic.
• Mounted on top.

Manual grinder is equipped with a wide neck. Therefore, the use of an optional tray is not required.

housing

Mechanical chopper is made of three materials:

• Stainless steel (high-strength and corrosion resistant material);
• aluminum (lightweight);
• cast iron (heavy, practical, durable).

In electric grinders found 3 types of material of which the body is made:

• plastic;
• a metal alloy;
• stainless steel.

functions

The main application - grinding the meat into a homogeneous mass for stuffing.

Additional use:

• shredder (vegetables / fruits);
• grinding (ice / nuts);
• production of mashed potatoes, sauces and juices.

Equipment

Included with the electric meat grinder is necessarily plunger products.

This is a necessary precaution to avoid injury, because the number of revolutions of the screw shaft in electrical appliances at least 5 times higher than with manual rotation of the mechanical grinder.

Additional equipment depends on the model.

The standard set includes:

• c lattice holes of different diameters;
• knives;
• packing / grater for vegetables and fruits.

Options Optional:

• Nozzle for a cab. It used for the manufacture of tubes intended for further stuffing meat or vegetables.
• Nozzle for sausage. Her future is secured shell sausage, tied the other end, and inside is stuffed minced meat.
• Nozzle for dicing, mugs, plates, cubes or strips. These nozzles are slicers, graters and shredders.
• Attachment for cookies. With these dough baits, which are loaded inside, it comes ready-made form. It remains only to cut the resulting sausage into chunks and send in the oven.
• for stuffing drives. The most common and well-known lattice / grid included in the kit of any grinder. Different diameter (3 to 9mm), and the number of internal bores.

• Drums for grater / shredder. Grater hollow cylindrical shape with various holes for vegetables and fruit.
• Molds for hamburgers. Unexpanded detail. Due to the mold is divided into the same stuffing, ready-to-cook portions.
• Nozzle for tomato / soft vegetables. A hollow cylinder with small holes through which the leaking juice and pulp.
• Juicer Citrus. The nozzle in the form of a cap. Inside herself she leaves the peel, seeds, peel. I poured out juice only.

accessories

These include not only the nozzle, the completeness of which varies depending on the functionality of the mincer and its power, but also the additional disks and knives.

Features

• In the vast number of models of electric grinders present auto reverse. It is necessary, if the auger core clocked or other product that is not able to process meat grinder.
• The mechanical meat grinder reverse is also provided. It's enough to make a few turns of the handle in the opposite direction.
• Some grinder models have the ability to upload the details in dishwasher. The main thing - to give them after washing to dry to avoid rust.

Benefits

• The main advantage of an electric meat is the fact that the milling products in it occurs continuously, unlike blender.
• The first batch of the product ready for use after 5-10 seconds, rather than at the end of the procedure, as it does in Food Processors.
• When comparing grinder and shearer with the same functionality of the first winning power.
• To install the grinder is not required to prepare a pre place and securely fasten the device. Enough free space on the table near the outlet.
• The benefits applies long narrow neck receiver. If you remember the safety rules and use to promote products special pusher, do not have to worry about the nails and fingers.

disadvantages

Several common inconveniences that may occur in operation of electric grinders:

• When cleaning the narrow opening the feed opening of the screw shaft having difficulty.
• Metal parts are capricious in service. If time does not dry them properly, often appear rust and corrosion.
• Insufficient length of electrical cord.
• High level of noise during motor operation.
• Mincer poorly performing functions grater / shredder. The cylinders are made of thin material, which leads to deformation of the nozzle.

• Reverse run only when the grinder.
• Large size.
• The screw can not cope with the wires, they are wound, and we have to use an automatic reversion.
• Products must be cut into small cubes, or they will not take place in the lower part of the neck.
• Metal parts grinder can not be washed in the dishwasher, otherwise they change color or rust patina covered.
• Weak sharpening knives. Mincer cope only with meat without fat, and veins.
• The screw shaft poorly scrolled, whereby the meat in that area is accumulated and stuck.
• Plastic gears fragile and break easily.
• Insecure attachment of the loading chute.
• The housing and screw of plastic brittle, quickly cracks and chipped.

How to choose a meat grinder

Packaging is directly linked to the price of grinder. The greater the number of nozzles attached to it, the higher the cost. This rule will help in the selection of the grinder, which will become an indispensable assistant in the kitchen.

Six parameters that distinguish the best grinder

Performance and Power

• The optimum solution for occasional use is to select an electric meat chopper with a power of 800 W to 1500 W and productivity of 1.5-2.5 kg / min.
• If the meat grinder will have to use often, you should pay attention to models from 1500 W and capacity of 2 kg / min and higher.
• For large volumes and frequent operation is preferably selected from the equipment that consumes 2000 watts at an output of up to 3 kg.
• Grinder more of this power is not suitable for home cooking, they are designed for use in catering.

Reliability

The material from which the housing and the auger blades, bars, nozzles should be of high quality. It is important that it does not contain harmful substances. Preferably selected from metal parts, rather than plastic.

noise

The lower the score, the nicer and easier to work with a meat grinder. Higher threshold of - 82 dB. The human body normally perceives the noise in the range of 70 to 75 dB. Suitable vibration parameters fluctuate in the range of 60-70 dB.

dimensions

Taking into account the size, weight, and head storage compartment tray column. It is worth paying attention to the height of the outlet.

Functionality

Kindly consider what features should have appliance, what attachments have to use all the time, but on what can and does refuse.

Guarantee

The average is 1-2 years. But, if you follow the rules of use and safety, chopper will last longer.

The material from which the disk tray is made

It is better if it is made of stainless steel, which does not contain impurities harmful to the body, instead of a metal alloy or plastic.

In this case it is:

• longer in operation;
• easier to clean / wash, including in dishwasher;
• It does not react with the products;
• It does not absorb odors;
• It does not change color (does not burn);
• not deformed by heat.

Autorevers

Not a primary but a necessary function in a meat grinder.

Material

The use of metal in the manufacture of meat grinders no longer a novelty. But more frequent models of electric meat grinder with a housing and a screw shaft made of plastic.

On the one hand, this is a drawback. Plastic parts are fragile and do not cause the consumer confidence in terms of reliability and durability.

On the other hand - this is a plus. At a meeting with the bone, cartilage or stringy meat auger plastic breaks down faster than the motor overheats.

In this case, you can do self-replacement of broken parts and avoid costly repairs or the purchase of new kitchen appliances.

Exploitation

Mechanical chopper:

• Before you begin, it is necessary to make sure that the grinder is secured, and all the details in their right place.
• The product receiver laid beforehand cut in pieces or slices.
• When pushed to the screw is important to remember the rules of safety and to protect the fingers.
• After completing the grinder disassembled, parts are cleaned and dried.

Electric meat grinder:

• Make sure before you start grinding meat or any other product that it has no bones.
• Cut the meat for grinding medium-sized slices, strips or cubes and frozen, thaw. This will prolong the life of the motor and blades.
• Watch for sufficient sharpening knives.
• Remember that the chopper is not designed for processing with solid fiber products.
• Use the pusher, not replacing it with anything available, and the more fingers.
• When you are finished, turn off the appliance, unplug it and then disassemble.
• Use only parts and accessories that are equipped with the device or which are suitable to him.

Upon completion of the work, when the chopper is already off the network, you must follow these rules:

• Remove product residues from the body and to the screw shaft.
• Rinse parts with warm water and soap or a neutral detergent.
• Rinse and dry. To speed up, you can use paper towels.
• Lubricate knife discs and nozzles with vegetable oil to prevent oxidation.

General safety rules

Absolutely forbidden:

• Immerse the housing, the wire or the appliance plug into the liquid.
• Left on the meat grinder unattended.
• Leave the appliance in operation, if there is a child or animal.
• Placing the device on or near the hot surfaces, plates, ovens.
• To transfer / move the device using a network cable.
• Take on an electrically wet hands.
• Use the device with a damaged casing, wire or plug, if unstable operation of the engine, after a fall or other damage.

If you want to repair or replacement of complex details, contact the service center.

Guarantee

Terms and conditions of each manufacturer are different.

In some cases, low-quality goods repayment period limited to 15 days from the date of purchase. But in most cases the guarantee lasts from 6 months to 2 years.

Required documents:

• receipt of purchase;
• passport;
• the completed warranty card.

Refund or exchange for another device is possible in the following cases:

• Not satisfied with the color, size, characteristics.
• Revealed minor / substantial drawbacks.
• If the warranty has expired or has not been established, but it took less than 2 years. In this case it is necessary to prove that the damage occurred prior to purchase.
• In addition to the warranty period do not forget about service life, during which is also available mincer return, but only if the marriage is substantial and irreparable.

In this case, claims are made by the manufacturer or authorized representative.

In this situation, the buyer must also prove that the fault appeared before handing the device to him.

• If the chopper has never been used to keep a check, presentation, seals, labels.

Return the goods of good quality is possible in the case of existing safeguards and with the consent of the employee point of sale.

If verification is performed or examination, the buyer may be present during this.

When the chopper can not be exchanged / returned:

• If the device is listed in the directory of non-food appropriate quality of goods that can not be returned / replaced.
• If the marriage occurred on the fault of the consumer as a result of non-compliance with the rules of operation and safety.
• Deleted / changed / missing serial number.
• When replacement parts are unoriginal or if repairs are not carried out at the service center.
• Lost warranty card / receipt.

Complete information about the return or exchange of electrical device provided by the manufacturer or sales representative of the company.

malfunctions

The first break parts that are made of plastic. If Grinder famous brand, to find the parts is easy.

The screw shaft or a gear-Guard is easily replaceable. But if there was a failure in the motor or housing, do not look for their own power and knowledge, it is better to entrust the repair of the device to people professionally versed in this.

Secondarily broken heads, because they are made of fragile materials. In these cases, there are replacement kits, rarely possible to purchase a separate unit.

Parts that you can change yourself:

• knives;
• grid / lattice;
• loading tray;
• a screw shaft;
• packing;
• molds;
• graters;
• tomatopress;
• vegetable cutter.

Replacing parts in which the repair grinder to perform better in the service center:

• buttons;
• housing;
• motors;
• power cords;
• gear;
• circuit breakers;
• reducers;
• seals;
• rubber seals;
• pulleys;
• brushes;
• electronic modules.

manufacturers

A popular brand is part of a group of companies that belong to the German company Robert Bosch GmbH. Under this brand produced a series of kitchen appliances that can satisfy even very picky buyers.

Sales offices and customer service centers in 140-plus countries. list provided on a commodity market characterized by quality, loyal value and attractive design.

Mark owns a Japanese commercial company. It is known for high quality, performance and durability of products.

The main plants are located in Japan, which does not prevent the company to export the goods in 120 countries and serve customers at the proper level.

Of the nice features of products stands out:

• Privacy Policy;
• functionality;
• introduction of new technologies;
• attractive appearance.

This brand - the property of the French commercial organization, leading the world's leader in the market of home appliances for the home. The brand has long been a popular outside his homeland and has already won the 135 countries customers.

The main direction of the company Moulinex - kitchen appliances. A distinctive feature of the product is the ease in operation.

Meat grinder of the brand are characterized by:

• convenience;
• compact;
• grace;
• various attractive colors.

The brand of the Dutch public company, Royal Philips, which is in the range presents a wide range of technological products to improve the quality of people's lives.

Mincer Philips, at a sufficient performance, low power consumption are allocated and price.

Trademark Israeli company - an international manufacturer of home appliances.

Polaris has positioned itself as a manufacturer of quality products for the home. But in a meat grinder, this figure is not reflected. Compared with the household appliances of other brands with the same power, the product of this manufacturer are losing productivity.

Trade mark of the Russian company OOO "Tehnopoisk", although it is still claimed that the trade mark Redmond belongs to the American company.

Due to undue secrecy founders / producers in question is located, and the accuracy of the information on the official website.

The company has repeatedly been implicated in scandals, unfair competition, and to bring to justice for copying products from other brands.

Claims to the company:

• misrepresentation of the buyer;
• breach of warranty;
• the inability to quickly find and order parts, receive help in the service center;
• overestimated the cost of production, appearance and characteristics are identical to other brands.

English-Russian trade mark created in Russia. Registered in the UK. The products are made in China and Southeast Asia. The main office of the company - in Hong Kong.

production area - small-sized household appliances and electronics.

Despite such intricate manufacturing and distribution scheme, the product under the mark Scarlett:

• known;
• are popular;
• undemanding maintenance;
• wear-resistant;
• inexpensive.

In addition to household appliances for the kitchen and home, the company manufactures equipment for cars, tableware, lighting and HVAC equipment.

company is headquartered in Japan, the products are made in China, most of the products are distributed in Russia and the former CIS.

Electrical equipment of the company are easy to use and discreet design are quite functional and durable.

Chinese manufacturer of home appliances and electronics with Russian roots, registered in Austria.

The brand is well known in Russia and in neighboring countries, in contrast to Europe and the West.

The company manufactures products of average quality, it is quite satisfying undemanding consumers. The advantage are the price, design and colors of the goods.

Trademark owned by the Bosch Group. Under this brand produced domestic household electrical appliances. Each type contains the single line models that differ in appearance, furnishing, performance and functionality.

Brand has established itself as a manufacturer of high-quality, safe, practical to use and original design solutions in the product.