Pros and cons of a mechanical meat grinder, analysis in parts

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In the kitchen of many housewives there is a mechanical meat grinder. Despite the huge number of automatic models, such a device still has not lost popularity. A mechanical meat grinder is an easy-to-use device that is used to grind meat into minced meat, to obtain tomato juice, pasta, and other purposes. Next, we will deal with the device device, the nuances of its disassembly and assembly.

Pros and cons of a mechanical meat grinder

The main advantages of a manual mechanical meat grinder are:

• low price;
•  good indicators of wear resistance;
•  simplicity of operation;
• reliability;
•  thriftiness.

The disadvantages are the lengthy work process to obtain the desired result, as well as the need to use manual labor. Such devices are often clogged; they have to be untwisted and cleaned of fibers.

The device of the meat grinder

The manual meat grinder device is as follows:

• housing;
• a hopper for receiving meat or another product;
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• auger (used to feed raw materials to knives);
• circular or cruciform knife;
• additional nozzles for pasta, sausage filling or juice;
• several gratings with holes of different diameters;
• clamping nut;
• a pen;
• screw;
• rubber suction cups.

Each of the parts of a manual meat grinder has its own purpose. The body of the product is made in the form of a small cast capacity, made of metal alloys or plastic. A meat receiver or loading hopper is located in the housing. It is made in the form of a bell pipe. A screw shaft is used to move meat from the hopper to circular or cross-shaped knives.

Metal gratings have different diameter holes, which allows you to adjust the degree of grinding of raw materials. The clamping washer is made in the form of a large round nut with grooves for easy clamping. The handle is fixed on the protruding part of the screw at the rear of the housing. A special screw is used to secure it. Gaskets are used to seal joints.

The device of a mechanical meat grinder is quite simple. When assembling this device, make sure that all the component parts fit snugly against each other. The quality of the meat depends on the gap between the grill and the knife: the gap should be minimal, which will prevent the meat from wrapping on the cutting parts.

The standard version of the knives are considered products with four blades. In addition, there are disk cutters. The metal grill may have different hole diameters. There are also slots in the form of triangles or ovals of different sizes. The device kit includes plastic or metal nozzles, which are used to obtain juice and mashed vegetables and fruits, making sausages, cookies, and other purposes.

How to assemble a mechanical meat grinder

Each user must know how the meat grinder is going. Work on the assembly of the device is carried out in the following sequence:

1. Take the case of the device.
2. We place the screw-shaped shaft in a large round connector (the screw is designed to push meat to the knives).
3. We fix the cutting element on the shaft, the concave part to the center of the device.
4. We install a metal grill with holes so that it is well pressed against the knife. The groove on this part should coincide with the protrusion of the housing.

We learned how a manual meat grinder is going, the photo describes all the nuances of this process. After installing all of the listed parts of a manual meat grinder, they are fixed on the case. The procedure is as follows:

1. We screw a large washer onto the thread, it should fit snugly to the body (there is no gap between the grille and nut).
2. Install the gaskets, then the handle. We fix the position of this part using the clamping screw.
3. At the final stage of work, we install the device on a flat surface, for example, on a table. The position of the device is fixed using the clamping screw, which is located on the bottom of the case.

We learned how a meat grinder is going. The principle of operation of such a device is quite simple. Pieces of meat through the hopper fall on the auger. Together with the handle, the shaft rotates, with its help, meat or other type of raw material is transported to knives, where it is chopped. For crushing, it is not advisable to take large pieces, they often get stuck, which leads to a stop of the device. Chopped meat passes through the grill and enters the bowl, which is substituted on the side of the clamping nut. The same principle of work and a manual meat grinder for vegetables.

Terms of Use

To increase the efficiency of a manual mechanical meat grinder, preliminary cutting of raw materials into small pieces is necessary, which will be easily captured by the turns of the screw. For better scrolling of products use a pusher. Removing films and veins from pieces of meat will not allow jamming and blunting of knives, facilitates the operation of the motor in an electric meat grinder.

In order for a manual meat grinder for vegetables to last as long as possible, the following rules must be observed:

1. Carefully prepare the meat before chopping, remove all the bones from it, which will prevent dulling or breaking the knife.
2. Before grinding raw materials, sharpen a cross-shaped knife - this will speed up the processing of meat.
3. After work and disassembly of the device, lubricate all parts with vegetable oil. With this processing of mechanisms, the productivity of the device rises and the product passes through the shaft.
4. After grinding the products, the unit is completely disassembled and washed all the details.

At the final stage of work, all parts of the device are wiped with a towel or a soft dry cloth. Details are stored disassembled in a separate box, which will prevent their oxidation.

Electric models of devices allow you to quickly cope with the tasks of grinding meat, vegetables and fruits and their further processing.

How to disassemble a meat grinder after use

After use, the device must be disassembled and thoroughly cleaned of residual raw materials, then rinse the parts in water. The process of disassembling a manual meat grinder is carried out according to the following algorithm:

• unscrew the clamping nut;
• we take out the grate and knife, clean the parts from the remains of raw materials;
• unscrew the screw and remove the handle of the device;
• we take out the screw, we clear of meat;
• unscrew the clamping screw, remove the device from the table.

When disassembling the device, there is no need to use brute force. Such actions often lead to damage to the fasteners. In this case, you have to buy new parts. All parts and mechanisms are easily removed without much effort.

The elements are cleaned of residual raw materials and washed with water, the body of the device is wiped with a soft cloth. To destroy germs and remove residual fat, you can use special detergents or place parts in boiling water. A manual meat grinder is recommended to be stored in a disassembled state.