How to choose the right electric meat grinder for your home? Popular manufacturers

Choice electric meat grinder solely on price is a fundamentally wrong approach.

Even for little money, you can pick up a device that meets all the requirements and requests of the buyer.

The article tells about what you need to pay attention to when buying, what options for electric meat grinders are on the market and which one is better to choose.

At the end of the article is a list of the most popular manufacturers.

In the meantime, we offer you to get acquainted with the most popular models in terms of price and quality ratio.

The table contains devices that received the highest reviews on the Yandex.Market service.

What is an electric grinder?

The electric meat grinder consists of the following parts:

• frame;
• chopping knife;
• grating and fixing disk;
• screw shaft;
• product receiver and pusher;
• additional elements and nozzles, depending on the model.

The product placed in the receiver falls on the auger and moves towards the knives.

Here it is pressed against the grate and crushed with a knife to a size that allows you to push the product through the holes.

The whole grinding process takes about 5-10 seconds.

Purpose of the device

electric meat grinder, depending on the configuration, can perform the following tasks:

• chop all types of minced meat: from meat, fish or poultry;
• chop vegetables;
• squeeze juice from soft vegetables and fruits;
• stuff the casing of sausages and sausages with minced meat;
• cook noodles or spaghetti;
• form shortcrust pastry cookies.

Some models are equipped with a nozzle for chopping nuts.

How to choose: parameters and characteristics

In order to figure out how to choose the right model of an electric meat grinder for your home, you should pay attention not only to its cost, but also to a number of other important characteristics.

Power and performance

The higher the power indicator, the easier the device copes with veins and hard pieces of meat.

The power of models on the market, ranges from 400 to 2200 watts.

All devices with higher rates are industrial, the use of which at home is unjustified.

Powerful electric meat grinders can easily handle any meat or other product.

However, their noise level and power consumption are much higher than those with low power.

This indicator is closely related to power: the higher it is, the greater the performance, and vice versa.

Range of indicators performance varies from 0.5 to 2.5 kg per minute.

If the description of the meat grinder model indicates, at the same power, different performance, then it is worth giving preference to a device with a higher capacity.

Such an electric meat grinder will better cope with tough meat and will wear out less under load.

Reverse

The presence of a reverse means that the appliance motor can rotate in the opposite direction.

This function will greatly facilitate the release of the knife and auger from the cores wound around them.

After starting the reverse, the auger starts to rotate in the opposite direction and all the cores come out of the loading hole, where they can be easily removed.

Models without reverse would have to be taken apart and cleaned by hand.

Overload protection

As a protection there is a special fuse that stops the operation of the device in case of overheating or excessive loads.

For example, when a bone hits and gets stuck in the auger, or the engine heats up during a long time of continuous operation.

Exists several options for implementing the protection function:

• blocking using a fuse sleeve.
  When overheating or increasing the load, it bursts and stops work.
  This method is used in most models;
• plates that are in a closed state when the motor is running.
  If the engine stops, then the plates are affected by the flow of electrons, they open and power is lost.
  After disconnecting from the network, the chain returns to its original position and does not interfere with work.
  This protection option is much less common in devices;
• thermoelement.
  This component is present only in certain models and is an addition.
  The thermoelement measures the temperature of the motor and turns it off when it overheats.
  Since the electric meat grinder has other protection, the presence of a thermoelement is not a key parameter.

Time of continuous work

This the parameter is important if serious and regular loads are expected on the electric meat grinder.

The duration of work directly depends on the type of product being processed.

When grinding minced meat, the continuous operation time cannot exceed 15 minutes.

Housing material

• plastic.
  lightweight, durable material with a large number of shades, which is easy to care for.
  The only negative is fragility. Plastic is easy to split or damage upon accidental impact;
• metal.
  Models with such a case are more expensive, stronger and withstand high heating temperatures.
  The last criterion is important in case of a short circuit - the metal case will not catch fire and will not smell, unlike the plastic one.
  The metal has only a few shades of execution, however, this does not impair the appearance of the meat grinder.

The choice should be made solely on the basis of taste preferences or other characteristics.

There is no significant difference between a case made of metal or high-quality plastic.

Washing in the dishwasher

Wash in dishwasher only individual, rare models are possible.

Only parts made of plastic or stainless steel are suitable for the dishwasher.

If there is a need to facilitate the process of care and cleansing, then it is worth looking for just such models of electric meat grinders.

nozzles

Complete set and a set of nozzles may vary, depending on the model. There are the following types of nozzles:

• meat grinder - the main nozzle, without which no model can do.
  Designed for the manufacture of minced meat, it can be supplied with several types of gratings with different hole diameters.
  The larger they are, the larger the minced meat will be chopped;
• shredder - Necessary for chopping vegetables and fruits.
  Depending on the type of knives in the shredder, the products can be cut into slices, circles or grated;
• juicer - Designed for squeezing juice from soft fruits and vegetables.
  Juice is drained into a separate container, and spent cake into another;
• for kebbe - serves to make kebbe (a meat dish that resembles a zrazy);
• nozzle for sausages and sausages - with its help it is convenient to stuff the shell of these products with minced meat;
• for cookies - designed for the formation of shortbread cookies.

Number of speeds

Common variant - Availability two speeds. But there are models with just one power button, without the ability to select speed.

The choice should be made, focusing on the intended use of the meat grinder.

If, in addition to minced meat, it is supposed to use a meat grinder for squeezing juice, forming cookies or noodles, then you can’t do without a second speed.

This makes it easier to control the process and possibly reduce noise and energy consumption.

You can grind all types of minced meat on a device that has only one speed.

Popular manufacturers

Bosch
The meat grinders of this manufacturer are of high quality and cope even with streaks and tough products. Popular Models:

• • MFW 68660;
  • MFW 67600;
  • MFW 45020/45120.

Moulinex.
There are several models of this manufacturer on the market.
All of them are characterized by high performance and stylish design.
Popular with buyers:

• • ME 546810;
  • ME 1068;
  • ME 640832.

kitfort.
Models of this manufacturer have become widespread due to their high quality and relatively low cost. Among them:

• • • KT-2102;
    • KT-2103;
    • KT-2101.

Philips.
A reliable and reputable manufacturer of household appliances, presenting several models of electric meat grinders on the market:

• • • HR2709 Daily Collection;
    • HR2723/20 Viva Collection;
    • HR2710/10 Daily Collection.

Axion.
Domestic manufacturer, whose devices are equipped with the maximum number of nozzles. Popular models of Axion:

• • M 35.01;
  • M 35.02;
  • M 34.03.

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Useful video

This video presents a test of electric meat grinders, which one is better for minced meat:

Conclusion and Conclusions

For selection suitable model of meat grinder, the following criteria should be taken into account:

• frequency and options for using the device.
  The number of nozzles, speeds and the time of continuous operation depend on this;
• type of food to grind.
  The harder and more difficult they are to process, the more powerful the meat grinder will be required;
• the importance of appearance and ease of care.
  It is worth paying attention to these parameters when choosing the body material and the possibility of washing in a dishwasher.