| Manual meat grinders are a fine appliance for grinding | | | | A Reverse Switch - A reverse switch is a very handy |
| smaller quantities of meat, typically one to two pounds | | | | product feature that can free any jams that may |
| of per minute, and for exercising your hands, arms and | | | | occur. |
| shoulders. However, do you grind larger quantities? If | | | | Blades and Plates - The cutting and chopping blades |
| so, an electric meat grinder will allow you to grind more | | | | and extrusion plates should be made out of steel for |
| quickly with less exertion. Here are various product | | | | longer lasting lives and for maintaining the blades' |
| features to consider when reviewing and evaluating | | | | sharpness. |
| electric meat grinders. | | | | Number of Plates - How many different extrusion |
| Watts - Powered grinders usually range in power from | | | | plates does it come with? Changing the plates will |
| 150 to 1,000 watts, with 300 to 500 watts common. | | | | change the fineness or coarseness of the food that is |
| How much meat will you be processing? Are you a | | | | grinded. |
| hunter that will be continuously processing game? If so, | | | | Sausage Funnels - Does it come with different |
| a higher powered appliance may be the answer. 750 | | | | sausage funnels for making different sizes of |
| to 1,000 watt units can process up to 6 to 8 pounds of | | | | sausages? |
| meat per minute. A 300 watt appliance can grind | | | | Warranty - These appliances have gears and moving |
| about 2 to 3 pounds of meat per minute. The key to | | | | parts which are subject to break downs. Warranty |
| maintenance free meat grinding is feeding the hopper | | | | periods are generally one year although certain parts |
| or funnel smaller strips of meat that are one inch thick | | | | of the grinder, like the motor, may be covered longer. |
| or less. | | | | |