• The Clamp - Mounting a Manual Meat Grinder - Many manual meat grinders have clamps that attach onto a flat surface along a table or counter edge. These manual meat grinders use a hand screw and pressure plate to fix the meat grinder in place. Other manual meat grinders have legs that balance the meat grinder on the surface. If purchasing a manual meat grinder that has a clamp, make sure the width of the clamp can fit the width of the table or countertop edge that you plan to clamp it onto.
• The Hand Crank - With manual meat grinders, a hand crank or handle turns the augur or screw conveyor that is inside the grinder’s housing. The augur or screw conveyor forces meat chunks towrds the grinder’s knife and extrusion plates. Make sure that the hand crank operates easily and smoothly turns the augur.
• The Knife - The knife fits onto the end of the augur or screw conveyor and turns with augur as the handle is cranked. The knife cuts the meat as it is also being forced through the extrusion plate. Obviously you will want to keep the knife sharp, clean it after use and keep it dry after washing.
• Extrusion Plates - The extrusion plates are right next to the knife and have geometrically spaced holes through which the cut meat passes through. The size of the extrusion holes determine whether the meat is ground fine or coarse. Smaller plate holes results in a finer grind, however, they also have a greater chance of getting clogged up and needing more attention when cleaning.

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Published 11/12/2009 12:00:00 AM

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