How to put a knife in a meat grinder?

The meat grinder is a household appliance that quickly “rooted” in the kitchen and became popular. Today, with its help, a lot of culinary processes are carried out, semi-finished products are prepared for further use. It is difficult to call the meat grinder difficult in the device the unit, but nevertheless some difficulties can arise. One of the actual questions is how to insert the knife correctly? This is exactly what we'll talk about in this article. The instruction, which will be described in detail here, will allow the user to assemble the device without much effort and problems.

All meat grinders, which are currently represented in the consumer market, can be divided into 2 types.

• Manual or mechanical. This unit was used by our great-grandmothers. The mechanism is quite simple and uncomplicated - the device must be assembled and, rotating the handle with the hand, carry out the necessary processes.
• Electric. More advanced, modern meat grinder, it is the brainchild of scientific and technological progress. The mechanism of this device, of course, more complicated.

Let's take a closer look at what details each of the above types consists of.

Manual grinder consists of:

• screw shaft - an element in the form of a large spiral, during the rotation of which the product falls on the knife;
• knife - it can be a disk or a four-winged propeller, it must be put correctly, it will give the opportunity to process the majority of products;
• lattices - has the form of a flat disk with many holes, is responsible for grinding the product;
• clamping nut - it twists from above and fixes the grid and the knife to the shaft;
• pens - mounted on a screw shaft and secured with a screw, it is she who activates the mechanism.

The electric meat grinder should consist of:

• the main building - in most cases for its manufacture using metal or plastic;
• lattices;
• a knife, while there are electric meat grinders with two knives, which makes it possible to carry out work and process the product even better;
• fixing disk;
• engine;
• pusher;
• receiver for products;
• screw shaft.

Here are just a handheld device is brought into operation with the help of physical force of a person, and an electric one by connecting the device to the mains and pressing a button.

For a home appliance to work properly and meet the requirements, it must be properly assembled. Consider how to do this. The process of assembling hand-held equipment consists of the following steps:

• in the metal case you need to place the screw shaft;
• attach the knife and the grill on the thin end of the auger shaft, and on the other side the handle;
• when the handle is fixed with a special screw, you need to proceed with the installation of the knife;
• then you need to attach the grille, which is fixed by a clamping nut;
• after that, the meat grinder is simply installed on the surface and is firmly screwed with a foot to the tabletop so that there is no slip.

The process of assembling electrical equipment consists of the same steps, only at the end of the assembly, at the final stage a loading bowl is installed. The big advantage of an electrical appliance is availability of instructions for proper assembly and operation. If you have questions about installing any of the parts, you can always "spy" the necessary information.

In most cases, the meat grinder is used to grind meat into minced meat. That is why one of the main parts and components of the mechanism is a knife, which is responsible for the quality of grinding the product. If it is installed incorrectly, the meat will not be minced. Of course, the mechanism will work, with the help of a screw the product will push through the lattice, but then the process will not work. Consider the installation of the knife in each of the species.

1. When the screw shaft is installed in the housing, you can proceed to fixing the knife. It needs to be inserted on the thinner end of the shaft.
2. Great importance is the correct location of the knife. The convex side of it should be inward, and flat outward.
3. Next, the cutting element is attached to the grid.

1. After installing the screw shaft in the housing, you need to fix the knife.
2. The screw shaft has two sides. One, thicker, is installed inside the case, but a knife is put on the thin side.
3. In order to process products correctly, you need to position the cutting component with the flat side out.
4. After attached to the knife grill.

As you can see, the process of installing the knife in both meat grinders is identical. It is necessary to do everything as indicated above. It is repentant and manual unit, and electric. Since the electric meat grinder is an upgraded thing, it can be used to grind not only meat for minced meat. Of course, this remains a priority, especially since the newest models of the device are also equipped with various nozzles, with the help of which meat can be ground, for example, into cubes. In the grinder, you can also chop vegetables, fruits, most importantly, choose and install the nozzle correctly.

As for the manual meat grinder, it is a rather ancient device, which nevertheless can be found in every second house. However, many housewives continue to use the handheld device. Unfortunately, a manual meat grinder does not have as many additional features and capabilities as its “opponent”.

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