Nozzles for a meat grinder: how to use it correctly

Now it’s hard to imagine life without automation. Many familiar devices are now automated and operate autonomously (from a battery) or from an electrical network. Meat grinders were no exception. Despite the fact that many still use manual meat grinders, electric models have also entered our lives. Using them and using special nozzles, you can cook at home not only minced meat, but also finely chopped pieces of sausage, vegetables, fruits. Some models can replace the coffee grinder or juicer. An important question: how to put on the nozzle in a meat grinder. This is nothing complicated: just collect all the elements, especially the screw and the nozzle in the correct order, and then fix the nozzle using the locking ring.

Almost every store model has convenient devices for these purposes. We will figure out how to use the accessories for the meat grinder, especially how to remove and correctly put them back on.

Meat grinder knives

How is the processing of vegetables

Vegetables can be processed using a meat grinder along with meat, if the recipe requires it. Vegetables can be prepared, for example, mashed potatoes, chop them for soup or salad. Such devices have the shape of a cylinder and, rotating, chop vegetables. Similar devices are also suitable for shredding cheese. For such nozzles, a vegetable cutter is required. For universal electric meat grinders, this is not a problem - a similar knife is most likely already in the kit. Install it in the usual order, namely:

1. Insert the screw first.
2. Now fasten the knife at the very end.
3. Screw on the nozzle.
4. Lock everything with a special ring.

It will turn out a full-fledged device for processing vegetables and fruits. A similar pattern can be repeated with other nozzles.

Vegetable cutters

Graters

Such accessories are a metal centrifuge. One or more of these nozzles may go in the kit. Rotating, graters process cooked or raw vegetables, and also cope with hard cheeses. In this they are no different from hand graters, except that they work faster and more efficiently. With this nozzle you can make from a meat grinder a complete analogue of a food processor. Keep in mind that the grater function is not available for all models of meat grinders, so first find out which model supports the function of grinding vegetables. Connect this nozzle in the same way as the rest, collecting a meat grinder in parts.

Grater

Sausages

One of the most common types of nozzles used by owners of electric meat grinders is the sausage. Typically, the kit comes with several types of sausages - nozzles, with which you can cook sausages or other meat products at home, moreover, from natural ingredients without the addition of preservatives or any chemical compounds.

To do this, you need to pull the shell in advance on the tip of the nozzle, after which you can hammer the bunker with minced meat and get down to business.

In many budget models of electric meat grinders, sausages are the only type of nozzles that come complete with basic accessories.

With the help of these devices you can cook sausage

Dough nozzles

Such accessories are the best suited for forming baking blanks. You just mix the dough for cottage cheese or sugar cookies, and then start mixing the dough.This device, convenient in all respects, is only gaining popularity so far, the nozzle gives the dough the desired shape, without destroying the future workpiece. It remains only to put the molds on a baking sheet and put on baking.

Test forms

Coffee grinder

In a meat grinder, using a special nozzle, you can grind a large amount of coffee - this is the main difference between the device and coffee grinders, designed for a limited portion of beans.

In a meat grinder, the grains are poured into a special funnel, after which it remains only to turn on the device. Do not forget to put a jar or bag for collecting ground coffee in advance under the grate.

Coffee Bean Grinder

Juicers

Such nozzles are not too common. They are fairly easy to use and resemble standard juicers. Capacities of medium meat grinders enough to get juice from citrus. To extract juice from apples and other hard fruits, more powerful equipment will be needed that produces at least 700 watts of energy.

Juicers

Tomato Processing

This is one of the first accessories for an electric meat grinder. With its help, you can get tomato puree or juice with pulp. It is useful for cooking gazpacho and other dishes, which include tomatoes.

Tomato Juicer

Conclusion

The number of nozzles available for use depends on the power of the equipment. For budget models, only some of the simplest accessories are available. Rules for their use can be found among numerous user guides on thematic forums. If the device is powerful enough, then it can be easily adapted for any culinary purposes, from processing meat into minced meat to chopping fruits and vegetables.