Passing on a Tip for Grinding...

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Passing on a Tip for Grinding...

Postby Darius » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:05 pm

When all the meat has been fed in, twist a piece of plastic wrap into a 12″-14” rope, and insert into the feed tube. In two seconds, that magic bit of plastic will push the remaining meat toward the grinding disk, so little is wasted. Turn off the machine as soon as you see the plastic appear behind the grinding disk, remove the entire grinding mechanism and clean it, while the meat chills (again.)
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Postby wheels » Wed Apr 20, 2011 2:23 pm

Thanks Darius.
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Postby JerBear » Sat Apr 23, 2011 6:10 pm

I do the same thing but here's an extension on that tip. I take a piece of plastic wrap, about that same size..maybe a smidge bigger, on the outside of the horizontal grinder tube like a drape over the grinder plate. That way any possible pops or splatters are eliminated and when done grinding that's the plastic I drop down the feeder.
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Postby Reeder » Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:51 pm

At work i have used large sheets of parchment paper twisted so they will fit in the grinder, works great.
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Postby JerBear » Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:39 pm

I've been thinking about finishing up with a single diced potato, anyone have any experience with this. I figure you won't even notice it's there in 10 lbs of a mix.
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Postby grisell » Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:07 am

JerBear wrote:I've been thinking about finishing up with a single diced potato, anyone have any experience with this. I figure you won't even notice it's there in 10 lbs of a mix.


Unnecessarily complicated. Why not just take a handful of mince and run it through again? That will force the last of the meat through the grinder and the mince can be retrieved when the grinder is disassembled. I do this all the time.
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Postby the chorizo kid » Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:18 am

the mince method works for me too, but i might try the plastic method just to see how it works
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Postby dr de porc » Sat Nov 26, 2011 5:59 am

I just use 2 or 3 slices of bread
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Postby BriCan » Sat Nov 26, 2011 6:08 am

dr de porc wrote:I just use 2 or 3 slices of bread


Ah, the meat sandwich approach :lol:

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Postby ChickenTurtle » Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:56 pm

Not having received my grinder yet (grr postie!) I can't speak from experience, but to me putting cling film (I assume that's what 'plastic wrap' is) into the grinder sounds like a disaster waiting to happen?

Won't the thing wrap round the auger-like thing and get all twisted, or more worryingly get minced up and contaminate your mince with loads of invisible pieces of plastic film?

I assume my worries are ill-founded or the kind lady wouldn't have suggested it as a 'tip' but it's just my 'envisaged outcome' from an overly logical brain. :idea: :?: :idea: :?
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Postby NCPaul » Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:59 pm

I do as the same as grisell; just run some mince behind the end of meat and recover it when you take apart the grinder.
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