How to sharpen a meat grinder knife at home

A meat grinder is a popular household appliance, the quality of which directly depends on the coherence of the parts. Often, all problems in its functionality arise due to the dullness of the knife. You can fix the problem without visiting a service center using sandpaper, a grinding stone, a surface grinder or a file.

How to sharpen a meat grinder blade using sandpaper

Almost every home has sandpaper that will help revive a worn-out meat grinder knife. Not every sandpaper will successfully cope with grinding a meat grinder knife. It is most effective to use paper marked P120, P150 or P180.

The grinding procedure takes place in several stages:

1. Sandpaper is placed on a flat hard surface (table, bedside table, floor) and moistened generously with water. As an option, you can use glass or a mirror, which will slide minimally. Initially, sandpaper with larger grains is used - marked P120.
2. The cutting surface of the blade is placed on sandpaper and smooth sliding movements are made in a circle. If the knife is double-sided, then alternately grind both sides of the part for 2-3 minutes, depending on the condition of the part.
3. After using coarse sandpaper, the steps must be repeated first with P150 paper, then use P180.

After the meat grinder element has acquired its original appearance, as if it had just come from the store, you can similarly restore the surface of the grate.

Important! To ensure that the surface of the blades wears out at a lower rate, you should not wash off the fatty layer after grinding meat. Simply rinse the parts with hot water without using detergent.

Sharpening a meat grinder knife with a grinding stone

Even a beginner can sharpen a meat grinder knife with a stone if he proceeds in stages:

1. Prepare the tools: a grinding stone, a kitchen sponge and fill a small container with water.
2. Wet the stone.
3. Take the blade, place it on top of the sharpening stone and begin to make smooth movements, while maintaining slight pressure on the tool. Such grinding will take about 2-3 minutes, depending on the degree of wear of the part.

It is important that the whetstone is flat and has no indentations. It is recommended to use a new whetstone if you plan to sharpen small blades regularly.

How to sharpen a meat grinder knife

If you have access to a surface grinder, then you can sharpen the meat grinder knife on it. But for this it is important to adhere to the following rules:

1. You need to stand to the side of the device, and not in front of it.
2. Before starting the process, you must wear protective equipment - goggles, a hat and gloves.
3. It is recommended to carry out sanding only with smooth movements.

And finally: sharpening such small parts as a meat grinder knife on a surface grinding machine is best done only by specially trained people who know all the intricacies of the process.

Important! For any type of sharpening, the blade must be thoroughly washed to remove any remaining abrasive metal particles.

Sharpening a meat grinder knife with a file: what you need to know

Another way to sharpen a meat grinder knife at home is to use a file. But to work with it you will need special skills and knowledge of the following rules:

1. Files with a fine notch are suitable for sharpening a meat grinder knife.
2. The angle of the part blade relative to the file is 30 degrees.
3. You will only get a visible result if the cutting edge is heavily worn.

Most professionals in the field of caring for cutting tools (sharpeners, turners) do not recommend the file sharpening method, since its effectiveness is not justified. To get a positive result from the sharpening process, it is necessary to use musat in combination with a file.