What power should a meat grinder have?
Depending on how often an electric meat grinder is used and what exactly is required of it, the power requirements for it change.
Conventionally, meat grinders can be divided into three large classes:
- Low-power - less than 800 W consumption, suitable for small loads and infrequent, short-term use, not recommended for processing large volumes due to low productivity.
- Average power - from 800 W to 1.7 kW, these are more serious models, capable of processing a couple of kilos of meat per minute, suitable for daily use. There are no special restrictions on processed products.
- Powerful - over 1.7 kW, they are professional models and are more suitable for owners of small restaurants or eateries. They have high performance and reliability, which cannot but affect their cost. Again, their operation consumes a fairly significant amount of electricity.
Based on the above, a home meat grinder for daily use should consume approximately 1.2-1.5 kW for comfortable operation. It is worth mentioning that the maximum value is now being considered, meaning how much the machine consumes for a short time, when it is overloaded in the event of grinding tendons or bones that accidentally fell into the auger.
What is the rated power of an electric meat grinder?
To understand what we are talking about, you need to consider three power values for meat grinders:
- minimum - such that the device will operate without load and at idle speed;
- nominal - the value of power consumption when the meat grinder performs the functions corresponding to its name, that is, it grinds meat without veins and bones;
- peak, or maximum permissible - the value of the short-term permissible maximum in a situation where a random bone or tendon is ground. The duration of the load should not exceed two to three seconds, otherwise there is a possibility of failure of the electric motor.
An interesting fact: often on the packaging of a meat grinder it is not the rated power that is indicated, but rather the maximum permissible power. The nominal value can be found in the device data sheet. As a rule, these values differ greatly, by two or even three times. For example, a Philips HR2711/20 machine has a nominal rating of 450 W, while the peak value is 1600 W.
