Professional meat grinder buying guide

In food processing, choosing the right professional meat grinder is very important for the quality of the final product.

Since you are a professional in this field, it’s expected that you seek reliability, top-notch performance, and compliance with the strictest production process and quality assurance standards. This guide aims to assist light your purchasing journey, ensuring expected quality and efficiency.

To begin with, it is important to recognize the types of two primary categories of meat grinders:

1. Automatic meat grinders
2. Corner meat grinders

Cross Feed Grinders

Auto-grinders, equipped with a single cutting worm, perform excellent in rapid processing and are versatile enough to handle both fresh and frozen products efficiently, making them an indispensable tool in modern food processing.

Alternatively, cross-feed grinders, featuring dual worms – one for feeding and the other for cutting – deliver superior grinding quality. Capable of handling both fresh and frozen products, they are ideally suited for more demanding and premium cutting applications. These models are designed for higher production volumes.

CrossFeed Grinder

Let’s see what you should consider before purchasing a professional meat grinder.

Pre-mixing

MG130L Premix

Pre-mixing in an industrial meat grinder is a feature worth insisting on, ensuring even distribution of ingredients and spices in the meat. It ensures consistency and quality, enhances taste experience, and reduces irregularities in the final product. For meat processing professionals, pre-mixing is essential to achieve the desired added value in the final product.

MLK 130L Premix Crossfeed Grinder

Loaders

Loaders play a foundational role in automating the process. It allows for direct and seamless meat transfer to the machine’s wheel, ensuring effective processing and adherence to hygiene and cleanliness protocols. For professionals seeking process speed and compliance with safety standards for both personnel and raw materials, loaders are essential for optimizing the production process.

Loaders should be constructed entirely from stainless steel and offer adjustable heights for optimal container emptying.

MLK 130L Cross Feed Grinder

Cutting options

Cutting options are another feature that meat processing professionals typically consider. Ensure that the professional meat grinder you wish to acquire:

• is equipped with either 3 or 5 cutting elements (knives, plates)
• unger enterprise systems
• operates at 2 cutting speeds
• operates at 2 feeding speeds / variable feeding speed
• has the capability to be fitted with a nerve removal system for the extraction of cartilage and sinew (nerves).

Set Knives for 130mm Grinder

How to Setup Knives on MLG 160L

so you know in advance that the machine provides adaptability and precision.

MLG 200L

Knives, plates, and precutters should complement each other, offering multiple cutting choices. It’s also good to have an added feature of automatic nerve removal, especially if you cater to buyers genuinely seeking the highest quality in the final product they purchase.

Nerve Removal System

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Safety automation

Safety automation in industrial meat grinders is of the utmost priority, primarily for the operator’s protection and secondarily for the machine’s safe operation.

View the below video to understand operation / maintenance/safety.

Watch 3D Video of MLG200L Crossfeed Grinder.

Lakidis S.A. has integrated systems like protective covers at the output of the product, which immediately 1) stop the machine’s operation if opened.
2) the product exit door operates with a special button.
3) A safety rail is installed around the grinders feeding area , enhancing safety and eliminating accident chances.
4) When the machine step is opened, the machine stops working.

Productivity

The meat production volume is arguably the most crucial factor in selecting a industrial meat grinder, as it directly correlates with the production company’s needs and specifications.

ML 130 Grinder

The productivity of meat processing machines is measured in kilograms per hour (Kg/hr). Based on the requirements of your own production line, you may select meat processing machines with productivity options ranging from:

• 1,000 kg to 1,500 kg/hr
• 1,500 kg to 2,000 kg/hr
• 2,000 kg to 4,000 kg/hr

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Processing temperatures

Lastly, another factor you, as a professional, need to consider is the temperatures at which the meat will be processed. These temperatures are a vital parameter affecting the seamless operation of an entire production line.

MLG 160L

Fresh meat is more manageable during processing since its softer texture allows for faster and smoother cutting, exerting less strain on the machine and its components. However, fresh meat is more susceptible to microbial growth, necessitating frequent cleaning to maintain hygiene.

On the contrary, when processing frozen meat, there is greater resistance during cutting, which requires more robust mechanisms and proper lubrication to prevent wear. Learn more about maintaining your professional meat grinder in our related article.

MG130L Premix

Often, the production requires adjusting your equipment to the processing needs. To ensure continuous production without unnecessary interruptions, choose a grinder that meets these needs and can maintain the raw material’s ideal temperature.

MG 130L Premix &. ML130

Equipment from Lakidis S.A.

Lakidis S.A. stands out in the meat grinding industry, offering high quality, reliability, and innovation in its products.

Choose Lakidis S.A. for our:

1. Many years of experience in the industry
2. High-quality manufacturing standards
3. Modern technology and innovations
4. Excellent customer service
5. Solutions for every mass food processing need
6. Undebatable safety with certified systems
7. Value for money products

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