Kitchen appliances should be multifunctional. This saves space in the kitchen. A meat grinder with a large number of different attachments can replace a food processor and reduce the time spent on cooking dinner. Some manufacturers, in addition to the standard set, also offer to separately purchase the necessary attachments for the meat grinder. Before choosing a meat grinder, you need to decide on those nozzles that must be present in the selected model or can be purchased separately.
Variety of nozzles
All attachments for the meat grinder are divided into categories for those products whose processing they carry out:
- meat and fish processing;
- cutting vegetables and fruits;
- the formation of dough products;
- molding discs.
Typically, meat grinders are more powerful than food processors, so they can process more products. Special attachments for the meat grinder can significantly diversify the menu of the family. During the holidays, the meat grinder will help out by saving time on the preparation of many dishes, as it speeds up the process of processing products.
Not all meat grinder models have a variety of discs. Only some manufacturers are constantly improving their technology and release all new models or modify existing ones. For example, the attachments for the Zelmer meat grinder amaze with their variety and are made of high quality materials that will last a long time.
Processing fish and meat
To prepare minced meat or fish in a meat grinder, knives and grills with holes of different diameters are provided. Perforated gratings allow you to get the finished product of the desired degree of processing: from small pieces to a puree state.
Many modern meat grinders are equipped with a kebbe nozzle, which allows you to cook hollow meat sausages. The resulting products are stuffed with any fillings and fried.
The nozzle that allows you to cook homemade sausage is a tube on which a sausage mold is put on. The hostess needs to monitor only the uniform filling of the form with minced meat.
Nozzles for fruits and vegetables
This type of nozzle includes a vegetable teller. It is a hollow cylinder that has holes on all sides, allowing you to rub various vegetables: carrots, beets, etc. Usually, meat grinders are equipped with small and large graters.
The special nozzle used in the preparation of potato pancakes also applies to vegetable grates. It has many small holes over the entire surface. The shredder allows you to quickly chop cabbage and other vegetables for salads, soups, pies, etc. Just like a grater, it can be large and small.
The attachment for the meat grinder cubes is found only in new models. Allows you to quickly cut products for salads and other dishes. When choosing a meat grinder with such a nozzle, you should pay attention to the size of the resulting cubes.
The nozzle for a meat grinder-juicer allows you to prepare juice from berries, soft vegetables and fruits. There are two types of juicers: a press for citrus fruits, a press for berries and tomatoes. Usually in the kit there is only one type of juicer, but in some models both are provided or it is possible to purchase them separately.
Nozzles for the test
This type of nozzle is used during the preparation of pasta. They allow you to mold the dough for homemade noodles, spaghetti, ravioli and other pasta. Can be made of plastic or steel. When choosing a model with plastic discs, you should pay attention to the quality of the material. Thin and flexible nozzles can change shape over time under the pressure of too dense dough.
The largest selection of such disks is presented in the models of the brand Kenwood, which has long established itself as a manufacturer of high-quality and functional kitchen appliances. Its range includes meat grinders that are ideal for professionals and allow you to cook a variety of products from dough: from simple homemade pasta to curly pasta.
Forming nozzles for a meat grinder
This type of nozzle is used in the process of forming finished products from minced meat and dough. For example, with its help it is possible to form beautiful meat or fish cakes of the same size and density.
Molding nozzles for the dough are a disk or plate (depending on the model of the meat grinder), which has one or more figured holes. Suitable only for a cool kneading dough, otherwise the product will not be in the form that was intended.
The formation of the finished product also takes a lot of time in the kitchen. A meat grinder with molding nozzles will several times speed up the process of preparing cutlets, cookies, etc.
How to choose nozzles?
Each modern meat grinder is equipped with basic nozzles (perforated discs) and has several special ones.
The choice of nozzles should be based on the gastronomic preferences of the family. Meat grinders with nozzles for vegetables in the kit are chosen by those who take a lot of time to cut vegetables. For lovers of fresh juice, models with a citrus press or a fruit juicer will do.
A meat grinder with a large number of various attachments will cost a lot. Therefore, it is worth paying attention to models with those nozzles that are really needed. An important detail is the ability to understaff the meat grinder with the necessary nozzles in the future. For example, many Zelmer choppers can be purchased separately.