What power should a meat grinder have?

Depending on how often an electric meat grinder will be used and what exactly is required of it, the requirements for it in terms of power will change.
Conventionally, meat grinders can be divided into three large classes:

1. Low-power - less than 800 watts of consumption, suitable for small loads and infrequent, short-term use, are not recommended for processing large volumes due to low productivity.
2. Of average power - from 800 W to 1.7 kW, these are already more serious models that can process a couple of kilos of meat per minute, suitable for daily use. There are no special restrictions on processed products.
3. Powerful - over 1.7 kW, 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, a fairly significant amount of electricity is consumed during their operation.

Based on the foregoing, a home meat grinder for daily use should consume approximately 1.2-1.5 kW for comfortable operation. It is worth mentioning that now the maximum value is considered, which means how much the machine consumes for a short time, when it is overloaded in case of grinding of tendons or bones that accidentally landed in the screw.

To understand what it is about, you need to consider three power values ​​for meat grinders:

• minimum - one in which the device will work without load and at idle;
• nominal - the value of power consumption when the meat grinder performs the functions corresponding to its name, that is, grinds meat without veins and bones;
• peak, or maximum allowable - the value of the short-term allowable maximum in such a situation when a bone or tendon is accidentally crushed. The duration of the load should not exceed two to three seconds, otherwise there is a probability of failure of the electric motor.

An interesting fact - often on the packaging from the meat grinder is indicated not the rated power, but namely the maximum allowable. The nominal value can be found in the product data sheet. As a rule, these values ​​are very different, two, or even three times. For example, a Philips HR2711 / 20 typewriter has a nominal value of 450 watts, while the peak value is 1600 watts.