Periodically, every housewife has to cook minced meat. You can do this with an old mechanical meat grinder, but it’s much more efficient to use an electric one, for example, Kenwood MG 350. What are its advantages and are there any disadvantages?
Manufacturer
Kenwood was established in the middle of the last century. At first she was engaged in the manufacture of audio and video equipment, communications. The company changed its name several times. First was Kasuga Radio Co. Ltd., then Trio Corporation. The company got its current name in 1963.
Over the years, she has released a number of quality products, for example, transistor elements, speech recognition systems. Since 2008, the company along with JVC created JVC Kenwood Holdings, Inc. Now the name of the company is JVC KENWOOD Corporation, and its main office is located in Japan. Specialists always cared about innovations, paid great attention to high quality and manufacturability of products.
Kenwood products have a noble and elegant design, the devices are ergonomic and reliable. The company manufactures products from high quality and environmentally friendly materials.
The company locates its production in other countries. Many products that fall into our markets are made in China.
Description
The meat grinder has a white glossy case made of food-grade plastic. Tray, loading vent, auger made of metal.
A plastic pusher helps push pieces of meat inside the vent, protecting hands from injury.
The Kenwood MG 350 meat grinder is intended mainly for meat processing. It can be grinded both into very small and large pieces.
There is an opportunity with the help of attachments for meat grinder Kenwood MG 350 to cook various sausages and other meat products. But you can use the device to get minced fish. The machine is controlled mechanically and is carried out using the buttons: “Start”, it is also “Stop”, “Reverse” for attaching the nozzle. The meat grinder is compact, so you can find a place for it in the kitchen of any size.
Specifications
The weight of the meat grinder is 3.6 kg. Height - 41 cm, width - 27 cm, depth - 31 cm. Rubber legs firmly fix the case on the table surface. A kilogram of meat is ground in less than a minute. Maximum power 1400 watts. At idle - 350 watts.
Productivity - 1.5-2 kg per hour. The machine is protected against overload by special protection. The Kenwood MG 350 meat grinder cannot work without a break. The maximum time is 15 minutes.
The knife is very sharp, but requires periodic sharpening. Some users complain that he is dumb. Perhaps they do not know that it needs to be sharpened every few months as the sharpness drops, as other buyers do.
The "Reverse" button allows you to scroll the knife in the opposite direction. This qualitatively cleans the meat grinder, freeing the auger from the veins that are wound during grinding of meat. True, some consumers claim that this action does not help clean the appliance of meat residues. The veins are wound on the auger shaft, the meat grinder becomes clogged and stops grinding. Then you need to clean it and continue to work further.
The main advantages of the Kenwood MG-350 meat grinder are its ease of use and price. Some report that such models have been operating for many years. The device is easy to assemble and disassemble.
Pay attention to the fact that the nut of the tube must be tightened tightly before use. Then the grinding will be of high quality.
The Kenwood meat grinder qualitatively grinds chicken, pork, beef and even meat of wild animals.
Reviews say that the device is very noisy. Since the grinding process does not last long, this does not particularly interfere, especially since all electric meat grinders sin this .
Price
How much does a Kenwood MG 350 cost? The price of a meat grinder is about 10 thousand rubles. In the online store - 5-7 thousand rubles. But with a stock you can buy it for 3.5 thousand rubles, which many people use.
A metal loading vent quickly absorbs pieces of meat, a sharp stainless steel knife grinds it perfectly. The Kenwood MG 350 meat grinder is quick to disassemble and easy to clean.
Equipment
The pusher can be stored for storage three available nozzles: kebbe for stuffed sausages, a conventional nozzle for sausages, a burger press, as well as a set of discs with holes of different diameters, which are included in the package Kenwood MG 350.
Reviews say this is a bit of a weird decision. Water after washing the nozzles falls under the cover, they themselves hang in the pusher when moving the machine.
Three perforated discs allow you to get minced meat of different consistency. Small holes are suitable for cooking meat paste. For cutlets, medium ones are used, and for meatballs and cabbage rolls - with large holes. Nozzles make it possible to cook various sausages: sausages, sausages, homemade. The burger press forms cutlets and compresses them, forming a semi-finished product for hamburgers.
Care
After use, the meat grinder must be taken apart and washed. Do this with water and ordinary detergents. After washing, all parts are thoroughly dried and the meat grinder is folded. Nozzles are hidden in the pusher. Before disassembling the meat grinder, you need to unplug the cord from the outlet.
Reviews
Users note that the cord of the meat grinder is short (only 1.2 m). There is no compartment for storing it, which is regarded as a drawback.
Consumers like the steak attachment to come with parchment discs. This simplifies the process of removing them from the nozzle.
Users noticed that the tray has an anti-slip coating on the outside. It is convenient to work with him, the hand does not come off him.
Some housewives indicate that the food tray is solid but small. And the inlet is narrow. This is probably due to overload protection when working with meat. But many buyers use meat grinders to grind vegetables. Of course, there is really not enough space for them.
There are user complaints that sometimes a button is jammed to disconnect the sleeve through which the stuffing comes out, that is, you can attach it, but you can’t disassemble it. Mistresses say that most meat grinders with a button have this problem, so they advise taking a machine with a valve. He fixes the sleeve on the side.
Some users complain that plastic gears break very quickly, even without much stress. You can, of course, buy spare ones, but how much is enough for them is not known.
Kenwood parts can be purchased if necessary. These are knives, large and small gears, auger, tube nut, tube itself, lattices of various sizes, nozzles. You can buy a motor.
User reviews say that this meat grinder is cheap, so you should not expect miracles from it. But with its help you can get minced meat of good quality. The sleeve, although plastic, does not grind. Therefore, the Kenwood MG 350 is a good option for home use.
The best electric meat grinders have a price of 7 thousand rubles. But they are not accessible to everyone, but not everyone needs it. If you use the meat grinder only occasionally, then Kenwood will quite suit you.