meat grinders

Protein processing machines

Meat grinders are kitchen devices that force raw meat through a perforated plate to produce ground meat.

Manual versions use a hand crank; electric models do the work automatically.

The term extends to any process or situation that chews people up—a brutal meat grinder of a war, a corporate meat grinder that burns through employees.

Related

charcuterie · sausage casing · andouille · food mill · manual · food processing · sausage making · plates · kitchens · hamburger · slaughterhouses · mill · smokehouses · industrial kitchen · extrusion · bratwurst · kielbasa · butchering

Categories
Opposites
food processing action

meat grindersslicers

Tools that cut thinly

dicers · mandolines · carving knives · cheese slicers · bread knives

METAPHORICAL USAGE (brutal systems)

meat grinderssanctuaries

Protected places of refuge

safe havens · support systems · rehabilitation centers · wellness retreats · protective services

texture outcome

meat grindersprime cuts

Best portions of meat

steaks · roasts · chops · filets

Family

meat, grinder, meats, meaty, meatier, meatiest, meatiness, grind, grinds

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG