meat grinding

Making ground beef

Meat grinding is the process of cutting meat into small pieces by forcing it through a perforated plate, typically using a hand-cranked or electric grinder.

Ground meat is used for hamburgers, sausages, meatballs, and similar preparations.

The term extends to any tedious, repetitive work that wears people down: The daily meat grinding of data entry left her exhausted.

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hamburger · raw · blade · crank · processing · food processor · chuck · patty · forcemeat · sinew · pulp · texture · coarse · fine · auger · hopper · extruding · pink slime

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Cutting into portions

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Oven-cooks or mocks

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG