Univex 1000508 Grinder Plate, 1/8" Holes, Fits #12 Head

Univex part 1000508 is a #12-head plate pierced at 1/8" — the smallest bore the company catalogues for that head, and what you fit when the texture wanted is closer to a paste than to a mince.

Where it fits

A #12 plate fits the ALMFC12 meat and food grinder attachment, which runs on the PM91 and PM91G power drive units and on the VS2000 drive unit, and the MG89 and MG8912 countertop grinders. Plate sizes are not interchangeable between heads: a #12 plate will not seat in a head of another size, and Univex catalogues the two families under separate part numbers for that reason.

Choosing the hole size

At 1/8" the meat emerges as a smooth emulsion-grade mince: the hole is small enough that connective tissue is cut rather than dragged through, which is what separates a pâté or a fine sausage farce from a coarse-ground filling. The trade is throughput. A plate this fine asks more of the motor and moves less product per minute than any of the four larger #12 plates, so it is usually run as a second pass behind a coarser plate rather than as the sole pass.

Heat is the other thing to watch at this bore. Driving meat through small holes warms it, and warm fat smears across the plate face instead of passing through, which is how a fine grind turns greasy and grey. Keep the meat near freezing, keep the plate keen, and work in batches small enough that the head never has time to warm up.

Specifications

Ordering notes

Univex supplies the #12 attachment with the 3/16" plate (part 1000509) fitted. The 1000508 is an optional plate, ordered separately and singly.

Univex publishes a part number, a hole size and the head size for each grind plate, and no material specification. If the material matters for your application, ask us and we will get it from the factory in writing.

Knives are separate part numbers — 1000506 for the #12 head and 1000725 for the #22 — and a knife is not supplied with a plate. A plate and knife work as a pair against each other, so a new plate run against a worn knife will not cut cleanly however sharp the plate is.

Certification

Univex publishes no NSF, UL, cETLus, ETL or CSA mark for this model. We list what the manufacturer documents and nothing more.

Specifications per Univex data; subject to change by the manufacturer.