Univex 1000509 Grinder Plate, 3/16" Holes, Fits #12 Head

Part 1000509 is the 3/16" plate that Univex fits to its #12 attachment at the factory. It is therefore the default bore on the head and the replacement most kitchens running one will reorder.

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

3/16" is the default for a reason: it produces the general-purpose grind that most recipes assume when they call for ground meat, fine enough to bind in a burger or a meatball and coarse enough to keep some texture. Because it is the factory-fitted plate, it is also the one that wears first — a plate whose holes have lost their edge tears product instead of cutting it, and the usual first sign is a grind that looks smeared rather than cleanly defined.

Being the default size also makes it the sensible one to hold a spare of. A blunt plate does not stop a grinder; it quietly produces a slightly worse product every day until somebody runs a new one alongside it and sees the difference. That is an argument for changing plates on a schedule rather than waiting for a complaint.

Specifications

Ordering notes

This is the plate supplied with the #12 grinder attachment. Univex lists four optional plates alongside it for the same head: 1/8" (1000508), 1/4" (1000510), 3/8" (1000511) and 1/2" (1000512).

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.