Univex 1000511 Grinder Plate, 3/8" Holes, Fits #12 Head

At 3/8", part 1000511 is the second-coarsest bore Univex catalogues for a #12 head. It is an accessory rather than standard equipment, and it is bought for a specific job rather than as a general replacement.

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

Three-eighths is first-pass territory. Where a recipe wants a final grind finer than this, the usual method is to break the meat down through a 3/8" plate, chill it, then bring it back through a 3/16" or 1/8" plate; working in two passes keeps the product cold and the definition sharp in a way that forcing it through one fine plate does not. Run as a single pass it gives the rough, open texture wanted in a coarse salami or a hand-formed burger.

There is a mechanical case for it as well as a culinary one. The less work the plate asks of the auger, the less the whole head heats, and the longer the knife and the bushing last. In an operation grinding daily, putting the first pass through a large bore is as much about the machine’s service life as about the texture of what comes out.

Specifications

Ordering notes

Optional plate. The plate fitted at the factory on the #12 attachment is the 3/16" (1000509).

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.