Univex 1000728 Grinder Plate, 1/4" Holes, Fits #22 Head

One step coarser than the bore an MG22 arrives with, Univex part 1000728 opens a #22 head out to 1/4". It is an accessory size, ordered separately from the machine.

Where it fits

A #22 plate fits the MG22 countertop meat grinder. Plate sizes are not interchangeable between heads: a #22 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

A #22 head is a production head, and at this hole size it is doing production work: sausage mixes, chili grinds and taco meat, where the particle has to survive being cooked and still look ground. Moving up from the factory 3/16" plate also lightens the load on the head, so a long run holds its pace better. What it will not do is give the tight bind of a finer plate, so a mix that depends on the protein knitting together wants the smaller hole.

One practical point about pairing. Kitchens often buy a new plate and keep the old knife behind it, which wastes the purchase: the two faces bed into one another in service, and a fresh plate running against a worn knife cuts little better than the worn pair did. If the plate is going because the grind went poor, change the knife with it.

Specifications

Ordering notes

Optional plate. The MG22 leaves the factory with the 3/16" plate (1000727) fitted.

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.