Univex MG22 Countertop Meat Grinder, #22 Head, 1 HP, 115V

The Univex MG22 is a countertop meat grinder built around a #22 head and a 1 hp grease-packed gear motor. Univex rates it at 25 lbs. per minute on a first grind with a 3/16" plate fitted, and supplies it ready to run with that plate, a #22 X-knife, a 23.5-quart aluminium feed pan, a stomper, a meat storage container and a cleaning brush. It stands 27" high on a 36" × 23" footprint and weighs 135 lbs.

How the drive works

There is no belt in this machine. A 1 hp motor drives through a grease-packed 8:1 gear reduction to an output shaft turning at 224 rpm, and the auger is driven directly from it. A sealed gear train is a heavier and more expensive way to build a grinder than a belt, and the reason to do it is that gears do not slip under a sustained load — which is what a #22 head sees when an operation grinds every morning rather than occasionally.

The head itself is aluminium: housing, worm and ring, running on a bronze bushing. The power base underneath is a different animal — ten-gauge steel, finished in acrylic urethane silver enamel, with a number-four finished 20-gauge stainless steel cover. It is worth being precise about that, because this machine is often described as all-aluminium: the pan and the grinding head are aluminium, the base is not.

Reading the 25 lb. figure honestly

Univex’s published rate carries two conditions, and both belong with the number: it is 25 lbs. per minute on first grind, with a 3/16" plate. Take either condition away and the figure no longer applies. A second pass through a finer plate runs slower, by design, and a coarser plate moves more product while giving a different result.

So a kitchen planning around this machine should plan around the work, not the headline: a single-pass 3/16" grind is the rated case, and a two-pass charcuterie grind is not. Univex publishes no pounds-per-hour figure at all, and we are not going to derive one by multiplying — nobody grinds for sixty unbroken minutes.

Why Operators Choose It

• Rated, with its conditions stated. 25 lbs. per minute on first grind with a 3/16" plate, which is the plate supplied.
• Gear drive, grease packed. An 8:1 reduction to 224 rpm with no belt to slip or replace.
• Industry-standard #22 head. Takes standard #22 plates and knives, so consumables are not captive to one supplier.
• A pan you can actually load. 23.5 quarts, 17" × 25", in aluminium.
• Stops on power loss. The contactor provides no-voltage release protection, so the machine will not restart by itself after an interruption.
• Guarded and interlocked. A permanent guard over the bell-shaped feed hopper, and a micro-switch that prevents operation unless the chopper is properly mounted.
• Built in the USA. Printed on the MG22 specification sheet.

Controls

Momentary-contact start and stop push buttons through a contactor. Univex publishes no reverse function for this machine, so a jam is cleared by stopping and stripping the head rather than by backing the auger out.

Ideal For

Butchers and meat departments, restaurants grinding their own burger, sausage makers, delis, commissaries and institutional kitchens that have outgrown a #12 head.

Specifications

Certification

Univex publishes no NSF, UL, cETLus, ETL or CSA mark for the MG22 — not on the specification sheet, not on its product page, not in the operator manual. This listing previously carried an "NSF/ETL certified" claim. It has been removed because the manufacturer does not make it, and we would rather tell you that than leave a badge on the page that no document supports. If a listing mark is a requirement of your jurisdiction or your insurer, say so before ordering and we will put the question to Univex in writing.

One figure we are not publishing

The MG22 specification sheet’s electrical table extracts ambiguously, and Univex’s own product page prints 120 V where the sheet prints 115 V. The voltage, phase and plug above are solid; we have left the amp draw off the table rather than publish a figure we cannot read cleanly. Ask us and we will confirm it with the factory before you brief an electrician.

What’s Included

• 3/16" (0.5 cm) grind plate, fitted
• #22 X-knife
• Aluminium feed pan, 17" × 25"
• Aluminium stomper
• Meat storage container, 18.5" × 13.5" (47 cm × 34.3 cm)
• Cleaning brush

Factory Options and Accessories (Additional Cost)

• Grind plates in 1/8" (0.3 cm), 3/16" (0.5 cm), 1/4" (0.6 cm), 3/8" (1 cm) and 1/2" (1.3 cm)
• "X" knife
• Sausage stuffing tubes, 1/2" (1.3 cm) and 3/4" (1.9 cm)
• Prep tube with cover
• Optional 220 V configuration

Warranty

One year, on-site parts and labor. Univex’s own terms limit it to defects in materials and workmanship and exclude consequential damages; warranty work is scheduled 8:00 am to 5:00 pm local time, Monday to Friday, and claims go to the Univex Warranty Service Department before any repair or return.

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