{"product_id":"univex-mg22-countertop-meat-grinder-22-head-1-hp","title":"Univex MG22 Countertop Meat Grinder, #22 Head, 1 HP, 115V","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow the drive works\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eReading the 25 lb. figure honestly\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnivex’s published rate carries two conditions, and both belong with the number: it is 25 lbs. per minute \u003cem\u003eon first grind\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ewith a 3\/16\" plate\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy Operators Choose It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRated, with its conditions stated.\u003c\/strong\u003e 25 lbs. per minute on first grind with a 3\/16\" plate, which is the plate supplied.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGear drive, grease packed.\u003c\/strong\u003e An 8:1 reduction to 224 rpm with no belt to slip or replace.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndustry-standard #22 head.\u003c\/strong\u003e Takes standard #22 plates and knives, so consumables are not captive to one supplier.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA pan you can actually load.\u003c\/strong\u003e 23.5 quarts, 17\" × 25\", in aluminium.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStops on power loss.\u003c\/strong\u003e The contactor provides no-voltage release protection, so the machine will not restart by itself after an interruption.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGuarded and interlocked.\u003c\/strong\u003e A permanent guard over the bell-shaped feed hopper, and a micro-switch that prevents operation unless the chopper is properly mounted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt in the USA.\u003c\/strong\u003e Printed on the MG22 specification sheet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eControls\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMomentary-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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIdeal For\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eButchers and meat departments, restaurants grinding their own burger, sausage makers, delis, commissaries and institutional kitchens that have outgrown a #12 head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMG22\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCountertop meat grinder\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished rate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 lbs. per minute on first grind with a 3\/16\" plate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHead size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#22, standard #22 plates and knives\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 hp grease-packed gear motor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8:1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrive shaft output\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224 rpm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElectrical – standard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e115 V, 1 phase, 60 Hz, NEMA 5-15P\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElectrical – optional\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e220 V, 1 phase, 60 Hz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeed pan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23.5 quarts (22.2 liters), 17\" × 25\" (43.2 cm × 63.5 cm), aluminium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27\" (68.6 cm) H × 36\" (91.4 cm) W × 23\" (58.4 cm) D\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNet weight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e135 lbs. (61.2 kg)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping weight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e167 lbs. (75.7 kg)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrinder head\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAluminium housing, worm and ring, on a bronze bushing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePower base\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTen-gauge steel with a number-four finished 20-gauge stainless steel cover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAcrylic urethane silver enamel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuty rating\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeavy\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafety\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo-voltage release through the contactor, chopper-mounting micro-switch interlock, permanent feed-hopper guard\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarranty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne year, on-site parts and labor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of manufacture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCertification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnivex 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOne figure we are not publishing\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat’s Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3\/16\" (0.5 cm) grind plate, fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#22 X-knife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAluminium feed pan, 17\" × 25\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAluminium stomper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeat storage container, 18.5\" × 13.5\" (47 cm × 34.3 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCleaning brush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFactory Options and Accessories (Additional Cost)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrind 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)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"X\" knife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSausage stuffing tubes, 1\/2\" (1.3 cm) and 3\/4\" (1.9 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrep tube with cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional 220 V configuration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWarranty\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpecifications per Univex data; subject to change by the manufacturer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Univex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51724374376744,"sku":"MG22 1151","price":4419.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5151\/1092\/files\/071-mg221151.jpg?v=1776542178","url":"https:\/\/www.nishienterprise.com\/products\/univex-mg22-countertop-meat-grinder-22-head-1-hp","provider":"Nishi Enterprise Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}