What to make with minced meat: cutlets, meatballs, meatballs, stuffed cabbage rolls? And after all it is possible to make dolma, stuffing for dumplings, and bolognese sauce for pasta, and even kupaty and Bavarian sausages. It doesn’t take much time: you just need a good meat grinder.
Three budget meat grinders took part in the comparative test:
BBK MG2005
STARWIND SMG2481
VEKTA MGP-1503
SCARLETT SC-MG45S61 meat grinder has been tested extensively and in detail in the solo test.
All these meat grinders are made in China, in addition to mincing meat and fish can prepare kebbe and sausages, as equipped with special attachments.
BBK MG2005 and VEKTA MGP-1503, in addition, turn into a vegetable slicer: they are equipped with a chopper and grater
we did not test these attachments in a comparative test
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Design
General view
- Two meat grinders BBK MG2005 and VEKTA MGP-1503 large, their shapes and sizes are very similar.
- SCARLETT SC-MG45S61 and STARWIND SMG2481 are compact mincing machines that take up very little space.
SCARLETT SC-MG45S61 has a convenient carrying handle
VEKTA MGP-1503 has a “hidden” handle – notch.
The BBK MG2005 has a storage compartment for basic accessories
Assembly – disassembly
The three meat grinders BBK MG2005, SCARLETT SC-MG45S61, STARWIND SMG2481 assemble disassemble easily from the first time.
Assembling VEKTA MGP-1503 for the first time may take a couple of minutes: you need to understand the principle, but afterwards there will be no difficulties.
Accessories
- All meat grinders have plastic nozzles for kebbe sausages.
- STARWIND SMG2481 and VEKTA MGP-1503 have the full set of perforated discs 7,5,3 mm .
- BBK MG2005 and SCARLETT SC-MG45S61 have only 2 disks 7 and 5 m .
It is clear that they are the most popular, but for some dishes requires particularly delicate “paste” minced meat, in which case it is recommended to scroll through the meat twice: the first time through the wire mesh with 7 mm, the second time through the grating with smaller holes. Too bad the manufacturers decided to save so much money.
- Meat trays of BBK MG2005 and VEKTA MGP-1503 are stainless steel, of SCARLETT SC-MG45S61 and STARWIND SMG2481 – plastic.
Controls
The VEKTA MGP-1503 has the control panel on the top of the machine.
This gives you freedom of positioning the multi-food grinder: it can be easily placed on either the right or left side and the buttons are always within easy reach. Buttons and panel with light – it is immediately visible that the grinder is plugged in.
The other three meat grinders have control panels on the side of the body, which means it is only visible and accessible if the meat grinder is standing right-to-left. In some situations, such as when the socket is on the left side, it is not very convenient.
- The STARWIND SMG2481 and SCARLETT SC-MG45S61 have one on/off switch: simple, reliable and familiar.
- BBK MG2005 and VEKTA MGP-1503 have buttons. BBK MG2005 has two different buttons for switching on and off, VEKTA MGP-1503 has one.
Reverse rotate in the other direction
All pastry mincers have this function.
To activate it you need to set the SC-MG45S61 switch to the reverse position,
VEKTA MGP-1503 and BBK MG2005 have R button,
but for STARWIND SMG2481 it is possible to switch on back panel key first and then press R key. The manufacturer thus protects the meat grinder from overheating of the body.
Purely theoretically for VEKTA MGP-1503 and BBK MG2005 it is possible to switch on reverse press corresponding button without switching off the grinder. But manufacturers strongly advise against this.
In all user manuals it is written that firstly you have to switch the grinder off, wait till all moving elements stop, and then switch on the reverse. This gentle approach will keep the multi-food grinder in good working order for a long time.
Power – declared and measured
On meat grinders and on labels in stores in large print most often indicated the maximum peak power, which is only possible in some difficult situations. This situation may not occur in most household multi-food grinders over the life of the machine!
And the manufacturers themselves do not prepare their devices for such mode of operation. Compare the power cords of the meat grinder and, for example, that of a kettle. You will be able to tell the difference yourself. And if you remember your school physics, and take a look at amperage and voltage they are designed for and calculate permissible power, it will be clear to you that figures of maximal power say not much about operating power of meat grinders.
If this indicator is important to you, then look at the bottom of the meat grinder. There on the label in addition to the maximum power consumption. This figure varies with different devices from 250 W to 500 W.
The meat grinders we tested had power consumption:
- VEKTA MGP-1503 – claimed power 500 W, measured power 250 to 350 W.
- BBK MG2005 – claimed 250 W, measured – 250 W.
- STARWIND SMG2481 – claimed 300 W, measured – from 170 to 350 W
- SCARLETT SC-MG45S61 – declared -.., not measured – from 150 to 350 W.
As you can see, all the meat grinders in the test have about the same measured power.
Minced meat quality
Both pork and beef all tested roll well, do not “squeeze” the meat.
Minced meat quality is good.
Productivity
The chase after the indicator meat quantity/minute from the manufacturers is such, as if housewives are having a competition to put the meat on speed or turn every day into mincemeat 10 kg, while having to do it in a minute, otherwise they will cut the current or take away the grinder .
In general, on average
as my survey of all acquaintances showed
The meat grinder runs for 2-3 minutes. This is the amount of time spent by housewives on mincemeat preparation. And if you spend 40 seconds for mincing one kg of meat or a minute, does it really matter??
And yet, let’s see how much meat our test subjects can turn into minced meat in one session of continuous operation!
SCARLETT SC-MG45S61
Producers promise 5 kg for 2 min.
Continuous running time – 7 min.
On average, it took 30-40 seconds to process 1 kg of meat.
In 7 min., Working at a medium speed, it is possible to mince 10.5-14 kg of meat.
Vekta MGP-1503
Claimed capacity – 2 kg per minute.
Continuous working time – 10 min.
At a quiet working pace 1 kg of sliced meat into minced meat in 40-50 seconds.
So, in one cycle you can put up to 15 kg of meat through the meat grinder.
BBK MG2005
Claims 2 kg of meat per minute.
Continuous running time – 5 min.
I got 1 kg for 55 sec.
In 5 min. minced meat grinder turns 5.5 kg of meat.
STARWIND SMG2481
The manual makes no promises on the speed.
Continuous running time – 5 min.
On average, one kilo of meat is turned into mince in 1min ~ 1min by the mincer.15 s.
In 5 min. Can process up to 5 kg of meat.
- The productivity of all mincers is high, the most productive – VEKTA MGP-1503 and SC-MG45S61. And the SCARLETT SC-MG45S61 combines high performance with an overall compactness and the lowest noise level during operation.
Making sausage
Homemade sausage is excellent on all these grinders.
But if BBK MG2005, SC-MG45S61 and STARWIND SMG2481 you can put a sausage head directly on screw, VEKTA MGP-1503 requires a knife to stay on screw. It is written in the manual and is not a disadvantage – just a feature of the work.
Features
| model | BBK MG2005 | VEKTA MGP-1503 | STARWIND SMG2481 | SCARLETT SC-MG45S61 |
| Dimensions, mm | 280x300x150 | 280x300x127 | 220x185x135 | 213x285x144 |
| Number of disks | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Cord | 2×0.75 mm2, 0,8 m length | 2×0.75 mm2, length 0,8 m | 2×0.5mm2, 0.9 m length | 2×0.75 mm2, 1 meter length |
| Controls | Buttons | Buttons | switch | switch |
| Working time / break | 5 min/ 10 min. | 10 min./ 10 min. | 5 min./ 10 min. | 7 min./ 7 min. |
| Power (measured. , W | 250 | 250-350 | 170-350 | 350 |
| Performance (measured. – 1 kg | 55 s | 40-50 s | 1 min. | 30-40 s |
| Features | +vegetable slicer/ grater compartment for nozzles | +vegetable slicer/ hidden handle for carrying | compact | handle for carrying, quiet |
| Price, Dollars. | 3530 | 4060 | 1990 | 3630 |
Test results
All grinders passed the test. They can quickly mince any kind of meat, apart from minced meat they can also make sausages and kebbe.
SCARLETT SC-MG45S61 solo test
Compactness is combined with high performance and quiet operation.
Only 2 disks included.
VEKTA MGP-1503
High performance, long non-stop operating time, extensive equipment, additional features.
The first assembly requires attention, later on there are no difficulties.
BBK MG2005
Declared power corresponds to the measured power. There is a storage compartment for nozzles. Extended functionality. Good value for money.
– Only 2 perforated discs included.
STARWIND SMG2481
Compact, low price, good equipment.
To turn on the reverse, it is necessary to change the mode on the two switches. Thin power cord.
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