The test of the meat grinder element el’master [EW07MB]: for all dishes master!

A multi-functional appliance that combines functions of a meat grinder, auger juice extractor and a pasta maker is here. Let’s give it a test-drive with home cutlets, freshly squeezed juice and favorite noodles that are eaten inside and not hanging out anywhere!

Meat grinder and auger juicer element

el’master [EW07MB]

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9990 Dollars.

element el’master

The meat grinder’s chamber

The juicer chamber

Ceramic auger of the juicer

Test 1. Meat.

This model has a lot of “features” to make mincing meat easy and enjoyable, and washing the parts after mincing was not a difficult task. This is first of all a reliable low-speed motor, auger of durable polymer material – shockproof, not deformed under high loads, not oxidizing, not absorbing odors and resistant to detergents, and sickle-shaped blade – self-sharpening, with an enlarged cutting surface. Claimed capacity – 1.2 kg of meat per minute.

We spun exactly 1.2 kg of meat 2 times, but unfortunately could not do it in a minute. We have to admit that the productivity of the device is about 900 grams per minute. On the one hand it’s a shame that the data didn’t match, but on the other hand we were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the minced meat: not crumpled meat, but minced! There was almost no waste, did not have to turn on the reverse, although the quality of meat was “so-so”: store goulash.

After this test, another test was unexpectedly “conducted” by itself: there was no time to wash the device, so we left all the parts in the sink. So we checked whether or not the grid and blade would rust? Nothing like that happened, and cleaning the polymer auger is a piece of cake: nothing sticks to it, and all dirt comes off its smooth surface in seconds.

Test 2. Juice.

Screw cold squeezing in juicers.

Conventional juicers are centrifugal, where the motor rotates the centrifuge grid at a frantic speed and fruits are grinded at a certain heat, which partially destroys the vitamin C. In auger juicers, fruits, vegetables, herbs, and berries are more likely to be crushed in a “cold” manner. It is most effective even when juicing herbs and preserves vitamins as much as possible.

A juicer is a separate working unit with its own durable, hygienic and easy-to-clean ceramic auger. The juicer comes with 2 grates – for soft and hard fruits for soft – is more for making purees, sauces and smoothies . There are two containers for the juice with foam separator and for the cake.

At first we juiced some apples from the suburbs, but to be honest, we were not expecting great results: you don’t always get much juice from hard apples. But here’s the result: just two small apples weighing 65 and 75 grams – a full glass 120 ml of juice, and the cake is almost gone, and the minimum that is – practically dry. There is one “but”: the skimmer is unnecessary: the juice is so thick that there is nothing to skim.

Apple juice

To clean the juicer, a special brush is included, it is very convenient to clean the sieve grids. Ceramic auger is very smooth, washes “at a glance”, does not get dirty with juice, does not destroy, unlike steel, vitamin C in fruits and berries. The second grid is designed for soft fruits like tomatoes.

In the recipe book there is a recipe for homemade ketchup, which we used.

Need

3 ripe tomatoes, half an onion of medium size, 4 tablespoons vinegar, 3 tablespoons honey, 1 tablespoon starch, salt, pepper, 1 bay leaf.

Preparation

Wash and run the tomatoes through the juicer. One spoon of the resulting juice mix with starch, the rest of the juice to pour into a pan, add spices and cook over low heat until thickened. Add honey, vinegar and salt to taste, pour in dissolved starch, bring to a boil and turn off. Remove the bay leaf, pour the ketchup into a bottle or jar and put it in the refrigerator.

Result: only the skins and partly the pips can be considered as cake. The juice is thick and homogeneous, the mixture thickened very quickly. Homemade ketchup is delicious! And it can keep in the refrigerator for up to a month.

Test 3. Homemade noodles.

For making pasta and homemade noodles there are 2 plastic grates, they are used with the cutter block of the meat grinder without the knife. Unfortunately, in the pretty detailed instructions aka recipe book there is no mention of how to use the nozzles and what kind of dough is recommended for making noodles and pasta.

MANUFACTURER’S COMMENT:

Pasta dough should be as dry and firm as possible. Recipe: 2 cups flour, 2 eggs,

Knead well, put in the fridge for a couple of hours so that the dough hardens, pass through the meat grinder, using plastic nozzles without the knife , again dry the ready pasta. The noodle head needs to be fixed with the convex part facing outward.

Home made noodles

Test 4. Noise level.

Measured with an ordinary noise meter, not in the lab, with background noise of about 35dB. The result was a pleasant surprise: 67 dB, which is very low. But even without a noise meter it was clear that we are facing one of the quietest devices in the segment – nothing to do with roaring, like spaceships at the start, meat grinders with powerful motors. In this model the motor power is only 170 W, but this motor is very reliable, it is made especially for this device, and the multi-food grinder with it works perfectly, even saving energy.

Ergonomics

The multi-food grinder is very compact and takes up very little space. Of course, when you don’t use the chopping block mincer or juicer it has to be stored, but there’s no other way. The assembly quality is faultless, all parts fit perfectly, no questions on the assembly of the device does not arise. The working chamber can be locked with a button. For ease of use, provides reversing – the movement of the auger in the reverse direction, and it is in this grinder reversal is short-term: only a few seconds. The smart device sometimes reverses itself when it considers it necessary. Despite the fact that both augers are not metal, all joints are made of metal and are very reliable.

A word of caution: it can be disconnected like the cord on a computer, for example. Convenient both in that it can be stored separately and doesn’t have to be reeled in anywhere, and that you can use a “non-native” cord – for example, if a longer cord is needed.

The test result. We made noodles using the following recipe from the internet: 3 cups of flour, 3 yolks and 2 eggs. It is essentially similar to the one recommended by the manufacturer. The dough is kneaded in the bread maker in a special program. It didn’t work right away for us, a couple of times it started reversing – apparently the dough wasn’t steep enough after all. But still – look at the photo: it’s worth it. Homemade noodles are incomparably tastier than store-bought, and the whole family was thrilled with the homemade mushroom noodle soup the test was at the end of August .

3 appliances in one, effective ceramic auger juice extractor, pasta cooking possibility, very quiet operation, meat grinder does not crush but cuts meat, stainless steel knife and grates, overall ergonomics, compactness, stylish design, universal wire connector, easy cleaning, parts do not absorb odors, transparent working chamber, smart overload protection reversing .

Grate for minced meat of one diameter the manufacturer promises to release this product with a whole set of grates in the near future , lack of recommendations in the recipe book and instructions for the preparation of pasta.