The Best Machines for Start Up Processing Meat
If you’re setting up a meat processing facility, there are numerous options available on the market to assist you. If this is your first time buying this type of machinery, it’s easy to get confused. There’s a large selection of equipment available for purchase and it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Whether you’re picking up the equipment for your business or for personal use, it’s extremely important that you understand what each piece of machinery does so that you can keep it clean and use it correctly.
Let’s examine several of the basic types of tools used for processing meat, as well as how they’re used. This may help you decide what you’ll need to buy as you set up your processing plant, restaurant, or meat packing facility.
Meat Saw
Meat saws are one of the more popular pieces of equipment for processing meat because they can be used to cut a wide variety of large pieces of meat into smaller, more manageable pieces. Utilizing this tool, you can easily create a variety of cuts that you need, without needing to exert yourself. Meat saws are able to cut directly through bone with minimal effort, unlike a normal knife. This is often one of the first machines in your production line. Some of the more popular meat band saw brands that we carry include biro and hobart.
Meat Grinder
A meat grinder’s job is to cut your meat into small pieces, then grind them up small. This will allow you to produce ground meat that can be formed into cold cuts, sausage, hot dogs, or any type of ground meat. These machines will help you make use of your meat scraps, making them into usable food. You can grind meat with this appliance, add necessary herbs and spices, and create your own patties and sausages, as well. When considering this step in your production, it is also helpful to consider utilizing a two grind system. It is common in the industry to also utilize a mixer grinder machine and then run product a second time through the same or other machine. If you are looking to set up a meat processing operation we recommend starting with something like a Hollymatic 180-A mixer grinder if you are on the smaller processing side. Once you scale up your operations and need a larger machine, we often recommend something like a Weiler 1109 grinder that will do 500 or more pounds per batch.
Meat Mixer
A meat mixer can be used to create processed meat products like sausages, deli meat, and hamburger patties. This tool can be utilized to mix all of the ingredients you’ll need for processed meat. It helps you to be sure that all of your ingredients are mixed in evenly so that you get the best taste possible from your processed meat. If you are looking for high quality and American made machinery for mixing meat, look no further than our Daniels mixers which will get the job done for you. These machines are built to last and stand the test of time.
Vacuum Stuffing Machine
Sausages are an extremely popular processed meat, and a sausage stuffer is an important part of creating the best possible sausage. This machine helps you stuff various types of casings so that you can fit all of your sausage ingredients into your casing perfectly. This used to be a process that had to be done manually and took up a great deal of time, but these machines make it a quick, easy process. Vacuum stuffers can be utilized in more than just sausage making. These machines are also commonly found in industries such as snack foods and bakery for portioning extruding product to be cut and packages. Some of the most popular brands of vacuum stuffers that we often carry include vemag, handtmann, and frey.
vacuum chamber machine
Once your product has been butchered and processed, it is time for packaging. When packaging any food, especially perishable items like meat, it is important to consider utilizing a machine that will help sustain the freshness of your product. If you are making sausages or hot dogs, you might want to consider using a linker such as a tipper tie or poly clip machine that will attach to your vacuum stuffer and make specific portion link cuts. A vacuum chamber machine should be one of the final steps in your assembly line. There are many options to choose from, but ultimately, we always recommend machines that are built to last. Lets face it, these machines should be running at full capacity 8+ hours per day 5-6 days per week. We recommend for first time processors to consider a single chamber machine such as one of the single or double chamber xtravac machines.
These pieces of meat processing equipment are the basic types that you’ll need to get started. Spend some time researching the brands that are available, then reach out to us to help you purchase some of the best equipment available on the market today.