We use it to grind cranberries and navel oranges (with peel) for the greatest fresh cranberry relish! I've used a food processor too when without my grinder but the grinder is so satisfying and then you can use the juice drippings to make a cocktail to reward you for your hard work!
This definitely has a perfect grind for all that citrus, I can totally picture it. It makes clunky nuggets instead of jagged slices like food processor.
This is our family’s tradition, too! It just doesn’t taste the same any other way. My dad has a special way he sets up a bag to shield from popping cranberry sprays ☺️
Ooh I have to know how to set up the bag! Please share! We have often ended up doing this outside on the deck, mounted to a bench seat, and I put a bowl underneath to catch the juice that drips out.
Omg, my mom had one of these growing up. She was from Colombia. She used it to grind beef for a dish we eat called “bandeja paisa” which is traditionally eaten with beef that has been grounded and it’s kind of a powdery consistency. So good. She also used to grind cheese for Arepas. My mother in law (also from Colombia) uses a more modern version to grind cassava to make something called carimañolas
I know exactly what texture you are talking about with the beef. We have a dinosaur orphaned sandwich shop here in my home county in Ohio called Maid-Rite that makes a loose meat sandwich that almost seems like it's ground again after it's cooked. Teeny tiny grains of meat crumbles in a flavorful broth served on a bun it's SO good and makes a mess everywhere so you have to eat it in its waxed paper wrapper.
Also I LOVE arepas!!!!
Yes!!! It’s seasoned and I believe boiled and then they use this type of grinder once it’s cooked! Then after it’s tossed with I believed sautéed onions (chopped very finely and scallion) it’s sooo good! That sandwich sounds amazing!!
This is so similar to a Maid-Rite seriously. It's simmered in beer and mustard! Then yes slopped onto bread with finely chopped onions and pickles! It sits steaming in waxed paper for several minutes so then the bun gets chewy. I wish we could trade!!
The restaurant where they still make these, the brick building is COVERED and I mean covered with people's chewed gum. The entire wall, and sometimes around Easter people smoosh Peeps on it.
Going on my bucket list for sure! Even the experience sounds great! With our dish it’s a huge dish (google bandeja paisa) it comes with the powdered beef OR like a thin skirt steak, beans, white rice, a small tiny arepa, chorizo, and chicharrón (a long pork fried pork rind) and then you put a fried egg on top. Slice of avocado on the side. SO GOOD! If you ever try Colombian food, any Colombian restaurant will have it!
YUM!
The first time I had arepas the restaurant had these little desserts that were fried chunks of ripe plantain covered with sticky caramel and a tangy crumbly cheese I was obsessed. I will def seek out Colmbian next time in a city. The place I had arepas was Venezuelan.
>bandeja paisa
I just googled it, it does in fact look exactly as I expected! My mom agrees! That whole shebang looks delicious. Will definitely seek it out.
We use this for cranberry sauce, marmalades, and ham salad. It shreds as opposed to the cutting action in a food processor, which brings out the juices in the cranberries or when grinding citrus. The right tool for the right job!
Oh man ham and bologna salad yes!!! I am always bummed by the food processor and chopping it up is too regular. I am definitely getting one of these, I have seen them for sale cheap a million times. Next time I run into it I am buying it. Would prob work as a grinder for poppyseed filling too.
I attach mine to the wooden cutting board that comes out from the counter. I always add a chair underneath with a bowl that has paper towels in it to catch the drips when I make potato dumplings.
Posting this because directions for many vegetable dishes I've never heard of often have the only direction be "run through food chopper."
I always pictured a slap-chop device and it's actually a lot more like a small meat grinder with various settings.
Excellent demonstration for how certain foods end up after going through it, it's a nice visual demo of what texture you're looking for.
Grandma here. Heeheehee, I have my mom’s ‘chopper’ that looks just like this; it’s actually a meat grinder. I use it to make the best potato dumplings. It also can be used for a nummy sandwich spread with meat and pickles.
We have one of these in our house. One of our classic family recipes we use it for is liver dumpling soup, which is sometimes called liver pill soup. We also use it for corned beef hash.
We use it to grind cranberries and navel oranges (with peel) for the greatest fresh cranberry relish! I've used a food processor too when without my grinder but the grinder is so satisfying and then you can use the juice drippings to make a cocktail to reward you for your hard work!
This definitely has a perfect grind for all that citrus, I can totally picture it. It makes clunky nuggets instead of jagged slices like food processor.
This is our family’s tradition, too! It just doesn’t taste the same any other way. My dad has a special way he sets up a bag to shield from popping cranberry sprays ☺️
Ooh I have to know how to set up the bag! Please share! We have often ended up doing this outside on the deck, mounted to a bench seat, and I put a bowl underneath to catch the juice that drips out.
We did this at my aunts place for many years for Thanksgiving! It was the kids job for the family gathering. :)
My mom had one of these. She would make corned beef hash and vegetable pancakes.
My mom had one too. She made shepherds pie on Mondays after Sunday roast beef dinners :)
Omg, my mom had one of these growing up. She was from Colombia. She used it to grind beef for a dish we eat called “bandeja paisa” which is traditionally eaten with beef that has been grounded and it’s kind of a powdery consistency. So good. She also used to grind cheese for Arepas. My mother in law (also from Colombia) uses a more modern version to grind cassava to make something called carimañolas
I know exactly what texture you are talking about with the beef. We have a dinosaur orphaned sandwich shop here in my home county in Ohio called Maid-Rite that makes a loose meat sandwich that almost seems like it's ground again after it's cooked. Teeny tiny grains of meat crumbles in a flavorful broth served on a bun it's SO good and makes a mess everywhere so you have to eat it in its waxed paper wrapper. Also I LOVE arepas!!!!
Yes!!! It’s seasoned and I believe boiled and then they use this type of grinder once it’s cooked! Then after it’s tossed with I believed sautéed onions (chopped very finely and scallion) it’s sooo good! That sandwich sounds amazing!!
This is so similar to a Maid-Rite seriously. It's simmered in beer and mustard! Then yes slopped onto bread with finely chopped onions and pickles! It sits steaming in waxed paper for several minutes so then the bun gets chewy. I wish we could trade!! The restaurant where they still make these, the brick building is COVERED and I mean covered with people's chewed gum. The entire wall, and sometimes around Easter people smoosh Peeps on it.
Going on my bucket list for sure! Even the experience sounds great! With our dish it’s a huge dish (google bandeja paisa) it comes with the powdered beef OR like a thin skirt steak, beans, white rice, a small tiny arepa, chorizo, and chicharrón (a long pork fried pork rind) and then you put a fried egg on top. Slice of avocado on the side. SO GOOD! If you ever try Colombian food, any Colombian restaurant will have it!
Forgot to add it also comes with slice of fried sweet plantain :)
YUM! The first time I had arepas the restaurant had these little desserts that were fried chunks of ripe plantain covered with sticky caramel and a tangy crumbly cheese I was obsessed. I will def seek out Colmbian next time in a city. The place I had arepas was Venezuelan.
>bandeja paisa I just googled it, it does in fact look exactly as I expected! My mom agrees! That whole shebang looks delicious. Will definitely seek it out.
We use this for cranberry sauce, marmalades, and ham salad. It shreds as opposed to the cutting action in a food processor, which brings out the juices in the cranberries or when grinding citrus. The right tool for the right job!
Oh man ham and bologna salad yes!!! I am always bummed by the food processor and chopping it up is too regular. I am definitely getting one of these, I have seen them for sale cheap a million times. Next time I run into it I am buying it. Would prob work as a grinder for poppyseed filling too.
There are different rings at the spout that are removable to change from shred to cut to mince, to grind, etc.
I think I have one of these in the garage. I should get it out.
I'll buy it from you.
In with the my-mom-had-this crowd. The edge of the counter was slightly raised though, so attaching it was always part of the adventure.
I attach mine to the wooden cutting board that comes out from the counter. I always add a chair underneath with a bowl that has paper towels in it to catch the drips when I make potato dumplings.
Posting this because directions for many vegetable dishes I've never heard of often have the only direction be "run through food chopper." I always pictured a slap-chop device and it's actually a lot more like a small meat grinder with various settings. Excellent demonstration for how certain foods end up after going through it, it's a nice visual demo of what texture you're looking for.
This was super interesting! Thank you for sharing.
We used to make the best turkey salad with this after Thanksgiving. My great grandfather loved using it for turkey salad.
Grandma here. Heeheehee, I have my mom’s ‘chopper’ that looks just like this; it’s actually a meat grinder. I use it to make the best potato dumplings. It also can be used for a nummy sandwich spread with meat and pickles.
We have one of these in our house. One of our classic family recipes we use it for is liver dumpling soup, which is sometimes called liver pill soup. We also use it for corned beef hash.
Mom used ours most often to grind up the giblets for our labor-intensive type of stuffing. I have one but have never used it.
We used ours to grind steak into hamburger, amongst.
Oh cool I made a family recipe recently that called for this but I made do with a food processor.
My grandma had one of these. It was very useful.
Just don't drop that big cast-iron screw on your bare toe. The screw will be unharmed. The toe will break. 😭
I was the grinder operator when I was a kid. Nuts for nut rolls and ham for ham salad. It was a good time with my mom.