Cuisinart MG-100 User manual

INSTRUCTION AND
RECIPE BOOKLET
Electric Meat Grinder MG-100 Series
For your safety and continued enjoyment of this product, always read the Instruction Book carefully before using.

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IMPORTANT
SAFEGUARDS
When using electrical appliances, basic safety
precautions should always be taken, including
the following:
1. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS.
2. TURN THE APPLIANCE OFF, THEN
UNPLUG FROM THE OUTLET WHEN
NOT IN USE, BEFORE ASSEMBLING OR
DISASSEMBLING PARTS AND BEFORE
CLEANING. TO UNPLUG, GRASP THE
PLUG AND PULL FROM THE OUTLET.
NEVER PULL FROM THE POWER CORD.
3. To protect against risk of electrical shock, do
not put appliance in water or other liquids.
4. This appliance is not intended for use
by children or by persons with reduced
physical, sensory, or mental capabilities,
or lack of experience and knowledge.
Close supervision is necessary when any
appliance is used near children. Children
should be supervised to ensure that they do
not play with the appliance.
5. Avoid contact with moving parts.
6. Never put the unit near a hot burner, in an
oven, or in a dishwasher.
7. Do not operate any appliance with a
damaged cord or plug or after the appliance
malfunctions, or is dropped or damaged in
any manner. Contact the manufacturer at
their customer service telephone number
for information on examination, repair, or
adjustment.
8. Never feed food by hand; always use the
pusher. Keep hands, hair, clothing and
utensils away from moving discs during
operation to reduce the risk of personal
injury and/or damage to the Cuisinart®
Electric Meat Grinder.
9. Do not use outdoors, or use for other than its
intended use.
10. WARNING – THE CUTTING BLADE IS
SHARP; HANDLE WITH CARE BOTH
WHEN USING AND WHEN CLEANING.
11. Do not let cord hang over edge of table
or counter, come into contact with sharp
edges, or touch hot surfaces.
12. Do not pull on the power cord to disconnect.
13. Never plug in the appliance where water may
ood the area.
14. Place the appliance on a rm and stable
surface.
15. NEVER PUT YOUR FINGERS NEAR THE
FOOD CHUTE (GRINDER/FEEDER HEAD)
WHILE GRINDER IS IN OPERATION.
16. Ensure that the appliance is not placed close
to the edge of the table, worktop, etc., where
it can be pushed off or fall.
17. The use of attachments not recommended
or sold by the manufacturer may cause re,
electric shock or injury.
18. Never use abrasive cleaning agents or
abrasive cloths when cleaning the unit.
19. Do not use ngers to scrape food away from
cutting blade while appliance is plugged in.
Laceration may result.
20. Use the unit only when completely
assembled.
21. Do not leave the Cuisinart®Electric Meat
Grinder unattended while it is running.
22. Before using for the rst time, remove all
packaging and wash and dry parts.
23. This appliance has a polarized plug (one
blade is wider than the other). To reduce
the risk of electric shock, this plug will t in
a polarized outlet only one way. If the plug
does not t the outlet perfectly, reverse
the plug. If it should still not t, contact a
qualied electrician. Do not modify the plug
in any way.
24. Do not operate your appliance in an
appliance garage or under a wall cabinet.
When storing in an appliance garage,
always unplug the unit from the electrical
outlet. Not doing so could create a risk of
re, especially if the appliance touches the
walls of the garage or the door touches the
unit as it closes.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR HOUSEHOLD
USE ONLY

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CONTENTS
Important Safeguards........................................ 2
Features ............................................................. 3
Assembling ........................................................ 4
Cleaning and Maintenance................................ 6
Tips and Hints.................................................... 6
Recipes .............................................................. 6
Warranty........................................................... 14
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FEATURES
1. ON/OFF/REVERSE switch
2. Motor housing
3. Attachment opening
4. Food pusher and lid
5. Aluminum hopper
6. Grinder/feeder head
7. Feed screw pin
8. Cutting blade
9. Cutting plate (medium)
10. Cutting plate (coarse)
11. Sausage attachment (small)
12. Sausage attachment (large)
13. Screwing ring nut
14. Sausage spacer
15. Power cord (not shown)
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ASSEMBLING
Make sure unit is unplugged
while assembling.
Assemble the meat grinder feeder head prior to
attaching to the housing.
1. Insert the feed screw pin into the open end of
the attachment.
2. Place the cutter with the at side facing
out toward you over the feed screw pin (this
is an important step or the meat grinder will
not work).
3. Place the grinding plate over the cutter on the
feed screw pin. Align tabs with notches.
4. Screw on the ring nut by turning it clockwise
and hand lightly tighten. Do not over tighten.
5. Fit the hopper onto the top of the meat grinder
and put a mixing bowl under the grinder to
catch food.
6. Insert grinder/feeder head tightly into
attachment opening. Twist on to lock.
7. Use the food pusher to gently feed food,
one piece at a time. Do not overload the feed
tube. Do not force the food into the grinder/
feeder head.
CUTTING PLATES
Medium Cutting Plate – Great for ground meat
used in soups, or for relishes
Coarse Cutting Plate – Great for ground meat
used in chili and sausages, or for vegetables
THESE PLATES ARE NOT
DISHWASHER SAFE.
PLEASE HAND-WASH ONLY!
DRY COMPLETELY AND
COAT IN VEGETABLE OIL.
NOTE – REVERSE SWITCH
If the motor slows or stops, it may be due to
jammed food. Immediately switch the Cuisinart®
Electric Meat Grinder to its OFF position. Put the
On/Off/Reverse switch in the REVERSE position
to push the food in the opposite direction. Put
the On/Off/Reverse switch in the ON position
and turn the Electric Meat Grinder on again. If
the Electric Meat Grinder should get jammed
again, you may need to switch it off, unplug,
disassemble the grinder head, and clean the
internal parts.
HOW TO USE
1. Before rst use, wash and dry all parts of the
Cuisinart®Electric Meat Grinder.
2. Place the Cuisinart®Electric Meat Grinder on a
stable work surface.
3. Make sure the On/Off/Reverse switch is in the
OFF position.
4. Secure the meat grinder assembly to the unit.
5. Insert plug into wall outlet.
6. Place a wide, shallow bowl or plate beneath
the grinder tube to catch food.
7. Switch appliance to ON position. The
Cuisinart®Electric Meat Grinder must ALWAYS
be ON before adding food.
8. Place food on the hopper and use pusher to
feed food through opening.
SAUSAGE MAKER
Assembling Sausage Maker
Attachment
Assemble the sausage maker attachment prior to
attaching to the housing.
1. Insert the feed screw pin into the open end of
the grinder.

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2. Place the sausage spacer with the notches
tting into the notch openings on the feed
screw pin.
3. Place the sausage nozzle onto the ring nut
and screw it onto the meat grinder nozzle by
turning it clockwise and lightly hand tighten.
Do not over tighten.
TO MAKE SAUSAGES
The sausage attachments allow you to blend
meats and spices for homemade sausages.
1. If you have purchased dry casings, they must
be soaked in cold water until they become soft
and pliable, and then rinsed under lukewarm
water, being sure that the water is running
through the casings. Assemble the Electric
Meat Grinder with sausage maker attachment
per instructions on page 4–5.
2. Grind meat and seasonings of your choice,
following the instructions on page 4.
3. Place ground meat in the hopper and turn
the unit ON. Push the meat into the die-cast
hopper opening with pusher until the mixture
appears at the end of the sausage attachment.
Turn the unit OFF and tie a knot at the end of
the 2-inch casing overhang.
4.
Turn unit ON and feed more ground meat into
the die-cast hopper opening until all the meat
has been used or the casing is approximately 2
inches from being completely full .
5. Turn unit OFF, remove the end of the casing
from the sausage attachment, and tie a knot
in the open end of the casing. Use a knife or
needle to poke holes in the length of sausage
to let out air bubbles.
6. Sausages can be made to the desired length
by twisting the casing at intervals.
NOTE: To avoid over-stretching and splitting the
casing, do not make the sausages too thick. The
meat mixture will expand slightly during cooking.
To Form Individual Sausages
1. Lay long sausage on at tray and poke
hole all over with a sharp object, similar in
size to a needle or cake tester, to prevent
air pockets from forming.
2. Twist into sausages – you choose the size
– by twisting each “sausage” rst forward,
then backward, to prevent them from
untwisting.
3. Pierce any air pockets you see.
4. For best results, dry uncovered in refrig-
erator for about 6 hours, then ip and dry
another 6 hours before cooking.

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CLEANING AND
MAINTENANCE
1. Remove the ring nut.
2. Disassemble and wash each part in warm,
soapy water. Dry all of the parts thoroughly. Do
not put any of the metal parts in a dishwasher.
Pusher is top rack dishwasher safe.
3. Reassemble.
4. Wipe the grinding plates with vegetable oil and
wrap each plate with greaseproof paper. This
will prevent discoloring/rusting.
5. Store the sausage attachments and grinding
plates inside the pusher and attach the lid.
6. Any other servicing should be performed by an
authorized service representative.
TIPS AND HINTS
A wide variety of meat dishes, homemade
sausages, chunky spreads, relishes, and purées
are all great ways to use the meat grinder. With
your own meat grinder you know exactly what is
going into your food. You are able to control the
ingredients you use such as cuts of meat, fat, salt
and spices.
For grinding:
• Meat should be very well chilled before
grinding. Should meat heat up while grinding,
pause and re-chill meat before grinding again.
Keeping the meat below 45°F is ideal for
grinding and sausage making.
• Cut meat into small 1- to 2-inch cubes for
grinding, removing any skin, but keeping all of
the fat.
• Fatty, cheaper cuts of meat are perfect for the
grinder. Fat gives avor and juiciness to ground
meats and sausages.
• Coarse plate − Use for coarse-ground textured
items such as coarsely ground beef for chili,
relishes, sauces and salsas.
• Medium plate − Use for medium-ground
textured items, such as medium-ground meat
for sausage, meatballs or meatloaf.
• Be sure to refrigerate any ground meats
immediately. Cook or freeze within 1 or 2 days.
• If grinding bread for breadcrumbs, make sure to
use dry or toasted bread.
• When grinding meats or lling sausages:
After the last piece of meat has gone through
the chute, place a slice of bread through the
machine in order to clear the last bit of ground
meat or to clear the sausage nozzle of ground
meat.
For making sausages:
• Soak natural casings in water for at least 30
minutes to an hour and then allow lukewarm
water to run through the entire casing to remove
any excess salt.
• Be sure to ll the entire casing and then prick all
over to release air before twisting into individual
links.
• For casings, 2 feet of medium hog casings
accommodates 1 pound of meat.
• Casings can be difcult to nd. The best places
to try are either your local butcher or websites
geared to sausage making.
• Taste your mixture rst before stufng into
casings. Cook a small amount of the mix in a
skillet until it’s cooked through.
RECIPES
Breakfast Sausage................... 7
Chicken and Apple Sausage ........... 7
Sweet Italian Sausage ................ 7
Chorizo............................ 8
Duck Sausage ...................... 8
Lamb Merguez...................... 8
Spicy Venison Sausage ............... 9
Spicy Green Chile
and Chicken Sausage ................ 9
Simply Rich Burgers ................. 9
Mediterranean Lamb Sliders .......... 10
Chicken Burgers
with Mango-Avocado Salsa .......... 10
Bolognese .........................11
Meatballs ..........................11
Super Chili ........................ 12
Turkey Meatloaf .................... 12