On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:48:11 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>Ground up a chuck roast then ran a couple of slices of bread
>through. I must say, that manual grinder was for the birds,
>this is the way to go. Duh.
>
>Even though it was mostly bread coming through when I
>stopped grinding, the holes in the plate were full when I
>dismantled the machine, and rinsing didn't make a dent in that.

Fresh bread will make cleaning more difficult than no bread... use
stale bread, or saltines. Putting some raw veggies through will also
clean a grinder.... when making meat balls/loaf grind all your veggies
too... intersperse with the meat... a carrot/ celery stalk makes a
good pusher, at the end send it through. Only raw garlic won't grind
well, it'll all adhere in one clump no matter how you mix the
ingredients later.... raw garlic won't cook in meat balls/loaf anyway,
it'll remain raw, if you insist on fresh garlic mince and saute it
before adding, and still the flavor won't equally permeate... that's
why dehy is better for this type of cookery.