Definition

Noun: - A kitchen appliance or utensil designed to cut or chop food, particularly meat, into very small pieces or a fine texture. It typically consists of a hopper for feeding food into a mechanism with rotating blades or a screw that forces the food through a plate with small holes.

Usage

• This term specifically refers to a mechanical device used in food preparation. It is often used in contexts involving cooking, butchery, or food processing.
• It is a compound noun formed from "mincing" (the present participle of the verb 'to mince,' meaning to cut into small pieces) and "machine."

Examples

• Noun:
  • The butcher used a mincing machine to prepare the ground beef for sausages.
  • For the best texture in your pâté, push the cooked liver through a mincing machine.

Advanced Usage

• "to put/run something through a mincing machine": This phrase can be used literally for processing food. Figuratively, it can describe a process that grinds down or destroys something systematically.
  • The documentary put the politician's career through the mincing machine of public scrutiny. (Figurative use)

Variants and Related Words

• Mincer (n): A more common synonym for a mincing machine, especially a hand-operated one.
  • She used a hand-cranked mincer to chop the herbs finely.
• Meat grinder (n): A very common synonym, especially in American English.
• Food grinder (n): A more general term that can be used for grinding various foods.

Synonyms

• Grinder: A general term for a device that crushes or grinds substances.
• Chopper: Can refer to a device for chopping, though it is less specific than a machine designed for mincing.

Related Phrases

• Mince meat: The product created by a mincing machine.
  • The recipe calls for one pound of freshly minced meat.

Noun

1. a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces