Old-time food processor

[Morning Glory]

Thinking abut it, I'm a bit of an 'Old-time food processor' myself!

 

[classic33]

This one definitely looks familiar and more resembles the one which my mother used. Yes, I now remember that it used to be attached to the table and it was a dark grey in colour. The one in my photo is also used for processing, but is for vegetables. I did not know the mincers were still around. They used to do a good job though. I can remember meat as well as fruit being minced in these processors.

Some people even collect them

 

[Berties]

We got a few old heavy cast hand mincers in my shed ,I rescued them from a house clearance ,can't part with them but don't use them people do collect them and the double Hand mixers of the same era fetch money if you've got the box

 

[Morning Glory]

I think that some say the old fashioned mincer can produce texture in the minced meat which a modern food processor can't do. But perhaps modern processors have advanced to overcome this? I mean that the old fashioned mincer forces the meat through holes to produce an even but textured result. If you put meat in a domestic food processor it will tend towards mush, in my experience.

 

[ReadmeByAmy]

My mother had this kind of food processor also and she is still sometimes using it even we had bought her a modern food processor. She always treasures her old cooking and baking stuffs even though she had already some new ones.

 

[Cinisajoy]

I have both the food meal and the clamp on mincer. But I could probably start my own thread with all my manual food processors.