Grinders

Grinders are tools which use a grinding motion to break down food and eliminate the need to cut. In the instance of meat grinding, meat goes into a horizontal screw conveyor to be minced. While, with a mortar and pestle, herbs are prepared through a crushing action. Common food grinders are bedrock mortar, blade grinder, burr mill, grinding slab, herb grinder, jato (stone grinder), mano (stone), metate, millstone, molcajete, mortar and pestle, oil mill, pralu kallu, quern-stone, rice pounder, mortar and pestle suribachi and surikogi. Grinders are used by various sectors within the food industry, including in butchers, bakers, restaurants, and canteens.