Stainless steel crushers are designed specifically for food ingredients, breaking large food chunks (such as fruits, vegetables, meat, and grains) into small pieces, granules, or purees. Their core function is to process ingredients through physical processes (shearing, grinding, and impact) to meet food processing particle size requirements, while ensuring food hygiene and nutritional value.

I. Structure and Function

1. Feed System: These typically feature a feed inlet or hopper made of food-grade materials (such as 304 stainless steel). Some smaller units are equipped with a feed cover (splash and dust protection) to ensure clean, contaminant-free food. The feed opening is suitable for common food sizes (such as large root vegetables and whole fruits and vegetables).

2. Crushing Chamber (core component): Made of food-contact-grade materials, the internal structure is designed based on the crushing requirements. Common types include:

Shearing: Features a built-in, high-speed rotating blade (such as a stainless steel serrated blade or spiral blade) that crushes ingredients through a "shearing and cutting" process. Suitable for meat, fruits, and vegetables (such as mincing and chopping vegetables). Grinding Type: This type uses a combination of fixed and rotating grinding discs (such as stone or metal) to grind ingredients into a fine powder or paste. Suitable for grains (for flour) and nuts (for paste).

Impact Type: This type uses a high-speed rotating impeller to generate impact force, breaking up brittle ingredients (such as biscuits and rock candy). Suitable for snack processing or crushing side dishes.

3. Power and Control Device: Powered by a small motor (compliant with food equipment safety standards), this type is equipped with a speed control switch and overload protection. The speed can be adjusted based on the hardness of the ingredients (e.g., low speed for soft fruits and vegetables, high speed for hard nuts), preventing over-crushing or equipment damage.

4. Discharge and Cleaning Structure: The discharge port is often removable for easy collection of crushed ingredients. Some equipment features smooth or waterproof interiors, allowing for easy cleaning and meeting food hygiene requirements (preventing residual bacteria from growing).

II. Main Application Areas

Food Processing: Large-scale production lines for juice/jam making (crushing fruits and vegetables), meat processing (crushing meat into minced meat), and grain processing (crushing grains into oatmeal and flour).

Food and Home: Smaller equipment (such as household blenders, meat grinders, and choppers) is used in everyday cooking, such as crushing ingredients for complementary foods, fillings, and smoothies (fruit and vegetable purees).

Baking and Snacks: Crushing nuts (such as walnuts and almonds) for baking ingredients, or crushing cookies and chocolate for dessert decorations. It can also be used in small snack production lines (such as crushing and packaging puffed foods).

Health Products and Beverages: Crushing medicinal and edible ingredients (such as goji berries and Chinese yam) for health product ingredients, or crushing tea leaves and herbs for solid beverage processing.