Translation guide
A tool or machine for cutting meat into smaller pieces, ranging from a heavy knife to an electric appliance.
A large, heavy knife used to chop through meat and bone.
A general term for a meat cleaver or heavy knife used for cutting meat.
Cut the bone-in meat with a meat cleaver.
A Chinese-style cleaver, often used for chopping meat and vegetables. Versatile and common in Japanese kitchens.
A Chinese cleaver can cut both meat and vegetables.
Specifically a bone cleaver, designed for cutting through bones.
Cut the chicken bones with a bone cleaver.
A device, manual or electric, that grinds meat into mince.
A meat grinder or mincer. Can refer to manual or electric types.
Grind the beef with a meat grinder.
Commonly used for a meat mincer, often in home cooking contexts.
Mince the chicken with a mincer.
Another term for a meat grinder, often manual.
There are manual and electric meat grinders.
An electric appliance that can chop meat, often as part of a food processor.
A food processor, commonly used to chop meat and other ingredients.
Chop the meat finely in a food processor.
A blender; some models can chop meat, but it's less common. Use with caution as it may turn meat into paste.
A blender may over-process meat into a paste rather than chopping it.
肉切り包丁 is a Western-style meat cleaver, heavier and thicker, while 中華包丁 is a Chinese cleaver, thinner and more versatile for slicing and chopping.
When using a フードプロセッサー to chop meat, pulse in short bursts to avoid turning it into a paste. For ground meat, use a 挽き肉機.
Blend the meat finely in a blender.