meat grinder; mincer
A kitchen appliance for grinding meat into minced form. Both 機 and 器 spellings are used, with 機 being more common.
肉挽き機でひき肉を作る。
I make minced meat with a meat grinder.
この肉挽き器は手動式だ。
This mincer is a manual type.
ミンチ機 is a more casual term often used for smaller or manual mincers, while 肉挽き機 is the standard term for a meat grinder.
A food processor can mince meat but is a multi-purpose appliance, unlike a dedicated meat grinder.
Standard kanji spelling using 機 (machine).
Variant using 器 (device/appliance); less common but still seen.
Compound of 肉 (meat) + 挽き (grinding, from 挽く 'to grind') + 機 (machine).