Meat mincer made entirely of stainless steel, with a large capacity hopper complete with safety microswitch and large capacity mincing unit. The machine can be bench mounted or, on request, trolley mounted. The hopper can be removed to make cleaning easier and faster. When the machine’s safety system detects that the hopper has been removed for cleaning, it disables all the machine functions. The cutting system consists of a feed screw, blade, plate and handwheel.