The powerful 1.5 hp, 1125 watt motor on the meat grinder is air cooled and permanently lubricated, to continuously grind large volumes of meat without stopping. The electric meat grinder is designed for speed with a rifled-head design and tapered throat that eliminates the need for a tray guard. Grinds 21 lbs. of meat per minute. The Weston Meat Grinder is engineered for quiet performance and rugged durability, while processing hundreds of pounds of meat. The grinder comes with a patented auger-grabbing stomper, coarse (7 mm) and fine (4.5 mm) stainless steel plates, grinder knife, and a sausage stuffer kit with adapter spacer and four-sized funnels. The forward-reverse mode is useful for grinding tougher meats and meats with connective tissue.