Featuring a 225-pound hopper with a counter-balanced safety interlocked lid, the 180 Mixer/Grinder provides high speed ground meat production. A stainless steel "Figure 8" mixing paddle blends fat to lean faster and easier. A minimum exposed feed screw prevents temperature rise, resulting in an evenly blended mixture that looks better longer. The product includes a hopper that tilts for easy cleaning and one-tool disassembly of the mixing paddle, grinding head and feed screw.