Abstract: An improved machine and method for making meatballs is disclosed. The ground meat is first compressed in a compaction chamber and then extruded through an orifice located at one end of the chamber. A cutter severs a portion of the compressed meat after it is extruded through the orifice. The severed meat drops into an annular chamber formed by a semi-circular groove around the perimeter of a rotable cylindrical disc and an opposing semi-circular groove around the inner perimeter of a stationary housing surrounding the cylindrical disc. The cylindrical disc revolves causing the meat to roll within the annular chamber and form a spherical ball.