Abstract: The meat grinder 10 comprising an auger housing 16 defining an elongated auger chamber 20 having a delivery end 36, and an auger 22 rotatably mounted in the auger chamber for urging meat toward the delivery end 36 of the auger chamber 20. A support plate 40 is positioned at the delivery end 36 of the auger chamber 20 and defines an array of perforations 44 in communication with the auger chamber. A cutter plate 30 is positioned in the auger chamber 20 in abutment with and is supported by the support plate 40, and defines an array of perforations 38. An alignment lobe 32 protrudes from the cutter plate 30 and registers with a similarly shaped recess 46 in the support plate 40 to align the perforations of the cutter plate 30 with the perforations of the support plate 40. A cutter blade 26 is positioned in the auger chamber 20 and is rotatable in juxtaposition with the cutter plate 30 for cutting meat urged by the auger 22 auger into the perforations 38 of the cutter plate 30.