Food Waste Disposer With Stamped Swivel Lugs

A food waste disposer includes a food conveying section, a motor section and a grind and discharge section. The grind section includes a grind mechanism having a stationary grind ring and a rotatable shredder plate assembly that rotates within the stationary grind ring to grind food waste. The rotatable shredder plate assembly is rotated by a motor of the motor section. The rotatable shredder plate assembly includes a rotatable shredder plate having a plurality of stamped metal swivel lugs fastened thereon. Each lug includes a base and a face member at a radially outer end extending vertically upward from the base. The face member includes a grind face that bends radially inwardly with a rounded leading vertical outer edge. The base of each lug has a leading edge with a sharp lower edge.