Sausage and salami

[Worth1]

While looking in my supply box I ran across several old catalogs from the Sausage Maker.
I cant believe how time has slipped away.
Been at least 25 years of doing business with them and I bet longer.
Notice no web site.
One of my friends from Louisiana turned me on to them years ago.
Prices a little more, yes but the service and people are priceless.
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[Worth1]

This stuff used to weight around ten pounds.
I ate a stick so subtract whatever that was.
Now it has slow dried raw to six pounds eleven ounces.
The smell is out of this world.
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[matereater]

Looks awesome !!

[Zana]

OMG Worth, your stuff looks incredible.

I just sold some of my homemade garlic powders, ancho, poblano, cayenne, habanero and scotch bonnet powders to a friend who makes his own sausage. Told him I'd give him a discount if he traded me some sausage. Looking forward to it.

In some of the stuff I inherited from my Mum's parents is some stuff from the same place in Buffalo! My Gran used to make homemade sausage to sell in their corner grocery store. Since they closed the store back in the late 50's, I'm guessing that the meat grinder dates back to at least the 40's...probably earlier. Still works like a charm.

[Worth1]

Thanks guys and gals.

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[Worth1]

Washed dishes washed clothes found a neat cover for my meat grinder and various other chores.
Even polished one of my rolling pins with 0000 steel wool in anticipation of pastry dough.
Totally whipped been up since 4:00 AM.
Stouffers Meat Lovers Lasagne for supper.
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[Worth1]

Nice video in hogs.
Must see!!!!!
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[Worth1]

Here is what I did on Saturday after deep thought all week or so.
Explanation later.
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[Worth1]

More.
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[Worth1]

Yep I needed a stuffing tube that was smaller than the smallest one I had to make Slim Jim's.
But I did have this stuff laying around needing something to be.

All that trouble to make a sausage stuffing tube and I enjoyed every minute of it.
I think it looks pretty good if you ask me.

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[whistech]

Great job Worth. I hope your stuffer is not to large of a diameter to push the meat paste thru that small tube, but I'm sure that's something you have already considered.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by whistech

Great job Worth. I hope your stuffer is not to large of a diameter to push the meat paste thru that small tube, but I'm sure that's something you have already considered.

Thanks.
I have one stuffing tube I thought was small enough for the casings and it is plastic or what ever in the back ground.
The inside diameter is smaller than the inside diameter of the copper tube but the outside is larger.
Casing wont go on.
I have pushed meat through it many times with no effort.
The first time I tried it was very hard because I didn't have it bolted down and was using C clamps.
Once bolted down solid all was well.

One thing I discovered and would like to share is when stuffing and you have to add force to get meat to flow always back off a wee bit to release the presser.
If not the meat will keep coming out.
Just like when you use a caulking gun.

Regardless if it doesn't work it was fun to make but I think it will .
And there may be improvements when I can find the right materials.

[Worth1]

Making Ghost Pepper Slim Jim's.
The stuffing tube is working out nicely no complaints at all.
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[Worth1]

A funny thing happened on the way to the sausage.
The custom threaded sleeve I made to go in the end cap during test fitting got stuck and I knew it would.
I also knew in time under pressure it would blow back apart.
Well that just happened and now that it was apart I cleaned it up glued it and pressed it back in.
This is the blue hot set glue and will take a few to set up enough to continue on.
Needed a beer break anyway.
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[Worth1]

Boy was that ever a chore, glad I only did eight pounds worth.
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