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Smoking Techniques => Sausage Making => Topic started by: JDNC on October 17, 2009, 07:29:39 AM

Title: Question about fat binders
Post by: JDNC on October 17, 2009, 07:29:39 AM
I mix ingredients with water prior to mixing with my ground meat when making sausage.  I always mix non-fat dry milk as a binder and use it dry.  My question is..can binders be mixed with water in the other ingredients or should they be mixed in dry?

JD
Title: Re: Question about fat binders
Post by: Tenpoint5 on October 17, 2009, 08:52:33 AM
I mix mine in dry When I can so they absorb the natural fats of the meats instead of the other liquids.
Title: Re: Question about fat binders
Post by: Roadking on October 17, 2009, 12:20:01 PM
I use a meat mixer. First goes in the meat and ground up fat. My meat is not ground up with the fat cause I grind meat through a larger grinder and fat through a smaller one. I have the spices permixed with my fluid and put that in and mix well. Then I put in the binder, if it's too dry after mixing I'll add more liquid.
Title: Re: Question about fat binders
Post by: pensrock on October 17, 2009, 12:39:53 PM
QuoteI use a meat mixer. First goes in the meat and ground up fat. My meat is not ground up with the fat cause I grind meat through a larger grinder and fat through a smaller one. I have the spices permixed with my fluid and put that in and mix well. Then I put in the binder, if it's too dry after mixing I'll add more liquid.

I mix by hand, but thats the same way I mix it also.
Title: Re: Question about fat binders
Post by: HawkeyeSmokes on October 17, 2009, 12:44:27 PM
Sounds good Pens. I was just thinking this morning of doing the same thing next time I do a whole turkey breast. Look forward to seeing the finished bird.
Title: Re: Question about fat binders
Post by: JDNC on October 17, 2009, 12:51:21 PM
I mix dry also but had never seen it addressed in any material I have read.  Maybe a dumb question, but I was just wondering. ::)