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Title: Sausage Field Trip to Local Butcher
Post by: smoker pete on November 18, 2010, 08:38:36 PM

Visited my local butcher, Fagundes Meats in Manteca, CA. Did not get a chance today to get my hands dirty but the visit was priceless cause I got a chance to watch and pick the brains of some accomplished sausage makers. Today they were processing Venison Snack Sticks and Linguiça sausages. The good part is that I'm welcome to return anytime I want and get more training. I even volunteered to work for free just to perfect the art of sausage making. Time will tell :)
Fagundes Meats
(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/BBQ%20Smoke/Fagundes11182010/fagundes1.jpg)
Meat Grinder
(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/BBQ%20Smoke/Fagundes11182010/fagundes2.jpg)
Grinder being fed
(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/BBQ%20Smoke/Fagundes11182010/fagundes3.jpg)
Venison ready to be stuffed. They process each deer individually to the customer's specs
(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/BBQ%20Smoke/Fagundes11182010/fagundes4.jpg)
50 lb hydraulic stuffer
(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/BBQ%20Smoke/Fagundes11182010/fagundes5.jpg)
Stuffing Linguiça
(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/BBQ%20Smoke/Fagundes11182010/fagundes6.jpg)
Tying off the sausages
(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/BBQ%20Smoke/Fagundes11182010/fagundes7.jpg)
Venison Snack Sticks and Linguiça drying and ready for the smoker
(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/BBQ%20Smoke/Fagundes11182010/fagundes8.jpg)
Sausage in smoke house
(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/BBQ%20Smoke/Fagundes11182010/fagundes9.jpg)

Title: Re: Sausage Field Trip to Local Butcher
Post by: DTAggie on November 18, 2010, 08:43:51 PM

Nice!

Title: Re: Sausage Field Trip to Local Butcher
Post by: jiggerjams on November 18, 2010, 09:43:50 PM

Me like!!

Title: Re: Sausage Field Trip to Local Butcher
Post by: BuyLowSellHigh on November 18, 2010, 11:50:40 PM

That's very cool! Looks like a great place.

Title: Re: Sausage Field Trip to Local Butcher
Post by: KyNola on November 19, 2010, 06:21:17 AM

Pete,
That is so very cool. I would love to have the opportunity to hang out and observe a place like that. I am very envious right now.

Title: Re: Sausage Field Trip to Local Butcher
Post by: 3rensho on November 19, 2010, 07:21:51 AM

I'd say you hit the jackpot in places to hang out. Must have been a blast. Color me GREEN

Title: Re: Sausage Field Trip to Local Butcher
Post by: Tenpoint5 on November 19, 2010, 11:53:37 AM

Way cool Grasshopper. They may be working in larger batches than we do but everything is the same just on a different scale. Learn as much as you can.

BRADLEY SMOKER | "Taste the Great Outdoors"

Smoking Techniques => Sausage Making => Topic started by: smoker pete on November 18, 2010, 08:38:36 PM