Made up some Pizza Brats. This is my first attempt at regular sausage. I've made summer sausage but thats it. Everything was going well untill 2/3rds of the way thru stuffing. I asked the butcher for enough casings for 15lbs of sausage, even tho I was only making 10lbs, this way I would have enough....Yeah Right!!!!! I got about 6-7lbs stuffed and I ran out of casings!!!! Good thing I had a new package of collegen casings in the fridge that I was going to use for hotdogs. I finish stuffing and ready to pack up my fresh sausage 8:00pm. This is when I realize, I only have 4 foodsaver bags!!!! SOB!!! I had been drinking a few beers so driving to the store is not an option. so I look for ziplocks. Awsome, I have two boxes. Crap, they are quart size and snack size. What to do now? I used up the rest of my plastic wrap for the remaining sausage. Now I decide I want to try these things out. I fire up the grill, get it to temp and throw two of the collegen case sausages on the grill, close lid. I open the lid up 2min later, the casings split and most of the stuffing fell thru the grates on the grill. Now I'm so mad that I cant even think straight. Either way, here's some pics.
Here's The Meat!
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Dry and wet mixed, veggies ready to grind.
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My helper on the grinder.
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The pre mix with the seasoning and cheese.
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All mixed and in the Kirby Cannon
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Ready to stuff!!
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Here's where I ran out of casings.
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The collegen ones.
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OU812, Did you notice the shirt I'm wearing???? Figured you'd like it!!!
Nice PB
And stuffer
Quote from: Bigbirdoffroad on August 11, 2011, 06:53:03 AM
OU812, Did you notice the shirt I'm wearing???? Figured you'd like it!!!
Yes sir!
Them sausages look great and you linked them like a pro.
Kinda sucks you had a blow out on the grill, I'm thinkin to hot of a grill. ::)
Your helper is a cutie,,,I can remember when my helper was that little,,,shes in collage now.
Nice, I made a batch last weekend myself. I pretty much followed the recipe except I added some Italian seasoning and granulated garlic. For the cheese I chunked up some smoked provalone. All was going well till I found I only had one long casing. It was good for about five pounds so the other five pounds is loose sausage. I think I'll make meatballs out of it and cook in sauce.
Well done....the pizza brats really look killer...well done...
Quote from: OU812 on August 11, 2011, 08:21:03 AM
Quote from: Bigbirdoffroad on August 11, 2011, 06:53:03 AM
OU812, Did you notice the shirt I'm wearing???? Figured you'd like it!!!
Yes sir!
Them sausages look great and you linked them like a pro.
Kinda sucks you had a blow out on the grill, I'm thinkin to hot of a grill. ::)
Your helper is a cutie,,,I can remember when my helper was that little,,,shes in collage now.
Yeah, having a helper is always great. She even did a good job turning the plate for a nice coil as I stuffed the casings. She loves to help out.
Nice shirt, cute helper and great looking brats! Congrats! ;D
Brats look great!! Won't be long and your little helper will be making her own snack sticks and BACON and.......
Now you just need to teach her to drive! ;) ;)
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on August 11, 2011, 10:44:50 AM
Brats look great!! Won't be long and your little helper will be making her own snack sticks and BACON and.......
and jerky. ;D
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Quote from: OU812 on August 11, 2011, 11:18:41 AM
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on August 11, 2011, 10:44:50 AM
Brats look great!! Won't be long and your little helper will be making her own snack sticks and BACON and.......
and jerky. ;D
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Thats AWSOME!!! I've been teaching my little helper to cook for a year or so now. I have her to the point where she makes us breakfast on her own. Not too bad for a 9 year old!!! She will be posting on her own in no time.
Anthony
Great looking brats.
Now you know why I buy a full hank of sausage casings at a time. They always tell you they will hold more then they will. You can buy extra casings from High Country that are seal packed in salt and rather dried and do not need to be refrigerated. I stick a few packs in the freezer and if I have a short coming I can still wash some out and keep going. I like your helper. My little helper is in her late 30's now. Kind of miss her help. Looks like the stuffer worked well enough. let me know when you need a mixer. I have now finished my 5 gallon version. Used it this weekend. I have not posted pictures yet but will get to it soon. Have you made jerky yet with your stuffer??
good work.
Kirby
Heck Yeah! Pizza Brats look awesome!!
Quote from: pikeman_95 on August 11, 2011, 07:56:42 PM
Anthony
Great looking brats.
Now you know why I buy a full hank of sausage casings at a time. They always tell you they will hold more then they will. You can buy extra casings from High Country that are seal packed in salt and rather dried and do not need to be refrigerated. I stick a few packs in the freezer and if I have a short coming I can still wash some out and keep going. I like your helper. My little helper is in her late 30's now. Kind of miss her help. Looks like the stuffer worked well enough. let me know when you need a mixer. I have now finished my 5 gallon version. Used it this weekend. I have not posted pictures yet but will get to it soon. Have you made jerky yet with your stuffer??
good work.
Kirby
Kirby,
Havent made up any jerky yet. I still need to get some frog mats. As far as the mixer, I'll probally getting a hold of you sooner or later. It's just so hard to find the time for using the stuffer. I was lucky to get the lawn mowed yesterday.
Thanks,
Anthony