This chart has % shrinkage amounts with different sausages and jerky.
Product % Of Gain % Of Shrinkage
Summer Sausage W/ Pork added 143% 0%
Summer Sausage Beef added 143% 0%
Salami 143% 0%
SS W/Cheese 160% 0%
Old Style SS 143% 0%
Jalapeno SS 143% 0%
Jalapeno SS W/Hot Pepper Cheese 160% 0%
Ring Bologna 143% 0%
Cajun Ring 157% 0%
Bologna or Salami 143% 0%
Sticks 143% 20%
Sticks W/Cheese 160% 20%
Sticks W/Japs/Hot Pep Cheese 160% 20%
Sticks W/ Garlic/Onion 150% 20%
Pepperoni Sticks 143% 20%
Hot Chipotle Lime Sticks 143% 20%
Landjaeger 143% 10%
Smoked Brats 167% 10%
Smoked Brats W/Cheese 193% 10%
Fresh Brats 167% 0%
Green Pepper & Onion Brats 182% 0%
Fresh Brats after cooking will have 10% shrinkage
Polish Sausage 167% 10%
Seasoned Breakfast Patties 167% 0%
Brat Patties 167% 0%
Fresh Rope Sausage 167% 0%
Breakfast Link Sausage 167% 10%
Smoked Link 167% 10%
Ground & Formed Jerky 100% 45%
Solid Strip Jerky 100% 60%
Any charts for shrinkage getting out of a cold swimming pool ice bath? Just sayin :o
What's percent of gain mean.
what does % of gain mean?
I am confused also.
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Quote from: NePaSmoKer on December 15, 2011, 05:58:08 AM
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Leave it to Rick to know about shrinkage ;D, oh by the way lose the tie I hardly recognized you!