Can't wait to get started...

ExpatCanadian · February 17, 2010, 04:12:15 AM

My wife gave me a "Sausage Making Course" for Christmas, and I just went on it last night. I was pretty cool... but not so much for learning how to make sausage (That's what this section of the forum is for IMHO).... but to get to play with some BIG sausage making toys!! These are pretty much the exact models of mincer of stuffer we were using:

It was a lot of fun... especially when the guy deliberately loaded up the stuffer with an air pocket to demonstrate just how much pressure can build up. It was pretty damn funny to see the poor girl who happened to be stuffing at the time jump as highly pressurised meat blew across the room!!

Anyway, time to buy a stuffer. My local butcher has agreed to mince for me using his big machine (as long as I buy his meat).... which will be very helpful... and means I've got double the budget now for a decent stuffer! ;D

3rensho · February 17, 2010, 04:38:36 AM

Those are some serious looking toys you got to play with. Musta been fun.

squirtthecat · February 17, 2010, 05:24:23 AM

How did you get into NePas' garage?? ;D

FLBentRider · February 17, 2010, 08:55:26 AM

Is that a stuffer or a Meat Cannon ?

OU812 · February 17, 2010, 10:06:07 AM

Now thats my kind of equipment, to bad I would never be able to afford them.

KevinG · February 17, 2010, 11:48:50 AM

Quote from: FLBentRider on February 17, 2010, 08:55:26 AM
Is that a stuffer or a Meat Cannon ?

Shove a cow in, squirt a sausage out!

NePaSmoKer · February 17, 2010, 01:03:00 PM

Quote from: squirtthecat on February 17, 2010, 05:24:23 AM

How did you get into NePas' garage?? ;D

I thought something was amiss ;D

ExpatCanadian · February 18, 2010, 02:59:54 AM

Yeah, it was a lot of fun. Unfortunately it seems to have spoiled me, as all the teeny little hand-cranked ones I'm looking at now to buy for personal use are just not exciting me much at all :( :( :(

I'm getting close to buying this one:

http://www.sausagemaking.org/acatalog/Pro-V_5L_Stainless_Steel_Stuffer.html

There is also a 3 litre model, but the 5 litre isn't much more, so I'll probably get that if I go with this make.

Anyone used this make? It might be a Europe only model... but I'm sure many of you have used similar models.

classicrockgriller · February 18, 2010, 04:11:00 AM

Now that's pretty kewl.

RAF128 · February 18, 2010, 04:15:25 AM

That looks nice. Me, I've got an old stuffer ;). Been around for 100+ years. Of course I haven't owned it quite that long ;)

KevinG · February 18, 2010, 07:07:06 AM

Quote from: RAF128 on February 18, 2010, 04:15:25 AM
Been around for 100+ years.

??? You or the stuffer? ;D

Tenpoint5 · February 18, 2010, 07:18:30 AM

Expat go with the 5L if the price difference isn't that big. OU812 has a model similar to that one.

OU812 · February 18, 2010, 07:36:06 AM

For the price diff I would go for the 5 litre, the stainless steel stuffin tubes are definlety a pluss.

The high and low gears are sweet, low to pump out the sausage and the high to retract the piston is a great time saver when your doin large batches.

Not sure how many lb the 5 litre holds but mine holds 11 lb and I wish I had the 20 lb when doin summer sausage.

RAF128 · February 18, 2010, 09:20:59 AM

Quote from: KevinG on February 18, 2010, 07:07:06 AM
Quote from: RAF128 on February 18, 2010, 04:15:25 AM
Been around for 100+ years.

??? You or the stuffer? ;D

;D ;D ;D. I'm not quite there yet, but, getting closer ;)

ExpatCanadian · February 18, 2010, 10:54:19 AM

Quote from: OU812 on February 18, 2010, 07:36:06 AM
Not sure how many lb the 5 litre holds but mine holds 11 lb and I wish I had the 20 lb when doin summer sausage.

Well... it would be at least 11lb I expect, as 5 litres of water weighs 5kg....

Can't wait to get started...

squirtthecat

NePaSmoKer