KIRBY CANNON AND WESTON HAMBURGER PATTY MAKER

[pikeman_95]

Doug3d
Came up with a way to hook up the Weston hamburger patty maker up to the Kirby cannon.  Here is the picture of the hook up and I will let Doug fill out the details. I though some might be interested in the setup.
KC

[Quarlow]

Now that looks frick'n cool. You need to post a vid so we can see it in action.

[pikeman_95]

This is Doug3d's set up I just helped him post the picture. I thought It was kind of cool also. Here is the note he sent me.

[Kirby, I was pretty excited about it. Worked great. All I did was take the threaded insert off of the black bulkhead, used the large bell provided with the patty maker and then screwed on the PVC cap. It makes 1/3 pound burgers. I've made a pizza sausge into burgers and
also venison bacon blue cheese burger, they really hold together well when you cook them. Helps keep cost down also without casings.
I really don't know how to post pics on the forum, but if you would like to share its fine with me.] If he can make a video I could put on the forum.

[DOUG3D]

Thanks for posting Kirby, I would be happy to make video the next time I use it. Still hunting season here in NY, so hopefully sooner than later!

[beefmann]

great looking  set up... cant  wait to see how it works

[iceman]

Well I know what I want for Christmas now! That is cool!  :)

[viper125]

Looks great Kirby.  Ive always wondered if their is a benifit besides being quicker to make. We always make a certain size all and flatten. Do these compress or make them hold better together?

[DOUG3D]

Viper125, I believe the patties are 4" round, 3/4 inch thick and approximately 1/3 pounder. I have cooked them on my Big Green Egg and on a Goerge foreman and was very impressed how they held their shape and did not fall apart at all. They must compress to a certain extent which is helping them stay so uniform when cooked.

[viper125]

Great maybe i will try this. Only problem with hand made they tend to break up some. Do these swell in the center like most home mades do?  If so I have found using a Table spoon to create a small depression in the burger tends to stop most of it.

[DOUG3D]

Have only witnessed a slight swell on 2 of the burgers cooked on the foreman, none on the egg.

[tailfeathers]

I put a "thumbprint" in the center of hand pattied burgers before grilling and it eliminated the swelled centers.


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[devo]

So this will fit any size cannon or just the small one?

[pikeman_95]

I will find out. DOUG3D would you send me some other picture with the parts dissembled and laid out so I can see how you did this. I have never seen the fittings supplied by the Weston tool. I need to know the out side diameter of the tube that attaches to the Weston burger maker. I need to figure if it will fit through the hole in the end cap of the 30 pound stuffer.
Kirby
kc

[pikeman_95]

Update
Doug sent me some other pictures and a couple of video clips. I put them together for your entertainment a [how he done it video.] When looking at the picture that I got off the Weston site I would believe that I could find one that would fit the larger stuffer. Doug is using a foot control system that he has made for his stuffer which makes it a very simple process.



Now here is the short video.

http://s943.photobucket.com/user/pikeman_95/media/PATTY%20MAKER/pattymaker1_zpsef4d1ede.mp4.html

Doug if you could check if one of the fittings will fit the larger stuffer end?

[STLstyle]

That's awesome!