sausage makers dream come true!!!!!!!

[SmokinHotPapa]

well gang papa is taking on a whole new area, i'm making sausage look out! By the way look at the picture, told you guys i was gettin her and this grinder is HUGE! The size of the motor looks like something found on a airbus!I think i made the right choice, but i'm sure I'll have a ton of questions and I'm hoping that some of you experienced sausage makers can lend me a few tips because i have a few wild flavors brewing in the noggin thanx!!!!!

[Mr Walleye]

Keep us posted Papa!

I'm in the same boat except mine is coming by dog sled! (Canada Post)

My 11 lb stuffer got back ordered as well so I definitely need you to do all the trial & error for me!  ;)

Mike

[SmokinHotPapa]

sure mr walleye i would love to and i'm sure you wont be dissapointed! Going to grind this weekend and stuff sausage and drink birthday hops so once i get rolling i will share all of my experience's with you guys and recipes!!!

[Mr Walleye]

At least I will be able to drool over it!  ;D

I'll get my plastic cover for the keyboard ready!  ;)

Mike

[bullhead]

SmokenHotPapa
Nice grinder you'll have fun with it. Every time I butcher a pig or deer I try different sausages. right now theres a potato sausage swiming in beer on the stove then to the grill. You might want to get the book Great Sausage Recipes And Meat Curing by Rytek Kutas. It's a great book on sausages. alot of fresh and smoked sausage recipes are in it.

[Ontrack]

Keep us posted papa, I'm getting ready to go down that sausage road myself...already ordered every catalog I could find! :)

[La Quinta]

Papa...you need to contact NePas...if you go back and read his posts...he is good with sausage! :) That is one lovely piece of equipment!! Congrats on the purchase!!

[Arcs_n_Sparks]

SmokinHotPapa,

Good choice. I have the Cabela's grinder as well and am very pleased with it. I used a hand crank 5# stuffer from the Sausage Maker to stuff the casings; you should consider a dedicated stuffer.

With that grinder, if you're doing less than 5 pounds, you'll spend more time in setup and clean-up than you will grinding.  :o

Arcs_n_Sparks

[SmokinHotPapa]

thanks all, I sure am excited myself and cant wait to get rollin, I am going to try this recipe i've been thinking about even before the wife got me the bds for xmas, I am calling it "hawaiian jerk pineapple" and i'm sure it's going to take alot of tweaking to get it right but as you can see thats the kind of thinking i got going on upstairs, I'm going for the exotic, stuff people would never even think about, when i figure it out i'll pass it along to all! thanx

[SmokinHotPapa]

thanks arcs i figured as much, I'm thinking when I do it I'll have to make 20 to 30 # at a time because that grinder is a monster!!!!

[Kane]

man, you still got xmas going there or what? ;)

[SmokinHotPapa]

lol kane, papa just put the xmas tree back up in hope's that mama might think its xmas all over again, sipping very slowly and staying very alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I like my teeth just the way they are thanks!!!!!!!!

[Kane]

chuckles. but man thats a nice unit. I have a ol hand crank just for venison grinds. maybe some day Ill invest and start doing bigger projects

[Arcs_n_Sparks]

I'm going for the exotic, stuff people would never even think about, when i figure it out i'll pass it along to all! thanx

SmokinHotPapa,

You might want to pick up a copy of "Hot Links and Country Flavors" by Bruce Aidells and Denis Kelly. It all about sausages in American regional cooking. It will inspire your exotic thinking.

Sparkler

[La Quinta]

Hey Papa...if there is ANYONE who thinks "outside the box" it's Arcs!!! Buy the book!!! :) :)