Easy stuffer cleanup ideas

[drano]

Here's a couple things I do to make stuffer cleanup quick and easy. 

Use a dowel rod to push the meat out of the tube when you are done.  I have a 1/4" rod which works well for the 3/8" tube.  On bigger tubes, I put a wad of folded up paper towel on the end of the dowel rod, and push that thru.  A bigger dowel rod would work too. 

I clean the inside of the 3/8" stuffer tube with a gun barrel cleaning rod and .40 caliber nylon brush.  Get the rod at your local sporting goods/big box store.  You may need to look around a little more for .40 caliber nylon brushes.  The cleaning rod & brush make quick cleaning of that small tube. 

Hope these ideas will help others as much as all of your posts have helped me. 
Get smokin
drano

[Habanero Smoker]

Good tips. I'm going to save these ideas. Right now I use my KitchenAid with the meat grinder attachment. A grinder my be on a future list for me. Right now I use an Alton Brown tip: run a couple of pieces of bread through the grinder after use. It makes clean up so much easier..

[deb415611]

Thanks Drano.