Sausage Mixers

jnorth

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• Aug 12, 2012

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Does anyone here have know what the minimum capacity of a LEM or TSM 20 lb sausage mixer is?  I usually make ~5 lbs at a time and that is just a bit too much for my KitchenAid.  I plan on doing larger batches in the future once know more of what I want but right now I'm just working my way through all the recipes in the Charcuterie book.

 

jarhead

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Marionville, Missouri

• Aug 12, 2012

• #2

I don't have the LEM. I have the Northern Tool and it looks to be the same.

I usually max out at 17 pounds and the minimum is 5 pounds.

4 and below go in the KA with a dough hook.
 

 

diggingdogfarm

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• Aug 12, 2012

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I have one and it's a PITA and a POS.

5 lbs. is too small of a batch, 9-10 lbs. would be the very minimum.

A meat lug and some gloves will serve you better.

~Martin

 

couger78

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• Aug 12, 2012

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DiggingDogFarm said:

A meat lug and some gloves will serve you better.
~Martin

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If its under ten pounds, it's into the lug and hand-mix. Be sure to wear thick gloves to prevent frost-bite! 

Larger than 10 pounds, into the Kirby bucket mixer & 2 minutes later, we're good to go!

Kevin

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• Aug 12, 2012

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BGKYSmoker

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• Aug 12, 2012

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Ditto with Martin

One them fancy SS meat mixers work good if you have them full of meat, 5 lbs in one and it just balls in the middle...POJ

Meat lug with hands or if you have a KA mixer, use the dough hook, 5 lbs works great in there.

 

smokinhusker

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• Aug 13, 2012

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I use my hands in a meat lug. 

 

sam3

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• Aug 13, 2012

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I use a Stainless Steel Bowl for small batches. I use Kirby's mixer for larger batches, like Kevin has shown above.

 

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• Aug 13, 2012

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I have a Kirby mixer. Killed my cordless so i bought a corded 1/2" chuck for the times i need to use it.