My First Bratwurst

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• Sep 10, 2013

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I bought this at Schnucks at .99 cents a pound.

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Trimmed off fat-cap.

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Rinsed meat.

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My setup for meat grinding.

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The new Waring Grinder works great!

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Weighing meat - It to 6 lbs.

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For this first try I used a commercial kit bought a Bass Pro & hand mixed into meat.

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Stuffer set-up.

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Fried two patties to taste.  It was really good!

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Here a some of the Bratwurst.  Put in freezer bags and in the freezer.

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themule69

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• Sep 10, 2013

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Looks GREAT! .99 a pound. good buy.

Happy smoken.

David

 

dirtsailor2003

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• Sep 10, 2013

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Looks great!!! We have that same tupperware bowl and use it for ground meat too

Wish we would get $.99 butts out here. Cheapest I ever see them is $1.29!!!

 

kathrynn

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• Sep 10, 2013

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dirt...Me too!  Sometimes...rare tho....$1.29 a pound....mostly the cheapest is $1.59 a pound.

Brats look great!  I have to get off my rear and do more that just Pops Breakfast sausage...plus need more of that too.

Kat

 

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• Sep 10, 2013

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Nice looking brats Ray........................

   Dont throw the fat cap away....Vacuum seal it, freeze it and save it for later use

Joe

 

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• Sep 10, 2013

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Nice job on your brats, they look great!

 

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Tasty looking sausage!

Disco

 

texas ray

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boykjo said:

 
Nice looking brats Ray........................

   Dont throw the fat cap away....Vacuum seal it, freeze it and save it for later use

Joe

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Joe - Too late this time, but will save it in the future.  Thanks for all the comments on this thread.

 

thebigguy

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• Sep 11, 2013

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Those look great. Schnucks! Reminds me of back home in St. Louis!

 

jerseyhunter

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• Sep 11, 2013

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Looks mighty fine.  I always save any fat trimmings to add to my venison .

 

smokinhusker

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• Sep 11, 2013

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Looks great! 

 

texas ray

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thebigguy said:

 
Those look great. Schnucks! Reminds me of back home in St. Louis!

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That's where we are - visiting our daughter and son-in-law in St. Peters. Thanks for the comment.

 

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jerseyhunter said:

 
Looks mighty fine.  I always save any fat trimmings to add to my venison .

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SmokinHusker said:

 
Looks great! 

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These Bratwurst are great - better than what I buy in the store.  Thanks for commenting.

 

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• Sep 11, 2013

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They do look great . Here's my problems with store bought lately . I had some a couple nights ago and they just didn't taste right to the point I couldn't eat them . The same thing happened a couple months ago with a brand new to my local grocery store . I've also tried some from a local smokehouse . Those were way too salty , again to the point I couldn't eat the 2 I had grilled . I tried the other 2 by boiling them and they were still quite salty . I called those folks and asked if anyone else had complained how salty they were and they answered no , people just tell us how great they are . I know the place seems to be popular . The prices are pretty high . The one day I was there the guy in front of me bought $178 of stuff .

    I've been thinking about giving it a try , my friends mom lives right down the street and I have already asked if I could borrow her grinder . She also grinds pork for her tamales , so I know it would work , but as far as store bought I think I'm giving up on brats .

 

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• Sep 12, 2013

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Nice looking brats! 

  Now there's no turning back to store bought 

 

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• Sep 12, 2013

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very nice - looks great

 

chef willie

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• Sep 12, 2013

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Look great & coming into Brat season. Great deal on the pork...finally just saw a Safeway ad....butts in the bag for 99 a pound.so heading to score some and will be making some Brats & such myself.....Willie. And congrats on making the banner...

 

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• Sep 12, 2013

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I would like to find some butts for that price.  I picked up a couple of pounds of trimings and chunks today, they were still $2.17 a pound.  Going to use them to make to some breakfast sausage this weekend.  Those are some good looking brats, wish my wife liked them, I love them.

 

mikeinmiami

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• Sep 13, 2013

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Something I always wanted to try doing..... Put it on the list. They look great!

 

turnandburn

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• Sep 13, 2013

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looks great...been wanting to try my hand at sausage making for a while now. maybe after we move into the new house the better half will let me pull the trigger on a setup from northern tool. maybe. haha. she does owe me a bday present..lol.