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I know it is a hit on limited budgets.

But reading posts on the forum will tell anyone that a dedicated grinder and a dedicated stuffer will save a lot of grief and put the fun back in the hobby.

Yes, it is something more to store, and something more to clean, but it is worth it.

Believe me, it changed my culinary life!

Good luck and good smoking.
 
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Brooksy said:
To all the would be sausage stuffers out there please listen to your old buddy Brooksy and get yourself a dedicated stuffer!! I wanted to get into making sticks and summer sausage lime all the rest of you and thought "hey I'll get I combo unit and save myself some money" well trust me folks this isn't the way to go! I made my first batch a while ago with not that much trouble but the last two were a nightmare on the stuffing side. I started the last batch and got so frustrated that I stopped put the rest in the fridge and it waited till I just bought my 5# stuffer from northern tool last night. HOLY MACKEREL what a difference it made stuffing these sticks today!! Was done in no time with very little waste (which actually wasn't waste cause I fried it up). Do yourself a favor ladies and gentlemen if you plan on getting in the stuffing game get a dedicated stuffer and save yourself all the headaches.
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Hey Brooksy, great point.... Just into the sausage stuffing thing myself the last while.... Have the Kitchener 5 lb. stuffer & it's awesome !
 
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I have the LEM 5# and 25# stuffer. Love them both. The only reason I have the 5, is that LEM doesn't recommend the use of the 3/8" stuufing tube on the 25.
 
WaterinHoleBrew said:
Hey Brooksy, great point.... Just into the sausage stuffing thing myself the last while.... Have the Kitchener 5 lb. stuffer & it's awesome !
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That's the same one I have Brew. Thinking I may get some more meat and make some more sticks either today or tomorrow.
 
My 5# LEM is on the way! Will be here by Friday. Reason I went with the LEM is it is sold here locally and I can get replacement parts (gaskets, gears, etc) locally if needed. Shouldn't need gears as they are metal.
 
dirtsailor2003 said:
My 5# LEM is on the way! Will be here by Friday. Reason I went with the LEM is it is sold here locally and I can get replacement parts (gaskets, gears, etc) locally if needed. Shouldn't need gears as they are metal.
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I'm going to order some metal gears for mine if they have them. I don't make sausage that much right now but with how much easier it is with the stuffer i think I'll be making it more often in the near future.
 
I don't think i will have an issue with the plastic gears for a while but would still like to have a spare set.
 
You shouldn't. I stuffed a lot of sausage through the NT 5. Didn't have any problems until started doing a lot of snack sticks. I gave the stuffer to my buddy jckdanls 07 and he made a boat load of sticks and the gears finally gave out. He just ordered a new set and a spare so he's good to go
 
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I've used my nylon gears for about 4 years now with no sign of problem.

I don't make sticks, tho, and I've heard of people having problems with wear when making sticks.

Good luck and good smoking.
 
This is an honest question.  Where does the problem come in using a grinder/stuffer combo?  I have a cabela's model grinder/stuffer, never caused me any problems.  Now I haven't done a lot of stuffing either.  Also, I have some help, I feed the grinder/stuffer, the wife holds the casings, and one of the kids turns it on and off as needed.  Is that were the issues come in?  Just curious.
 
Trailsend said:
This is an honest question.  Where does the problem come in using a grinder/stuffer combo?  I have a cabela's model grinder/stuffer, never caused me any problems.  Now I haven't done a lot of stuffing either.  Also, I have some help, I feed the grinder/stuffer, the wife holds the casings, and one of the kids turns it on and off as needed.  Is that were the issues come in?  Just curious.
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I would say that it could possibly be easier if I had some help. The stuffing of the meat down the hole to get to the auger is an issue. It always seems to not want to go down the hole. If you have a system set up that works that is great. I'm just saying from my experience being by myself when I'm stuffing the stuffer makes it so much easier.
 
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