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Where I live, they also do not sell "butts" but they often sell a large cut called "porsaan niska" (pig's neck). Those seem to be about 10-15% fat (I would really like a bit more fat), and come in boneless pieces that weigh between 2-2.5kg (4.5-5.5 lbs). From what I can tell, the pig's neck is...

I use two folding metal sawhorses and an old tabletop.

Planning to do the first test run with it this weekend. Plenty of photos are coming.

I am a naturalised Finn and have lived here for almost 20 years (yes, I speak fluent Finnish as well) :-) There are quite a lot of good Finnish foods, but the sausages generally suck. There has been a bit of a renaissance here lately, however, and sausages are looking better now. Muikku...

I enjoy the Greek sausage from the island of Tinos (Tinos Sausage), which is very near to Italian Salsiccia (basically sausage that is heavy on fennel and red wine). Other favorites are hot Italian and Spanish chorizo, Thuringer bratwurst, etc. My wife came up with an idea to make a blue...

Hello from Helsinki, Finland! My wife and I like to make sausages at home as well as all sorts of other good food. We also like to make bread and I have recently been thinking to start dabbling into cheesemaking. Any questions about Finland, just ask me :-)