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Question- Getting prepared to make 20lbs breakfast sausage and stuff into 1lb game bags.
I have a LEM 5lb manual stuffer and a 20lb LEM motorized stuffer.
I was just wondering if I could stuff the bags using my new LEM #12 Big Bite grinder rather than the dedicated stuffers.
Less cleanup...
What a great run-down, very informative. It sounds really out of my league, so I guess, for myself, the LEMgrinder and Hakka stuffer that I already have will do. I agree with Ryan, you need one, and let us know how it works!
This thread inspired me to look into Meat Grinders for WAY too long last night hahahaa. If I upgrade I think I'll be doing a Weston Butcher Series #8 for more money than I would like to spend but hey it would be good to go AND can use my existing grinding plates and blades so I at least have...
...as good or better than whatever ther stuff in those tubes at the factory. This won't be an everday meat grinding for me, as I can see a LEMgrinder in my future.
The KA handled it well. one grind with "big" plate, the a second with the medium plate.
I can see this sausage in a batch of...
Hello all. I am new to the forum but have been having this trouble for years, maybe some have seen the same issues. I make large batches of certain meats. Lots of bologna and soppressetta each year, over 1000lbs. For years I have tried to make sticks with my stuffers and I have sealing...
ok... well, that was an ordeal. @SmokinEdge you were right... i shouldn't have gone with the smaller die. meat paste. and it was hard going the whole way -- the lem plunger isn't a snug fit, so it'd spooge out the side then create air pockets... oh well. live and learn. and my parents...
Interesting video. I like how they cut the pork to feed the grinder in one long strip. Could do that with my LEM #12 for sure. I noticed that the pork did not look chilled for grinding....wonder how the texture of the final sausage is?
Lem makes a Juicer for their grinder . The attachment looks like the Champion .
Wonder if it works the same ?
One is for the 1224 grinder , and one for the Big bite .
Yeah I here you. I just doing 1kg batches. I think i might try the bigger tube next time? I got some Lem casings for next time but pretty sure its just me. Just got to figure it out. Next batch going to be boudin. Also ordered some rubber suction feet for stuffer.
LEM 8# plates should work with my Weston 8#. Had a friend measure his and everything matches. My grinder does everything I ask of it, so no complaints there. The main issue I have is that I have to go elsewhere if I want plates other than the ones that came with the grinder.
Me too, sorta. I bought the same grinder for myself during LEM's sale after Thanksgiving and bought the stuffer just before Christmas. Haven't ordered any casings yet, but soon...
Just FYI, I got the dual grind head from LEM for a one pass through the 1/8” plate then through the juicer. It speeds things up. You can single pass the 1/8” plate on a standard grinder but need to cube it small-ish. I just cut long pieces about an inch or more wide. Half the knife work.
if you are not making sausage to save the fat and trimmings for, toss the fat in a pot and make tallow to cook your burgers in and donate the meat trimmings you dont keep to your dog or neighbor's dog? My dog is always lurking when im breaking down meat for some "luv". Im at costco every...
A buddy & I have a road trip planned to the NASCAR race in Sonoma in June, and we both like snack sticks, the perfect road trip snack. I've got an LEM #5 grinder, a 5 lb. stuffer, an LEM jerky gun and a Bronco smoker.
1st question: is a Bronco the right tool for the job- I see a lot of folks...
is it due to lack of room or just weight? I have my 22 grinder and a chamber vac on a Vevor 36x24 stainless work table that has castors. I just do not care to get a hernia and lose a drastic amount of counter space. The table is 32 inch high and is about an inch short of my counter. I roll it...
Jump in... the water is warm! I was anxious / nervous about it for quite some time, but once I started there was no turning back. I was using a hand me down Weston #8 grinder, but I ponied up the money for a 5 lb LEM stuffer. I have since bought a nice LEM #8 when a great sale presented itself...
My LEM 5lb (ordered from Amazon - I thought I was getting a clone, but ended up being an LEM shipped from Optics Planet....) came with clamps but just cheap little C-clamps. The kind you can get at a Harbor Freight for like 2 bucks. I'd give the link but the price went up 50$ and now matches...