I like to check Craig's List every now and then, looking for a deal...Friday I came across 1item that I wanted to get a better look at. The first was this
a digital scale........He was asking $50.00 for it.... I gave the seller a call, as we started talking, he mentioned that he use when making sausage, but no longer had the time for it anymore. So I had to ask the big question, Do you have any more equipment that you might want to part with?? He asked if I saw the sausage stuffer that he had posted for sale?? I said no, so he e-mailed me the pictures......OMGoodness!!!!!! an all stainless steel, 30lbs stuffer!!!! He was asking $300.00 for it......my heart sank....I've been helping my son with books this semester ($$$), so my fun money stash is a little low this month.... So we did a little more talking about making sausage, about 2 hours worth.......he asked when I would be available to come look at it.......I did not want to waste his time, so I told him that I only had about $175.00 that I could spare at the time. His reply was, come on by....... I was giddy when I pulled up to his house.......We talked about curing meats for about another hour, but unfortunately it was getting close to time to pick-up my son from school, so as I mention this to him, he said that he understood and would let me go. On the way out, he said that he thought about it and would let me have the stuffer and the scale both for $175.00, because he knew that they would be going to a good home and that I would appreciate them........ I didn't know how to say anything else, but "THANK YOU"...... I left him with my phone number and told him that if he ever did find himself wanting to make some sausage or just talk about making sausage to give me a call, I'd be happy to help him..... Once I got home with it, I took it apart to clean it, It has some stains on the base that I can't scrape off and the entire thing needed some hot soapy water for now, I will sterilize it before I run any meat through in though....... I've been so happy with it, I had to tell someone, so here I am!!!!!!......I have it apart cleaning all of the nooks and crannies right now. I should have it put back together tomorrow, so I'll post pictures of it then........Thanks for reading ShoneyBoy