So I am ready to get back into sausage making again. I made sausage about 6-7 years ago and used a small hand grinder(a universal food grinder, not really a meat grinder) and a 5 lb horn type stuffer. I stopped making sausage cause we lived about two blocks from a small smokehouse/butcher/sausage maker that made awesome stuff.
Now I've moved far far away and there's nothing close by to get good sausage from...let alone great sausage! And I have a hankerin' for some good homemade, smoked kielbasa!
I have a 400w KitchenAid with all metal gears, and have considered getting the grinder for it. I won't be using it to stuff with...just grind. But there's alot of plastic on it, and I'm wondering how well it will hold up? And what size plates come with it? I like my polish sausage ground on the coarse side. The grinder attachment is about $44 including shipping.
I have also considered the grinder from NorthernTools....gets really good reviews. This grinder is up to $110 plus shipping.
I will probably be doing 5 or 10 pound batches to start with and go from there. I'd likely be doing this a few times a year at least too...maybe more? And if I ever get a friggin deer next season....well I'd be grinding some of that up as well.
I'll start off using the stuffer I already have and see how that works out. We need to buy a freezer as well....so I'll make do with the stuffer I have.
I'd appreciate any input from anybody who's used the KA attachment.....do you still use it? Or did you upgrade?
Thanks!
Now I've moved far far away and there's nothing close by to get good sausage from...let alone great sausage! And I have a hankerin' for some good homemade, smoked kielbasa!
I have a 400w KitchenAid with all metal gears, and have considered getting the grinder for it. I won't be using it to stuff with...just grind. But there's alot of plastic on it, and I'm wondering how well it will hold up? And what size plates come with it? I like my polish sausage ground on the coarse side. The grinder attachment is about $44 including shipping.
I have also considered the grinder from NorthernTools....gets really good reviews. This grinder is up to $110 plus shipping.
I will probably be doing 5 or 10 pound batches to start with and go from there. I'd likely be doing this a few times a year at least too...maybe more? And if I ever get a friggin deer next season....well I'd be grinding some of that up as well.
I'll start off using the stuffer I already have and see how that works out. We need to buy a freezer as well....so I'll make do with the stuffer I have.
I'd appreciate any input from anybody who's used the KA attachment.....do you still use it? Or did you upgrade?
Thanks!