Hey all. I've done my own small batches of various sausages, summer sausage, venison bacon, etc. and enjoy it.
Now the gang at deer camp is considering processing our own as a group. We have been taking in an average of 6 deer per year to the locker and basically all gets ground up into: little bit of burger, mostly summer sausage and venison bacon.
With that said....we would be looking for adequate sized equipment to handle that average of 6 deer in a session.....or a day of grinding, mixing, stuffing and then a weekend of smoking.
I'm thinking a minimum of a 1hp #22 grinder would handle it? I do have access to a Carnivore 1-1/2hp #32 that we could start with but would prefer to purchase our own at some point with the savings from going to the locker. Are these grinders adequate at stuffing also? I only have a 5lb Lem stuffer but borrowing the grind for a year opens up funds for bigger. Also.....how about a meat mixer? Worth the money? I think having enough smokers might be the biggest challenge. I'm considering finishing summer sausage sous vide as a time a space saver?
Your thoughts?
Now the gang at deer camp is considering processing our own as a group. We have been taking in an average of 6 deer per year to the locker and basically all gets ground up into: little bit of burger, mostly summer sausage and venison bacon.
With that said....we would be looking for adequate sized equipment to handle that average of 6 deer in a session.....or a day of grinding, mixing, stuffing and then a weekend of smoking.
I'm thinking a minimum of a 1hp #22 grinder would handle it? I do have access to a Carnivore 1-1/2hp #32 that we could start with but would prefer to purchase our own at some point with the savings from going to the locker. Are these grinders adequate at stuffing also? I only have a 5lb Lem stuffer but borrowing the grind for a year opens up funds for bigger. Also.....how about a meat mixer? Worth the money? I think having enough smokers might be the biggest challenge. I'm considering finishing summer sausage sous vide as a time a space saver?
Your thoughts?