Leftover meat in elbow of 11# Hakka stuffer

[Philthy Phil]

I picked up an 11# Hakka vertical stuffer and it works great. The only issue is the quantity of meat left over in the elbow after the plunger hits the bottom of the hopper.

Does anyone have any tricks to get the leftover meat down through the elbow and into the casing? I have been removing the meat hopper and pushing it out of the elbow into the casing with my fingers. This is easier with the larger casings but does not work with snack sticks. Could I maybe put some water in there and close the air purge valve to push it out?

Any tips or tricks would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Phil

 

[DougE]

My LEM 5# stuffer doesn't leave as much as yours does, but I either hand stuff what's left, or fry it up as patties.

 

[Fueling Around]

Here's a trick I learned from someone somewhere... CRS sucks!
Add a wad of frozen buns on top of the meat. Fill casing until the bread starts coming out.

 

[Philthy Phil]

Here's a trick I learned from someone somewhere... CRS sucks!
Add a wad of frozen buns on top of the meat. Fill casing until the bread starts coming out.

My LEM 5# stuffer doesn't leave as much as yours does, but I either hand stuff what's left, or fry it up as patties.

Thanks Doug

Here's a trick I learned from someone somewhere... CRS sucks!
Add a wad of frozen buns on top of the meat. Fill casing until the bread starts coming out.

I will definitely give this a shot!

Thank you for the reply

 

[chopsaw]

I usually run a slice of stale bread through the grinder when I'm done .
Never had to do it with the stuffer , but should work great .

 

[JckDanls 07]

This is the very reason I suggest to people asking about stuffers to stay away from stuffers with the elbow out the bottom... to much waste (IMO) ...

 

[checkdude]

No no no! Just perfect excuse to have a nice patty for snack.

 

[Dave in AZ]

Walton's sell these foam eggs, just load them in on top of your exit pipe, they will go in there and push all the meat out.