OFG Summer Sausage, Step by Step and Video

[disco]

Those SS look really good Disco, another fine job from North of the Border.

Point for sure.
Chris

Thanks! We like our sausage up here!

Great job Disco!
Nicely done!!
Al

Thanks, Al!

 

[disco]

D, Awesome looking SS , you make some great products and posts/vids! As Motocrash said try the snowbank chill ,looks like you have plenty of it ! :)

Thanks CM. I will try the snow next time!

Good job on the summer sausage. Looks great.

Thank you!

 

[SonnyE]

Looks Great, Disco!
Love your Videos! (I'm going back to watch this one in a minute)
Your use of your KitchenAid mixer was my inspiration to get a grinder for it, and now to mix stuffing with it.
I like seeing how I can work with what I have, and not necessarily have to build a stuffing section onto the house.

I do have a question though....
Do you add the Tang before, or during the mixing, or when sampling the final Summer Sausage...

Got your leg...
Pullin on it....

(I'm incorrigible...)

 

[disco]

Tsk. It has to be the grape tang!

The grinder on the KitchenAid does ok for grinding meat (it won't do large amounts without overheating) but it is a disaster as a stuffer. Don't do it unless you are good at putting the toothpaste back into the tube.

Thanks for the kind words!

 

[zwiller]

AWESOME! Your walk throughs and videos are really helpful for me. Keep them coming! Gonna watch the full video at home when I can. I am not really into the twang in SS so the mustard sounds GREAT!

 

[SonnyE]

Tsk. It has to be the grape tang!

The grinder on the KitchenAid does ok for grinding meat (it won't do large amounts without overheating) but it is a disaster as a stuffer. Don't do it unless you are good at putting the toothpaste back into the tube.

Thanks for the kind words!

I had a feeling... Grape Tang, Wine, they kinda of go together....

Stuffing, yes, I haven't done a single one yet. But already I can see great advantages to doing the stuffing by hand for ultimate control of the flow.
So I've been exploring the different stuffer options. Already I can see the advantages of Gear and Screw Stuffers over the cheaper ones. I was watching a video by one equipment supplier and it actually took two guys to get-r-done with their stuffer. I was glad to see that video, because it confirmed my suspicions about a Rack and Pinion, versus a Gear and Screw stuffer drive.

I do have a "Secret Weapon" in my shop I was pondering using. It is a momentary foot switch I could press with a foot to control the KA during stuffing. So I think I will see how that can work as my last ditch effort before ordering an expensive stuffer.
And already, Rick (nepas) has convinced me to get a smaller stuffer (5 pound size) if/when I go there. A smaller stuffer can work better for what my intended casing size would likely be, Snack Stick size.
Besides I know I would be more apt to use a smaller volume anyway. I buy my meat retail, so no volume here in my life anymore. Just small batches.

I did find my foot switch. Ticky, ticky, tappy....

 

[disco]

I had a feeling... Grape Tang, Wine, they kinda of go together....

Stuffing, yes, I haven't done a single one yet. But already I can see great advantages to doing the stuffing by hand for ultimate control of the flow.
So I've been exploring the different stuffer options. Already I can see the advantages of Gear and Screw Stuffers over the cheaper ones. I was watching a video by one equipment supplier and it actually took two guys to get-r-done with their stuffer. I was glad to see that video, because it confirmed my suspicions about a Rack and Pinion, versus a Gear and Screw stuffer drive.

I do have a "Secret Weapon" in my shop I was pondering using. It is a momentary foot switch I could press with a foot to control the KA during stuffing. So I think I will see how that can work as my last ditch effort before ordering an expensive stuffer.
And already, Rick (nepas) has convinced me to get a smaller stuffer (5 pound size) if/when I go there. A smaller stuffer can work better for what my intended casing size would likely be, Snack Stick size.
Besides I know I would be more apt to use a smaller volume anyway. I buy my meat retail, so no volume here in my life anymore. Just small batches.

I did find my foot switch. Ticky, ticky, tappy....

It isn't the on off that is the problem with the KA. It just doesn't move the material well. Give it a try. It will work, sort of. Then you will buy a stuffer.

 

[SonnyE]

It isn't the on off that is the problem with the KA. It just doesn't move the material well. Give it a try. It will work, sort of. Then you will buy a stuffer.

I just did....
I was itching to get one, and shopping yesterday. I know it is the right way to do this.
Then today Northern Tools sent me an ultimatum email about Last day for free shipping. So I took a look...
They sell the identical one that The Sausage Maker does, for $99. And free shipping ($19.95). And no sales Tax.
So BANG!
It's on back order though. So I have play time in between.

I bet Grandma grinds my butt and puts it in the stuffer.

 

[Bearcarver]

I just did....
I was itching to get one, and shopping yesterday. I know it is the right way to do this.
Then today Northern Tools sent me an ultimatum email about Last day for free shipping. So I took a look...
They sell the identical one that The Sausage Maker does, for $99. And free shipping ($19.95). And no sales Tax.
So BANG!
It's on back order though. So I have play time in between.

I bet Grandma grinds my butt and puts it in the stuffer.

That's the one I got from Northern. years ago.
Works Fine!!

Bear

 

[SonnyE]

That's the one I got from Northern. years ago.
Works Fine!!

Bear

Good to hear, Bear!
At least my butt will be in a good stuffer.

I almost didn't get it. PayPal screwed it up.
But I tried there Chat and averted disaster.

When looking at TSM website, I did a double take on that particular stuffer.
Knowing my butt might be in it, I pulled the trigger on Northern Tool's offer.
A stuffer just makes sense to me to control the procedure, after watching a number of video's.

 

[disco]

Good to hear, Bear!
At least my butt will be in a good stuffer.

I almost didn't get it. PayPal screwed it up.
But I tried there Chat and averted disaster.

When looking at TSM website, I did a double take on that particular stuffer.
Knowing my butt might be in it, I pulled the trigger on Northern Tool's offer.
A stuffer just makes sense to me to control the procedure, after watching a number of video's.

I don't think you'll be sorry with the stuffer. The rest I can't help you with.

 

[Olivia Burns]

This is really cool. I, too, often make sausages at home, my husband is a great gourmet, and homemade food is more beneficial for children. And my indispensable assistant in cooking sausages is the best sausage stuffer. It’s good that we live in the 21st century and all the technologies are available to us I’m happy to try your recipe, you have a good texture. Have you tried it with a different kind of meat?

 

[SonnyE]

I don't think you'll be sorry with the stuffer. The rest I can't help you with.

LOL!
I don't think I'll be sorry with the stuffer either.
You've already helped me a lot Disco. I have your Snack Sticks bookmarked to do.

Maybe my collagen tubes will finally arrive today?
When UPS gets embarrassed because they took too long to deliver, they hand-off small packages to the post office to finish the delivery on.

I'll be ordering from a different vendor next time. 8 days is not good service. (8 and counting, that is) The corn isn't the only slow thing in Kansas.

 

[disco]

This is really cool. I, too, often make sausages at home, my husband is a great gourmet, and homemade food is more beneficial for children. And my indispensable assistant in cooking sausages is the best sausage stuffer. It’s good that we live in the 21st century and all the technologies are available to us I’m happy to try your recipe, you have a good texture. Have you tried it with a different kind of meat?

Several times. I have used moose, deer and elk thanks to generous friends (I am too lazy to hunt). I always use 50% pork shoulder though as, with no binders, you really need the fat.

 

[disco]

LOL!
I don't think I'll be sorry with the stuffer either.
You've already helped me a lot Disco. I have your Snack Sticks bookmarked to do.

Maybe my collagen tubes will finally arrive today?
When UPS gets embarrassed because they took too long to deliver, they hand-off small packages to the post office to finish the delivery on.

I'll be ordering from a different vendor next time. 8 days is not good service. (8 and counting, that is) The corn isn't the only slow thing in Kansas.

Eight days is good if it is free!

 

[SonnyE]

Eight days is good if it is free!

$8.99 for shipping and handling. And it goes astronomical from there.
I hate paying for shipping. And paying for shipping and getting bad shipping, well, it sends me looking elsewhere.
It was a test case. And the test was failed.

I'm ready to grind and stuff. But waiting on the collagen. Which everything else got here ahead of.
And whine, whine, whine....
I know, you think I need some wine, wine, wine...

 

[disco]

$8.99 for shipping and handling. And it goes astronomical from there.
I hate paying for shipping. And paying for shipping and getting bad shipping, well, it sends me looking elsewhere.
It was a test case. And the test was failed.

I'm ready to grind and stuff. But waiting on the collagen. Which everything else got here ahead of.
And whine, whine, whine....
I know, you think I need some wine, wine, wine...

Don't your local outdoor stores carry collagen casings? I can even get them here in our small city in the Rockies.

 

[SonnyE]

Don't your local outdoor stores carry collagen casings? I can even get them here in our small city in the Rockies.

Nope. Many will order in, none carry in stock, that I've found yet.
I have to get my hands dirty at this, and decide on a size.
I have 19mm and 32mm in route, due today actually. (Arrived)
I thought the 19mm might work OK for fat snack sticks. Which is OK with me.
Making it smaller is the teeth's job. LOL!
Anyway, I'm off to your Snack Stick page. Time to get into the grind.
Just a pound or two to see how it goes.

 

[disco]

Nope. Many will order in, none carry in stock, that I've found yet.
I have to get my hands dirty at this, and decide on a size.
I have 19mm and 32mm in route, due today actually. (Arrived)
I thought the 19mm might work OK for fat snack sticks. Which is OK with me.
Making it smaller is the teeth's job. LOL!
Anyway, I'm off to your Snack Stick page. Time to get into the grind.
Just a pound or two to see how it goes.

I like 19 mm snack sticks! More to chew!

 

[SonnyE]

I like 19 mm snack sticks! More to chew!

I chose 19 mm (sa:3/4") because it was more economical than smaller sizes. And yeah, More to chew. LOL.

Do you ever use a "binder" in your sausage recipes?