Sausage week here.

[Silver79]

Had venison left to grind. Friend shot one in the late season. Ground his and once I had the grinder out decided it was going to happen this week. Yesterday ground and stuffed 12 lbs of sticks. Today ground and stuffed 25 lbs of summer sausage. The old home built water stuffer and smoker are still going. Currently smoking the sticks. Will smoke the summer sausage tomorrow and grind and stuff 12 lbs brats. I'll update as we go.

 

[Silver79]

Sticks getting there

 

[indaswamp]

Looks good to me. Curious about your smokehouse, what does it look like on the inside?

 

[indaswamp]

Ah, you posted a pic. of the inside while I was tying....I like your set up.

 

[Silver79]

Ah, you posted a pic. of the inside while I was tying....I like your set up.

Thanks, it was all pole barn leftovers wrapped around a bakers cabinet

 

[SmokinEdge]

looks great! What’s your heat source in the smoker?

 

[Silver79]

Currently charcoal and wood. Has been both electric hot plate and propane in the past. Will likely switch to propane again soon to regulate easier without so much babysitting. My door leaks too much air for the charcoal and I have trouble keeping it below 190.

 

[Silver79]

Cooling down using God's freezer.

 

[ChuxPick]

impressive setup, I really like your stuffer.

 

[indaswamp]

Thanks, it was all pole barn leftovers wrapped around a bakers cabinet

Bakers cabinet....I thought that's what it was by the rack bracing on the side walls. Very Nice!

 

[Brokenhandle]

Sticks are looking good! Waiting for the ss. Cold climates do help with some things! Who needs a waterbath?

Ryan

 

[Silver79]

Just finished cutting them up. Vacuum seal in the a.m. don't want to wake the family.

 

[indaswamp]

Lookin good! That is my kind of paper towel holder! No frills!

 

[SmokinEdge]

Nice sticks.

 

[Silver79]

Lookin good! That is my kind of paper towel holder! No frills!

Haahh. That's the sausage horn for my stuffer!

 

[indaswamp]

Haahh. That's the sausage horn for my stuffer!

LOL! My bad!

 

[pineywoods]

Looks great so far

 

[Silver79]

impressive setup, I really like your stuffer.

Thank you, the only tough part about building it was getting the o-ring grooves right when machining the piston. Everything else is pretty easy. Next version will be 6" i.d. pipe and be shorter. Will make cleaning much easier.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Great start on some great sausage. Would like to see more details on how you built the stuffer.

Warren

 

[JLeonard]

Brats? Did I hear deer brats? Looks good.
Jim