Sous Vide
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I use a 1000watt unit and heat a 40qt non insulated tote. I place a large weighted down mixing bowl in it to displace water so when I put the sausage in I don’t need to dip out water and it does not need to heat more water than necessary. Takes over an hour to heat to 175deg but does work. I am going to convert a cooler to retain heat and heat quicker. Starting out with HOT tap water helps a lot. I bought the cheapest unit I could find to see if it would work for my sausage process before I purchased a large unit. For now the elcheapo unit is working great. Will never go back to the old way again.
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Insulated coolers work great.
Heat up time is a little faster but the heater run time is greatly reduced.
Checked water temp. 2 hr. after shut off and it had dropped only 2 degrees F -
I just purchased an 1100watt unit off of amzon for about $80 and took it for a test spin. That unit had no issue heating a tub full of water to 160 degrees. It’s kitchen tub from Sam’s club that I’m guess had about 30 quarts of water in it. Insulation would have definitely helped as would a lid. If you go the cooler route, maybe you could hook up two or three of the cheaper units to run at the same time. You would need separate electrial circuits to run them without tripping a breaker, but seems well worth a try before spending thousands for the commercial stuff.
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Once a year I use one of my 15 gallon brewing keggles with a 5500 watt electric element and temperature controller to process braunschweiger at 180 degrees.
Definitely requires some special cleaning measures before going back to beer brewing.
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I just purchased an 1100watt unit off of amzon for about $80 and took it for a test spin. That unit had no issue heating a tub full of water to 160 degrees. It’s kitchen tub from Sam’s club that I’m guess had about 30 quarts of water in it. Insulation would have definitely helped as would a lid. If you go the cooler route, maybe you could hook up two or three of the cheaper units to run at the same time. You would need separate electrial circuits to run them without tripping a breaker, but seems well worth a try before spending thousands for the commercial stuff.
Christopher Beach I’ve got an anova pro that I picked up cheap off the facebook and it says it will handle 100L of water without issue so I’m going to give that a try. I’ll post back after a test run
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Once a year I use one of my 15 gallon brewing keggles with a 5500 watt electric element and temperature controller to process braunschweiger at 180 degrees.
Definitely requires some special cleaning measures before going back to beer brewing.
![DSCN3281.JPG]processhead do you have a special recipe for braunschweiger?
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processhead do you have a special recipe for braunschweiger?
I use the recipe on pg.232 of the R. Kutas book.
Paul
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I use the recipe on pg.232 of the R. Kutas book.
processhead the same that I was going to start with for mine. It is a bit challenging to find a decent liver sausage. I found a purveyor of sewn casings that I may try. Thanks.
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processhead the same that I was going to start with for mine. It is a bit challenging to find a decent liver sausage. I found a purveyor of sewn casings that I may try. Thanks.
processhead the same that I was going to start with for mine. It is a bit challenging to find a decent liver sausage. I found a purveyor of sewn casings that I may try. Thanks.
The process is the challenge for making your own liver sausages. First, liver emulsions are picky about chopping temperature and times. Having a bowl chopper or large food processor makes it realistic for making your own fine texture braunschweiger.
Paul
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processhead the same that I was going to start with for mine. It is a bit challenging to find a decent liver sausage. I found a purveyor of sewn casings that I may try. Thanks.
The process is the challenge for making your own liver sausages. First, liver emulsions are picky about chopping temperature and times. Having a bowl chopper or large food processor makes it realistic for making your own fine texture braunschweiger.
processhead no bowl chopper yet, keeping my eye out though. I plan on doing multiple grinds. I talked with my local butcher and he talked me through his techniques, no chopper there either, but he doesn’t make venison liver sausage. He has been really helpful all around with my questions , even got a job offer LOL.
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My dream sausage kitchen would have a bowl chopper and 20 qt Hobart mixer, oh and stainless tables and and and
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I’m happy to say my sous vide arrived today. I’ll probably run a small batch of Bloody Mary snack sticks for my learning batch this weekend.
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It’s a great kitchen tool. Did chicken breast last night. Have done salmon too. And I bought this thing to do sausage!!
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I’m happy to say my sous vide arrived today. I’ll probably run a small batch of Bloody Mary snack sticks for my learning batch this weekend.
GWG8541 let me know how it goes. Do you plan on bagging them somehow before going into the water bath? My water gets pretty nasty when I ice bath my sausage and thought it might not be good on the anova. Figured zip locks would be easy enough for summer sausage but snack sticks might be tricky.
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GWG8541 let me know how it goes. Do you plan on bagging them somehow before going into the water bath? My water gets pretty nasty when I ice bath my sausage and thought it might not be good on the anova. Figured zip locks would be easy enough for summer sausage but snack sticks might be tricky.
brandekm I’m still deciding on that. The first batch may just go in the water and hope for the best. I also have an Anova 1000 watt, so I’ll let you know.
“You never really die until you end up on the wall at a Cracker Barrel”
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brandekm I’m still deciding on that. The first batch may just go in the water and hope for the best. I also have an Anova 1000 watt, so I’ll let you know.
GWG8541 i ryn my sausage,bambi dogs, and sticks naked, no bags. Water ends up stained about like weak iced tea. No ill effects on the machine.
If the women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy - Red Green
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GWG8541 i ryn my sausage,bambi dogs, and sticks naked, no bags. Water ends up stained about like weak iced tea. No ill effects on the machine.
smokinbubba The first batch is working out great so far. Thanks to everyone!
“You never really die until you end up on the wall at a Cracker Barrel”
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smokinbubba The first batch is working out great so far. Thanks to everyone!
GWG8541 nice tub. You will be very happy with the results.
If the women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy - Red Green
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GWG8541 nice tub. You will be very happy with the results.
smokinbubba Thanks for all of the help along the way. They turned out great. It was amazing how quick it makes the process.
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I did some polish sausage naked in my sous vide and it seemed to wash out some of the smoke flavor. Any flavor loss in your product?
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