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Stepping up to the “W” class

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  • processheadP Offline
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    processhead
    Regular Contributors Power User
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    #2

    Happy grinding! We will all be expecting your sausage production level to increase accordingly. 👍👍👍

    Paul

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    • Ridley AcresR Offline
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      Ridley Acres
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      i’m jealous

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        RandyNight
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        #4

        You will like it, I am happy with my #32 I got a year ago on the holiday sale.

        Grandpa butchered 80 hogs the year he was 80. I buy pork butts to make sausage.

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        • Mean DeanM Offline
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          Mean Dean
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          #5

          Congrats on your new toy! I’m sure you’ll see the quality of your grind and product improve as well!

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          • GrimpuppyG Grimpuppy

            Stepped up to the Waltons 22 Grinder. They left it on sale longer than I could resist. I new it was going to be a huge upgrade over my #8 but holy moly! This thing is a beast!
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            bocephus
            Team Orange Power User Canning Masterbuilt Veteran
            wrote on last edited by
            #6

            Grimpuppy I have a #32 for big jobs but I also have an #8 for smaller projects, don’t have to drag out the big one all the time. I would hold onto your smaller one for small projects.

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            • GrimpuppyG Grimpuppy

              Stepped up to the Waltons 22 Grinder. They left it on sale longer than I could resist. I new it was going to be a huge upgrade over my #8 but holy moly! This thing is a beast!
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              PapaSopP Offline
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              PapaSop
              Team Orange Power User Veteran
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              Grimpuppy
              Beast mode now! Enjoy.

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              • processheadP Offline
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                processhead
                Regular Contributors Power User
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                #8

                Grimpuppy will need to figure out what to do with all his spare time now that he will breeze though the grinding for his projects. lol

                Paul

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                • GrimpuppyG Grimpuppy

                  Stepped up to the Waltons 22 Grinder. They left it on sale longer than I could resist. I new it was going to be a huge upgrade over my #8 but holy moly! This thing is a beast!
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                  samspadeS Offline
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                  samspade
                  Team Orange Masterbuilt Sous Vide Team Blue Power User
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                  Grimpuppy happy for you. Enjoy doing your grinding so much faster.

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                  • GrimpuppyG Grimpuppy

                    Stepped up to the Waltons 22 Grinder. They left it on sale longer than I could resist. I new it was going to be a huge upgrade over my #8 but holy moly! This thing is a beast!
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                    calldoctoday
                    Team Blue Power User Regular Contributors
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                    Grimpuppy You make me want to upgrade to an electrified #32 or just a #22. Just look at those fine plates.

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                    • HerbcoFoodH Offline
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                      HerbcoFood
                      Regular Contributors Team Orange Sous Vide
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                      #11

                      Yep, you just went from a 4 banger to a big ole V8!

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                      • GrimpuppyG Grimpuppy

                        Stepped up to the Waltons 22 Grinder. They left it on sale longer than I could resist. I new it was going to be a huge upgrade over my #8 but holy moly! This thing is a beast!
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                        ND Mike
                        Big Green Egg Team Blue Regular Contributors Cast Iron Power User
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #12

                        Grimpuppy nice! I also have the Walton’s 22. I like it a lot.

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                        • Randie NR Offline
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                          Randie N
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                          Nice !!!

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                            Grimpuppy
                            Team Blue Military Veterans Power User Regular Contributors
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                            I must have been really good this year. Santa brought me a stuffer today.
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                            • GrimpuppyG Grimpuppy

                              I must have been really good this year. Santa brought me a stuffer today.
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                              Randie NR Offline
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                              Randie N
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                              Grimpuppy when is the chamber vac showing up?

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                              • GrimpuppyG Grimpuppy

                                I must have been really good this year. Santa brought me a stuffer today.
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                                Randie NR Offline
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                                Randie N
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                                Grimpuppy got my stuffer too. Hope I get a chance to try it out soon

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                                • GrimpuppyG Grimpuppy

                                  I must have been really good this year. Santa brought me a stuffer today.
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                                  calldoctoday
                                  Team Blue Power User Regular Contributors
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                                  Grimpuppy Congratulations on being a good boy all year! Very nice set up.

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                                  • GrimpuppyG Grimpuppy

                                    I must have been really good this year. Santa brought me a stuffer today.
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                                    bocephus
                                    Team Orange Power User Canning Masterbuilt Veteran
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #18

                                    Grimpuppy Looks like you are well on your way for this addiction.

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                                    • GrimpuppyG Grimpuppy

                                      I must have been really good this year. Santa brought me a stuffer today.
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                                      cdavisC Offline
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                                      cdavis
                                      Team Blue Big Green Egg Masterbuilt Canning Kamado Joes Regular Contributors Power User
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #19

                                      Grimpuppy congrats on your new equipment. 👏 Enjoy

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                                        Grimpuppy
                                        Team Blue Military Veterans Power User Regular Contributors
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                                        Did my first processing with the new grinder, mixer and stuffer. My old setup was #8 grinder, #20 mixer, and #5 stuffer. 12lb batch was the biggest I had done before. I decided to do a whole 25lb batch with the new setup.
                                        First off was the grind. The new grinder is simply a beast! The first grind, I almost could’t feed the thing fast enough. The second grind blew me away. My old grinder would have taken an hour to second grind 25 pounds. The new grinder took 15 minutes. I only had to clear it with the stomper twice. My old grinder was stomper everything on second grind. Washed up grinder head and hooked up the #50 meat mixer. Dumped in 25 lbs of meat and turned it on. Dumped in seasoning, cure, sure gel, and smoked meat stabilizer. Added 40 oz of water after a minute and let the mixer run. I can’t tell awesome it was not to have to crank that handle! Although the mixer worked great, you do have to watch the sides and scrape it down here and there. This is where a reverse would be nice but not a big deal. Being able to tilt the mixer to unload it was also great. After mixing, the tub comes off for cleaning. Surprisingly the tub fit in my sink better than the #20 and cleaning it was pretty easy. On to stuffing. I used 19mm casings for the snack sticks. I struggled with stuffing at first. The handle was extremely hard to crank. There was so much pressure when trying to crank that the handle slipped out of my hand and did 3 fast turns backwards barely missing smacking me in the face by about an inch. After checking a couple things I realize the air valve is adjustable and shipped completely closed. After opening it up things were much better. Making 19mm snack sticks was still a little tougher to crank, but adjusting the air valve took the back pressure off so the handle didn’t spin out of control backwards when you let go of it. By the last refill, I was stuffing like a pro. Overall, even though I had done grinding, mixing, and stuffing before, there was a learning curve on the bigger equipment. Overall, I did #25 in about 1/4 of the time it would have taken with the previous equipment. Looking forward to many more big batches.
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                                        • GrimpuppyG Grimpuppy

                                          Did my first processing with the new grinder, mixer and stuffer. My old setup was #8 grinder, #20 mixer, and #5 stuffer. 12lb batch was the biggest I had done before. I decided to do a whole 25lb batch with the new setup.
                                          First off was the grind. The new grinder is simply a beast! The first grind, I almost could’t feed the thing fast enough. The second grind blew me away. My old grinder would have taken an hour to second grind 25 pounds. The new grinder took 15 minutes. I only had to clear it with the stomper twice. My old grinder was stomper everything on second grind. Washed up grinder head and hooked up the #50 meat mixer. Dumped in 25 lbs of meat and turned it on. Dumped in seasoning, cure, sure gel, and smoked meat stabilizer. Added 40 oz of water after a minute and let the mixer run. I can’t tell awesome it was not to have to crank that handle! Although the mixer worked great, you do have to watch the sides and scrape it down here and there. This is where a reverse would be nice but not a big deal. Being able to tilt the mixer to unload it was also great. After mixing, the tub comes off for cleaning. Surprisingly the tub fit in my sink better than the #20 and cleaning it was pretty easy. On to stuffing. I used 19mm casings for the snack sticks. I struggled with stuffing at first. The handle was extremely hard to crank. There was so much pressure when trying to crank that the handle slipped out of my hand and did 3 fast turns backwards barely missing smacking me in the face by about an inch. After checking a couple things I realize the air valve is adjustable and shipped completely closed. After opening it up things were much better. Making 19mm snack sticks was still a little tougher to crank, but adjusting the air valve took the back pressure off so the handle didn’t spin out of control backwards when you let go of it. By the last refill, I was stuffing like a pro. Overall, even though I had done grinding, mixing, and stuffing before, there was a learning curve on the bigger equipment. Overall, I did #25 in about 1/4 of the time it would have taken with the previous equipment. Looking forward to many more big batches.
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                                          wdaly
                                          Cast Iron Canning Green Mountain Grill Team Orange Masterbuilt Power User Military Veterans Regular Contributors Yearling
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #21

                                          Grimpuppy Thanks for sharing your experience. I’ve been thinking of doing with a larger stuffer and getting a mixer. Right now I mix by hand so an limited to smaller batches. Makes me think it might be time. Your sticks look amazing, incidentally.

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