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Meat over stuffing piston problem

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    jfyoung45
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    Here is an explanation on the gasket. Watch from 1:40-2:20
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvtFnnrDRHE

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      Jonathon
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      scottfletcher Is probably onto what is a good portion of the problem but it might also just be the gasket, those things are a single point of failure, since you flipped it I would say it isn’t the orientation but more likely either the valve is too tight, or a faulty gasket. (apparently I am into repeating myself today) Let me know if you loosen it and it happens again, we can send you a new gasket obviously.

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        NDKoze
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        Any tips on how tight the burper should be? I had a lot of problems with this the last time too stuffing snack sticks.

        I typically screw in far enough so that the burping plate (not sure what it is called) can go up and down about an 1/8". Is this not enough?

        Gregg - Fargo, ND
        Smokin-It #3 Electric Smoker that replaced a Masterbuilt XL, Big Chief (still used for fish), and few others over the years, along with a variety of Weber Gas/Charcoal Grills, Anova Sous Vide, etc. devices.

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          fallflight Did you get it to work?

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          fallflight
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          scottfletcher haven’t done another batch yet

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            fallflight ok any chance the piston or chamber is out of round? Wouldn’t be sure how to check, maybe draw a circle around plunger and check with compass or micrometer…

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            fallflight
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            samspade it’s brand spanking new so I wouldn’t think so

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            • F fallflight

              I had 120 ml of water for 2500g of farce. It was plenty lubricated.

              I tried flipping the gasket between batches.

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              mrobisr
              Team Blue Cast Iron Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Military Veterans Power User Regular Contributors
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              fallflight said in Meat over stuffing piston problem:

              I had 120 ml of water for 2500g of farce.

              Not saying that you didn’t have enough liquid, this is just as a point of reference, do with it as you may it has no bearing on your stated problem. You can add up to 10% liquid and still be within the USDA guidelines. For the smaller sausages/sticks it can really help to have the higher liquid levels.

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                #25

                Can one of you guys take a closeup on what the burper should look like? Mine is just a flat disc at bottom of a bolt, goes thru hole in the piston and just hangs down below it. Held in place with a nut on top, you can just jiggle it up and down 1/4". When piston hits the meat, it presses the disc up into slight recess in bottom of piston. I don’t have a spring, and don’t see why tightening nut at top would change anything unless I cranked it down until the disc was sealed against piston bottom so itbwas airtight? All the comments make me think I lost a spring on this or something…
                Thx

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                • Dave in AZD Dave in AZ

                  Can one of you guys take a closeup on what the burper should look like? Mine is just a flat disc at bottom of a bolt, goes thru hole in the piston and just hangs down below it. Held in place with a nut on top, you can just jiggle it up and down 1/4". When piston hits the meat, it presses the disc up into slight recess in bottom of piston. I don’t have a spring, and don’t see why tightening nut at top would change anything unless I cranked it down until the disc was sealed against piston bottom so itbwas airtight? All the comments make me think I lost a spring on this or something…
                  Thx

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                  Mcjagger
                  Team Grey Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt PK100
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                  Dave in AZ I have a horizontal stuffer and mine has a spring that the “burper” goes through and then into the disk with a washer and screw which you tighten or loosen as you wish…

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                  • McjaggerM Mcjagger

                    Dave in AZ I have a horizontal stuffer and mine has a spring that the “burper” goes through and then into the disk with a washer and screw which you tighten or loosen as you wish…

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                    Dave in AZ
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                    Mcjagger thx. I dimly recall a spring…
                    Note to self: don’t leave your sausage equipment drying on counter so long that your wife decides to reassemble it to clean it up…

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                    • Dave in AZD Dave in AZ

                      Mcjagger thx. I dimly recall a spring…
                      Note to self: don’t leave your sausage equipment drying on counter so long that your wife decides to reassemble it to clean it up…

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                      Mcjagger
                      Team Grey Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt PK100
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                      Dave in AZ at least she is willing to clean up after you…mine, not so much

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                        jfyoung45
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                        You are definately missing the spring…it creates the right amount of tension.

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                          fallflight
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                          I can report that alll I needed to do was slow down and unscrew the bolt 2-3 turns.13B31921-53EC-48EC-AF11-0223C5C1286F.jpeg

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                            I can report that alll I needed to do was slow down and unscrew the bolt 2-3 turns.13B31921-53EC-48EC-AF11-0223C5C1286F.jpeg

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                            kyle
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                            fallflight glad you got it figured out. Nice looking sticks

                            hey vegetarians, my food poops on your food!

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                              I can report that alll I needed to do was slow down and unscrew the bolt 2-3 turns.13B31921-53EC-48EC-AF11-0223C5C1286F.jpeg

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                              fallflight 👍

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                                I can report that alll I needed to do was slow down and unscrew the bolt 2-3 turns.13B31921-53EC-48EC-AF11-0223C5C1286F.jpeg

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                                fallflight Glad it worked out, this community is always there to try and help.

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                                  I can report that alll I needed to do was slow down and unscrew the bolt 2-3 turns.13B31921-53EC-48EC-AF11-0223C5C1286F.jpeg

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                                  glen
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                                  fallflight Congrats, now the fun has begun, enjoy

                                  Give a man a fish and he eats for a day
                                  Teach a man to fish and he drinks beer for a lifetime

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                                    fallflight Congrats, now the fun has begun, enjoy

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                                    glen I used LEM for 20 years. Just needed to get used to this model. Thanks everyone for the help

                                    I really like this stuffer. 305CFFC6-7981-451F-8BC9-42564A59143C.jpeg

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                                      glen I used LEM for 20 years. Just needed to get used to this model. Thanks everyone for the help

                                      I really like this stuffer. 305CFFC6-7981-451F-8BC9-42564A59143C.jpeg

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                                      fallflight
                                      Your dog has the look of one waiting for a snack stick to roll off a counter or shelf.

                                      Paul

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                                        fallflight
                                        Your dog has the look of one waiting for a snack stick to roll off a counter or shelf.

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                                        processhead she got the butchers cut…

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                                        • F fallflight

                                          processhead she got the butchers cut…

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                                          fallflight said in Meat over stuffing piston problem:

                                          processhead she got the butchers cut…

                                          Loyal dogs should never go unrewarded.

                                          Paul

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