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  • Dr_PainD Offline
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    Dr_Pain
    Sous Vide Dry Cured Sausage Traeger Team Blue
    wrote on last edited by Dr_Pain
    #1

    Have you ever been frustrated with the amount of mince left over in the elbow of your stuffer? Well I have.

    A week or so ago I posed the question on the board and got some inspiring response. As a result, and based on my background as a physical therapist, I took the suggestion of a “sacrificial bolus” and found a reusable alternative. I did some quick research and ordered some thermoplastic rubber stress ball and low and behold my problem was solved. The b@lls are BPA/phthalate/latex free, are soft enough to conform, but also resilient enough to be squeezed by the stuffer without breaking apart.

    I wonder if Austin and Jonathon would consider carrying some and calling them "Dr_Pain’s stuffer b@lls " ROFL!!

    Anyway, I made some snack stick this past Sunday and they worked like a charm. I bottomed out the piston, retracted it, pushed the first ball in the mince, bottomed out the piston again and added 2 more (same process). I should add that I did clean them with soap and hot water and sanitized it with a diluted iodoform solution (before and after).

    Enjoy the pictures!

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    • Dr_PainD Offline
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      Dr_Pain
      Sous Vide Dry Cured Sausage Traeger Team Blue
      wrote on last edited by
      #2

      I know someone will ask. I bought them from Amazon (and actually bought the 6 pack instead of the 3 (I can use the extra at the office)

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      • Dr_PainD Dr_Pain

        Have you ever been frustrated with the amount of mince left over in the elbow of your stuffer? Well I have.

        A week or so ago I posed the question on the board and got some inspiring response. As a result, and based on my background as a physical therapist, I took the suggestion of a “sacrificial bolus” and found a reusable alternative. I did some quick research and ordered some thermoplastic rubber stress ball and low and behold my problem was solved. The b@lls are BPA/phthalate/latex free, are soft enough to conform, but also resilient enough to be squeezed by the stuffer without breaking apart.

        I wonder if Austin and Jonathon would consider carrying some and calling them "Dr_Pain’s stuffer b@lls " ROFL!!

        Anyway, I made some snack stick this past Sunday and they worked like a charm. I bottomed out the piston, retracted it, pushed the first ball in the mince, bottomed out the piston again and added 2 more (same process). I should add that I did clean them with soap and hot water and sanitized it with a diluted iodoform solution (before and after).

        Enjoy the pictures!

        2ebb7e30-8614-4b5e-bbd1-dc51cff0599f-image.png

        eff773ed-dae3-49d5-bbbc-2b700cf4f9d5-image.png

        e49e681d-5c3b-400b-9cd8-796271834b15-image.png

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        ND MikeN Offline
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        ND Mike
        Big Green Egg Team Blue Regular Contributors Cast Iron Power User
        wrote on last edited by
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        Dr_Pain is that the 11 lb stuffer?

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        • HerbcoFoodH Offline
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          HerbcoFood
          Regular Contributors Team Orange Sous Vide
          wrote on last edited by
          #4

          Do they make a cool sound when firing out of there?

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          • Dr_PainD Dr_Pain

            Have you ever been frustrated with the amount of mince left over in the elbow of your stuffer? Well I have.

            A week or so ago I posed the question on the board and got some inspiring response. As a result, and based on my background as a physical therapist, I took the suggestion of a “sacrificial bolus” and found a reusable alternative. I did some quick research and ordered some thermoplastic rubber stress ball and low and behold my problem was solved. The b@lls are BPA/phthalate/latex free, are soft enough to conform, but also resilient enough to be squeezed by the stuffer without breaking apart.

            I wonder if Austin and Jonathon would consider carrying some and calling them "Dr_Pain’s stuffer b@lls " ROFL!!

            Anyway, I made some snack stick this past Sunday and they worked like a charm. I bottomed out the piston, retracted it, pushed the first ball in the mince, bottomed out the piston again and added 2 more (same process). I should add that I did clean them with soap and hot water and sanitized it with a diluted iodoform solution (before and after).

            Enjoy the pictures!

            2ebb7e30-8614-4b5e-bbd1-dc51cff0599f-image.png

            eff773ed-dae3-49d5-bbbc-2b700cf4f9d5-image.png

            e49e681d-5c3b-400b-9cd8-796271834b15-image.png

            d1cb3045-1825-441e-b209-48a363391b34-image.png

            03cc6e85-f5c7-4282-8aa2-0bf071eb31f8-image.png

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            bocephus
            Team Orange Power User Canning Masterbuilt Veteran
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            #5

            Dr_Pain Thanks for the experiment, one of the reasons this sight is so nice, everyone has great information and I learn things I wouldn’t even thought about.

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            • ND MikeN ND Mike

              Dr_Pain is that the 11 lb stuffer?

              Dr_PainD Offline
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              Dr_Pain
              Sous Vide Dry Cured Sausage Traeger Team Blue
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              ND Mike said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

              Dr_Pain is that the 11 lb stuffer?

              Mike, that is actually a 7lbs stuffer but I think the 11lbs has the same elbow size. I’m sending you a pic of the diameter measurement. Should be easy to see if that size would work for your application

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              • HerbcoFoodH HerbcoFood

                Do they make a cool sound when firing out of there?

                Dr_PainD Offline
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                Dr_Pain
                Sous Vide Dry Cured Sausage Traeger Team Blue
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                HerbcoFood said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

                Do they make a cool sound when firing out of there?

                I was actually disappointed that there was no guttural sound or farting type noise as they were being compressed but since the horn was still attached there was a “failure to launch”

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                • B bocephus

                  Dr_Pain Thanks for the experiment, one of the reasons this sight is so nice, everyone has great information and I learn things I wouldn’t even thought about.

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                  Dr_Pain
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                  bocephus said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

                  Dr_Pain Thanks for the experiment, one of the reasons this sight is so nice, everyone has great information and I learn things I wouldn’t even thought about.

                  You are welcome buddy! I don’t always have good ideas but sometimes… I have worse ideas LOL!

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                  • Dr_PainD Dr_Pain

                    HerbcoFood said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

                    Do they make a cool sound when firing out of there?

                    I was actually disappointed that there was no guttural sound or farting type noise as they were being compressed but since the horn was still attached there was a “failure to launch”

                    HerbcoFoodH Offline
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                    HerbcoFood
                    Regular Contributors Team Orange Sous Vide
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                    Dr_Pain said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

                    HerbcoFood said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

                    Do they make a cool sound when firing out of there?

                    I was actually disappointed that there was no guttural sound or farting type noise as they were being compressed but since the horn was still attached there was a “failure to launch”

                    boooo

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                    • Dr_PainD Dr_Pain

                      ND Mike said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

                      Dr_Pain is that the 11 lb stuffer?

                      Mike, that is actually a 7lbs stuffer but I think the 11lbs has the same elbow size. I’m sending you a pic of the diameter measurement. Should be easy to see if that size would work for your application

                      815aef51-2198-451e-9937-079fa033a128-image.png

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                      ND Mike
                      Big Green Egg Team Blue Regular Contributors Cast Iron Power User
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                      Dr_Pain thanks!

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                      • Dr_PainD Dr_Pain

                        Have you ever been frustrated with the amount of mince left over in the elbow of your stuffer? Well I have.

                        A week or so ago I posed the question on the board and got some inspiring response. As a result, and based on my background as a physical therapist, I took the suggestion of a “sacrificial bolus” and found a reusable alternative. I did some quick research and ordered some thermoplastic rubber stress ball and low and behold my problem was solved. The b@lls are BPA/phthalate/latex free, are soft enough to conform, but also resilient enough to be squeezed by the stuffer without breaking apart.

                        I wonder if Austin and Jonathon would consider carrying some and calling them "Dr_Pain’s stuffer b@lls " ROFL!!

                        Anyway, I made some snack stick this past Sunday and they worked like a charm. I bottomed out the piston, retracted it, pushed the first ball in the mince, bottomed out the piston again and added 2 more (same process). I should add that I did clean them with soap and hot water and sanitized it with a diluted iodoform solution (before and after).

                        Enjoy the pictures!

                        2ebb7e30-8614-4b5e-bbd1-dc51cff0599f-image.png

                        eff773ed-dae3-49d5-bbbc-2b700cf4f9d5-image.png

                        e49e681d-5c3b-400b-9cd8-796271834b15-image.png

                        d1cb3045-1825-441e-b209-48a363391b34-image.png

                        03cc6e85-f5c7-4282-8aa2-0bf071eb31f8-image.png

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                        Dr_Pain
                        Great idea! You got a lot of bals trying that! 🤔😉😂
                        Had to misspell to avoid the censor. Really!

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                          Now I’m curious. He had a bunch of basketballs. He had a bunch of basket [censored].

                          Interesting… Austin? This is not one of the “seven words”. LOL

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                            I find it interesting that the concern is left over meat in the throat meanwhile I still have 2 lbs left in the bottom of my stuffer. I use extra washers to put my plunger further down as a hack to reduce it to 1 1/2 lbs. Now what do I gotta do for a hack to get the rest out……thinking a new stuffer is in order.

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                              I find it interesting that the concern is left over meat in the throat meanwhile I still have 2 lbs left in the bottom of my stuffer. I use extra washers to put my plunger further down as a hack to reduce it to 1 1/2 lbs. Now what do I gotta do for a hack to get the rest out……thinking a new stuffer is in order.

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                              bocephus
                              Team Orange Power User Canning Masterbuilt Veteran
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                              twilliams That is what it sounds to me too, that is a lot of meat left in the bottom, I would think the plunger should bottom out.

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                              • twilliamsT twilliams

                                I find it interesting that the concern is left over meat in the throat meanwhile I still have 2 lbs left in the bottom of my stuffer. I use extra washers to put my plunger further down as a hack to reduce it to 1 1/2 lbs. Now what do I gotta do for a hack to get the rest out……thinking a new stuffer is in order.

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                                glen
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                                twilliams said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

                                I find it interesting that the concern is left over meat in the throat meanwhile I still have 2 lbs left in the bottom of my stuffer. I use extra washers to put my plunger further down as a hack to reduce it to 1 1/2 lbs. Now what do I gotta do for a hack to get the rest out……thinking a new stuffer is in order.

                                I have done the same thing with my stuffer

                                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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                                • PapaSopP PapaSop

                                  Now I’m curious. He had a bunch of basketballs. He had a bunch of basket [censored].

                                  Interesting… Austin? This is not one of the “seven words”. LOL

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                                  PapaSop said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

                                  Now I’m curious. He had a bunch of basketballs. He had a bunch of basket [censored].

                                  Interesting… Austin? This is not one of the “seven words”. LOL

                                  Lol, that was probably in the list of default censored words. Probably fine for us to remove it!

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                                    Here is a test… Balls should not be censored anymore. We’ll see if it works.

                                    –Austin Walton
                                    VP of Operations at Walton’s & Meatgistics Host

                                    Shop waltons.com for Everything but the Meat!
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                                    • AustinA Austin

                                      Here is a test… Balls should not be censored anymore. We’ll see if it works.

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                                      Austin said in Meat Stuffer HACK!!!:

                                      Here is a test… Balls should not be censored anymore. We’ll see if it works.

                                      LOL. You’re the best!

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                                        thank you DR_Pain the balls worked like a charm. stuffed 30 lbs of polish sausage , now getting ready to smoke it

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                                          Dr_Pain We actually showed this off at last nights BHA event and just like the last time we did it, it worked like a charm! Its a great trick and I recommend everyone try this!

                                          Get more help with your processing questions and learn more about processing meat by subscribing to our waltonsinc.com youtube page at https://wltns.link/waltonstv I am a Gorilla, love yourself

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