<![CDATA[What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making?]]>Am curious what your tips and tricks are.

I’ve been deboning my butts and grinding one day and mixing/stuffing the next. I do 25lb batches so certainly easier to break up the equipment cleaning of grinder and stuffer. Also think the extra fridge time is nice on the ground meat before stuffing. Processed 50lbs today to stuff tomorrow.

Would love some second grind tips as it just seems to be a bit of a mess for me. Took 20 min to second grind 25lb from 10mm to 4.5mm today in my #22 grinder. But perhaps it just takes a lot plunger effort normally?

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/topic/4414/what-are-your-tips-tricks-for-more-efficient-sausage-makingRSS for NodeThu, 10 Sep 2026 22:32:58 GMTSun, 17 Oct 2021 01:17:36 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Fri, 21 Jan 2022 13:08:32 GMT]]>Man, the double grind sounds like a awesome system

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/65722https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/65722Fri, 21 Jan 2022 13:08:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:08:59 GMT]]>Yes you can single grind by leaving the inside grinding plate out.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/65327https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/65327Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:08:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:57:02 GMT]]>mfrievalt
Sounds like a efficient operation.
With your grinder, how do you set it up for single grind if that is all you need?

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/65323https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/65323Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:57:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Tue, 18 Jan 2022 05:55:23 GMT]]>Good system

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/65320https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/65320Tue, 18 Jan 2022 05:55:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Tue, 18 Jan 2022 04:44:08 GMT]]>mfrievalt Sounds like you have a very good system.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/65317https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/65317Tue, 18 Jan 2022 04:44:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Tue, 18 Jan 2022 03:18:01 GMT]]>I’ve been looking hard at the Dual Grind option. Glad to hear it works well.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/65308https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/65308Tue, 18 Jan 2022 03:18:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Tue, 18 Jan 2022 03:16:46 GMT]]>mfrievalt sounds like you’ve got it down pat. Mine are not nearly that organized

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/65307https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/65307Tue, 18 Jan 2022 03:16:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:48:52 GMT]]>I replaced my older grinder with a Dual Grind LEM unit. The grinder has 2 plates with a double sided knife. I cut up meat into cubes and put entire 25 lbs pork and venison in meat lug and into freezer for about 20 minutes before grinding. With dual plate grinder one pass and its finished. I grind and have it drop right from grinder into my mixer. I then take the grind head off for cleaning and connect the grinder motor to my mixer. While the meat is mixing the water, spices and cure I clean up the grind head and other items in sink. With the way I have things set up I can grind, mix and stuff 25 lbs of snack sticks in about 1 hour. Then comes the hard part… Cleaning up all the equipment! especially the mixer as the longer the left over meat stays in there the harder it is to get cleaned up.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/65302https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/65302Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:48:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:09:03 GMT]]>ND Mike I am definitely looking forward to the shenanigans

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63836https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63836Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:09:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:07:00 GMT]]>Dr_Pain you do what you can to heal up! I’m just glad you are here for the shenanigans! So far so good here other than we are in a blizzard warning…hahahaha! Take care.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63834https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63834Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:07:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:01:15 GMT]]>ND Mike said in What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making?:

Dr_Pain glad to see you back on here! This made my day!!! Hope you are well on the road of recovery.

Mike my man! Good to hear from you. As you mentioned, it is a road…. a long road! Glad to be back! I will try and visit you guys daily but unfortunately I don’t have much stamina so can only be on in short periods. Hope you have a great New Year and fee free to keep all that cold weather up North with you. I don’t like when the weather dips below 50F in the South. That humid cold is miserable!!!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63830https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63830Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:01:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:55:08 GMT]]>Dr_Pain glad to see you back on here! This made my day!!! Hope you are well on the road of recovery.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63828https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63828Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:55:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:48:50 GMT]]>Jamieson22 said in What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making?:

PapaSop said

Yep. I use the brown jersey gloves. Huge difference.

I prefer the white ones as they make me look like Mickey Mouse 😉

I love the idea of the white gloves under the plastic one to keep the hands from the cold but I am now even more of a fan because of the Mickey Mouse reference

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63824https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63824Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:48:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Mon, 03 Jan 2022 20:22:39 GMT]]>Jamieson22 said in What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making?:

PapaSop said

Yep. I use the brown jersey gloves. Huge difference.

I prefer the white ones as they make me look like Mickey Mouse 😉

🤔😂🤣

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63693https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63693Mon, 03 Jan 2022 20:22:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Mon, 03 Jan 2022 20:21:57 GMT]]>PapaSop said

Yep. I use the brown jersey gloves. Huge difference.

I prefer the white ones as they make me look like Mickey Mouse 😉

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63692https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63692Mon, 03 Jan 2022 20:21:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Mon, 03 Jan 2022 20:20:37 GMT]]>Jamieson22 said in What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making?:

HerbcoFood A pair of white cotton gloves under a pair of nitrile solved the cold hands for me!

Yep. I use the brown jersey gloves. Huge difference.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63691https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63691Mon, 03 Jan 2022 20:20:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Mon, 03 Jan 2022 20:16:03 GMT]]>HerbcoFood A pair of white cotton gloves under a pair of nitrile solved the cold hands for me!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63690https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63690Mon, 03 Jan 2022 20:16:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Mon, 03 Jan 2022 19:30:45 GMT]]>HerbcoFood I guess good whiskey does dull the senses a bit.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63684https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63684Mon, 03 Jan 2022 19:30:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Mon, 03 Jan 2022 19:29:46 GMT]]>Bob Stehlik My hands did because they were frozen!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63683https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63683Mon, 03 Jan 2022 19:29:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Mon, 03 Jan 2022 19:29:47 GMT]]>HerbcoFood Who cares!! At least your having a party even if you are by yourself!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63682https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63682Mon, 03 Jan 2022 19:29:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Mon, 03 Jan 2022 18:43:57 GMT]]>HerbcoFood that will happen from time to time.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63674https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63674Mon, 03 Jan 2022 18:43:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Mon, 03 Jan 2022 18:26:30 GMT]]>I got into the whiskey pretty early yesterday morning while making sausage in the garage alone. I think me singing along with the radio made me take longer than it should’ve!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63671https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63671Mon, 03 Jan 2022 18:26:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Sun, 02 Jan 2022 22:20:00 GMT]]>I cling wrap my entire island like Dexter. Then stuff on the island. Gives lots of room and cleanup is a snap.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63553https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63553Sun, 02 Jan 2022 22:20:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are your tips/tricks for more efficient sausage making? on Sun, 02 Jan 2022 21:22:59 GMT]]>ND Mike Mix the beer with the meat, during grinding.

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