I season my cubed meat before the first grind. I will then hand mix the first grind meat and run it through the same medium plate that I used for the first grind. I feel this helps to consistently mix the fat and seasoning in the grind.

I use it in my summer sausage recipe. I use 1 tablespoon of Morton Tender Quick per pound of meat with no other salt added to my recipe and it turns out great.

I recently bought the Walton’s 11 lb stuffer for making snack sticks and it works great! I bought it because I previously used my grinder to stuff and when I tried to use high temp cheese, the cheese turned to mush. With this stuffer, the cheese stays intact and the texture of the meat is even better quality. I used the smallest, I think it is 13 mm, stuffer attachment and I could hardly keep up with with the stuffing as my son turned the stuffer. It did not bind at all. I made #25 lbs of snack sticks in about 10 - 15 minutes. I wish I would have bought the stuffer a long time ago.

Here is a recipe my family really likes

Catfish Supreme

2 lbs Catfish fillets
Cajun Blackening seasoning (Paul Prudhomes)
Hellman’s mayo
Butter
1 Cup Sliced fresh Mushrooms
Cup chopped Parsley
1 Cup sliced Green Onions
1 pounds peeled and deveined medium Shrimp
2 cans Campbell’s Cream of Shrimp soup
Cayenne pepper and Louisiana Hot Sauce to taste

1. Season catfish well on both sides with blackened seasoning then spread a thin layer of mayo on both sides of each fillet. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

2. In a large skillet heat 2 Tbsp butter until it starts to sizzle. Sear the fish fillets on both sides (don’t cook all the way through) and remove to a large baking dish.

3. In the same skillet add 2 more Tbsp butter and then add the mushrooms, parsley and green onions. When this cooks down some add the shrimp. When the shrimp start turning a little pink reduce the heat to low and add the 2 cans of shrimp soup (the shrimp will finish cooking in the oven). Season to taste with Cayenne pepper & Hot sauce. Stir well to combine and ladle this mixture over the fish fillets.

4. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve over rice.