To use the sausage stuffer tubes with this product do I need the special sausage stuffing grinder plate or do the regular ones work?
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This is the way that I make stuffed sausage. I use the small hole plate to grind it first. Then I apply the seasoning to the meat and work it in good. I then put on the plate that is about twice the size as the small plate hole. and attach the stuffing horn to that second grinding. Make sure that you have at least 30 percent fat or your sausage will be to dry. Good luck.
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For hotdogs kielbasa breakfast sausage the plates are good for Italian .For a good not overly processed sausage use the ones with only 3 or two kidney shaped holes hope that helps
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I have found plates at Cabela's. I have taken the old plate with me to match the size. I think you would be able to find them online, but I haven't looked. I have had the original plates since I purchased the meat grinder in the early 80's and they still work great. They will rust, at least mine will, so wash and dry them thoroughly before storing. Hope this helps.
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They are too small for a size #8 meat grinder. To double check, your round meat grinder plates should be about 2 1/18" diameter. They they will work. If your plates are 2 3/8" which is a standard size #8 then you need to buy the size #8 blade. Thanks from SmokehouseChef.com
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This does have 2 sausage tubes that come with it. I made sausage from venison and it worked good. This was worth the money I paid and worked very well we processed 4 deer last year using this. Ground about 50# of meat.
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Did not use that. Was so disappointed in the poor design and function of the grinder and stuffing equipment we returned the kit.
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Yes. The type of sausage you are making will determine how coarse or fine of a grinding plate you will use. As an example, when making a summer sausage I use a 6mm plate and when making a Kielbasa I use a 4.5mm plate. Once the meat is ground and seasoned, stuffing into casings is pretty effortless.
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It comes with1/8 inch but you can buy any #32 plate and use it.I bought a 1/2 plate and just used it to grind and make sausage.
102121
I have the same salts and havent used these salts as of yet,but the grinders have no problem with regular hard salts
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If you intend to stuff sausage cases, you will need to either get your meat already ground (ground beef, ground pork, ground turkey or ground veal)to use in your recipes or you will need a grinder if you use whole cuts of meat. There are several good grinders available. Lem is a good one. Depending on the qty of meat you will be processing should determine the size, power and rate you will need. Grinders come in several sizes. Shop for best price as these can get expensive.
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I am not aware of whether or not this works with a Hobart meat grinder. I use this with a Kitchenaid stand mixer (attaches to the socket in front).
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Yes they do work have already made 3 lbs of sausages the most difficult part is threading skins onto stuffer tubes but with practise it should get better..
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Yes, you have to grind the meat first. This is only a stuffer not a grinder. We used to use the grinder to also stuff but it is very time consuming, this is a great stuffer and fast.
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No idea. I did search for some, seems the grinder unit it the easiest thing to find. I do know you can buy grinder plates that should be interchangeable, but not sure about the rest
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I use butcher string, this works best for me and I get sausage all the same length.
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Yes, you can grind most any meat to make ground burger or sausage. That's the beauty of grinding you own. You know exactly what's in your burger or sausage. I would suggest cutting into cubes and putting in the freezer for a short time to firm up the meat while you get everything set up. Then remove and start grinding. This grinder worked well for me. I made lots of deer burger and sausage last fall.
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Yes, Either coarse or medium grind. The finer the grind the better the stuffing process is.
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LEM Products 606 5 Pound Stainless Steel Vertical Sausage Stuffer has a stainless steel base and cylinder and all metal gears. Clamp the stuffer to a table or counter top and crank out perfect sausage every time. Comes with 3 stuffing tubes: 1/2", 3/4", and 1". Link for 3/8 ID tube http://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Steel-Sausage-Stuffing-Stuffers/dp/B005U4AZ9M/ref=pd_sim_sg_1