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    Where can I get this part for my grinder?

    Aloha All Thank you for the great suggestions and leads to Applied Industrial Technologies and McMaster-Car. This afternoon after work I went to an authorized Hobart repair station hoping the technician had something that could fit. The bearing is metric sized so he did not have anything.  We...
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    Where can I get this part for my grinder?

    Aloha All Does anyone know where I can get a replacement auger bearing for  my 1/2 hp commercial grinder that I purchased from Cabelas a few years ago?  After working with Cabelas for about two weeks they finally were able to order me the part I need.  Then I receive a call this morning from...
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    first time sausage this weekend

    Looks like you're off to a great start with the sausages!!!     Good times Ahead !
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    KitchenAdie sausage Stuffer

    Would you consider looking into a 5 lb stuffer for now?  It just may make the stuffing portion easier.  Besides, as you begin to experiment with sausages, it'll  handle the small batches well.  Reloading is easy for the medium size batches.   Later, if you decide to get a larger stuffer, it'll...
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    going to make a little sausage!

    Yowzaa!!!!   I love the color of the smoked sausages as well as the view of  sliced kielbasa and summer sausages.
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    Closer to making my first batch of sausage

    If you haven't already done so take a look at the thread that Pops began "Sausage Prep".  If you look below his signature line he has a link that takes you right to it.    Besides the Grinder and Stuffer, for me the next best piece of equipment is the scale.  It really helped me dial in the...
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    Binder Question

    SmokinHusker, Josh, DanMcG, Kevin, and Nepas, Ahh..Haa...Thank you my friends!  I will get some of that NFDM at the grocer's and pulse it in my food processor. So according to the read above, for 5 lbs of meat that is roughly 2.25 kilograms, I should add no more than 67.5 grams of nonfat dry...
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    Binder Question

    Aloha All, What is the purpose of a  "binder" in a sausage?  I think I have read somewhere that it is used when smoking sausages. These would be soy protein and or powdered milk yes?   Thank you for helping me along.
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    InstaCure#1 Questions

    Thanks Friends, I will be using my InstaCure#1 in my smoke sausage formulation.  Hopefully I will be making them and sharing  views  soon. Take Care.....
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    Meat Grinder

     on the foot control.
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    InstaCure#1 Questions

    Aloha All, I'll be doing my first smoked sausages soon.  I have three questions that I'd like your opinions on.  1.  What is the shelf life of InstaCure #1?  I got some about 2 years ago from the Sausage Maker.  I made a batch of Bacon with it one time but came to prefer TQ for doing bacon.  I...
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    Another Homemade Smokehouse (with a twist)

    Geerock.......    Congratulations on  a great build.    I'm looking forward to  Smoke Views that will be coming from your Smoker!
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    "Quick-N-Easy" Cheesy Meat Sticks

    Very Nice!  Must be all gone by now.....
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    Weekend Sausagefest

    Those are great looking.....
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    Newbie sausage smoker question...

    You could put it in the smoker at 225 degrees, wait 40-45 minutes and take the sausage's temp.  If its at 160 degrees internal temp. pull it off.  If not keep it in longer until it hits 160 internal.
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