New Grinder W/Qview

[pandemonium]

Heres my 48 dollar harbor freight grinder, worked very well i was amazed i thought i would burn it up on the first grind, but i paid 5 more dollars to insure it for a year so if it does burn up i can take it back.

Heres my first spicy Italian sausage

 

[bmudd14474]

Congrats on the grinder. The little guys do a great job on smaller batches.

What kind of sausage was that? Italian?

 

[richoso1]

Congrats my friend, it looks like you picked a winner.

 

[nickelmore]

Looks like you may want to chill the meat in the freezer for a bit before you grind it.

Someone gave me that tip and it made a world of difference when adding spices.

 

[pandemonium]

its a breakfast sausage and i did chill it in freezer for like 45 mins, why do you see something that looks like the meat wasnt cold? just asking

 

[mballi3011]

I was gonna say the same thing but nickel beat ma to it. I have the same grinder but I paid more and it was from gander mtn. I have to say it's a good little grinder and it does work well just tske your time with it and don't get into a hurry. I was also told to keep your maet as cold as you can I put mine in the freezer any chace I get. You will fine that you come up with a process that will leave you time to put the meat/fat into the freezer. Oh yea A trick I found to be helpful is when you go to stuff your sausage into the casung use the cutting blade with your stuffing plate it will stuff very easy trust me I know. Congrats on the new grinder.

 

[nickelmore]

No it looks good, its just a tip that I got from someone here and the colder the meat the better it grinds.

I was making sausage and it was turning out like bologna instead. Now I put the meat and all my grinder parts in the freezer as well to help hold the chill.

Keep it up, share some recipes and keep posting the pics, welcome!

 

[shooterrick]

Congrats on the grinder. You will never be the same now. LOL. Yes I partially freeze my meat before grinding and also put my assembled grinding head in the freezer while doing so.

 

[pandemonium]

are you talking about the stuffing tools with this grinder? does it work alright? cant wait to try italian sausage need to order seasonings and casings

 

[pandemonium]

i was thinking about buying a foot switch to use for stuffing? would be good i think for that.

 

[nickelmore]

A foot switch is a must if you are going to use the grinder as a stuffer or a real good helper.

I have a Hobart commercial grinder that I use to grind with. I have a foot switch to control it.

I have stuffing tubes that fit the end of the grinder, special stuffing plates etc. No matter what I do the texture of the sausage ends up more like a hot dog than a sausage.

I have used hand staffers in the past and they can be about as fast as the the grinder for fresh sausage. I will probably use my grinder for snack sticks and salami where I want the texture to be real fine. But bought a stuffer last week and can hardly wait to use it.

 

[beer-b-q]

looks like it is doing a good job...

 

[jerseyhunter]

You'll get hooked making different kinds of sausages real quick.

 

[rstr hunter]

Looks good. Your grinder looks like it is doing a nice job on small batches. I would recommend a vertical stuffer if you are going to do any amount of sausage in casings, especially if you are a little concerned with your grinder wearing out or breaking. I just think that is adding extra pressure to the machine. Good job.