Using Preground Beef for Sausage

[jeffesonm]

Howdy folks... I'd like some input on using pre-ground beef for making sausage.

Right around Christmas time I purchased a side of beef from one of my buddies. It came from the butcher frozen and vacuum sealed as a mix of roasts, steaks and ground beef, both burgers and 2 lb tubes.

So my question is, any concerns with using the 2lb tubes of ground meat for making beef sausage?

 

[beardo]

I think so,I made pepperoni snack stix with ground beef (I don't eat pork) so I use other meats to make goodies.Some vary wise and helpfull people are on the way.But I would find what flavor you want and go for it.. (snack stix-no pic did'nt happen)

 

[tlzimmerman]

I make mine all the time that way, the only concern I would have is use safe thawing practices......do it in the fridge or if you take it out, don't leave it out for extended periods of time.

 

[tjohnson]

We buy a side of beef every year and end up with 130+ pounds of hamburger. I use some of the hamburger in sausage and sticks, and use the round roasts/steaks for jerky.

The quality of your beef(And Mine!) is far better than what you get at your local super market!


Todd

 

[pops6927]

No problem at all, I use the 80/20 5 lb tubes exclusively for beef summer sausage, or pork/beef franks.

 

[okie joe]

Yes I have used ground beef and pork....both have been frozen.... I thaw and mix cure and add spices and stuff,,,,smoke, eat or after cooked freeze.

 

[jeffesonm]

Thanks all for the feedback... will be sure to post some Qview once I start making some beef sausage

 

[rstr hunter]

We do this every year when we butcher as we generally make the summer sausage in Jan from frozen meat and it turns out just fine. Good luck.

 

[travcoman45]

It'll work just fine.

 

[DanMcG]

I do it all the time for my summer sausage and like Pops mentioned the 80/20 mix works great. Do you know how much fat is in your burger? The reason I ask is I have bags of burger from half a cow in the freezer that I haven't used for sausage yet, but it's very lean and i would have to add fat if I wanted a good sausage

 

[jeffesonm]

No I'm not sure exactly how much is in there, but based on the burgers I've eaten so far, they're pretty fatty.