Of all the sausage making I've done I still haven't made hot dogs :crazy:. So since the tiny human (not as tiny) has come to liking when we stop at the Costco food court and getting a hot dog I figured it was time to make my own :clap2:. As kids do, he has transitions from things he likes to not liking them so we are always trying new stuff.
He likes hot dogs so much that we have to only give him a little or else he doesn't eat much else on his plate. So then when he finishes the other things he gets more dog.
Anyways......also making a breakfast sausage I've made before since he like having some sausage for breakfast along with biscuits or pancakes we make.
As standard for a first batch for me I go big for a potential large disappointed :becky:. I'm doing a 15lb batch of hot dogs and then 5lbs of breakfast sausage. I have probably 30lbs of already cubed up pork in the fridge so will be using that for the hot dogs along with equal parts chuck roast for a 50/50 dog.
Not sure if I'm going the full emulsion route this time or running it through the grinder with the smallest plate 2-3times. Plan is to grind it all tonight, mix and then probably case tomorrow. Then I'll make some small uncased links for the breakfast sausage to cook in the oven and freeze. The hot dogs will get low heat smoke on Friday after being cased and air drying in the fridge for a day.
He likes hot dogs so much that we have to only give him a little or else he doesn't eat much else on his plate. So then when he finishes the other things he gets more dog.
Anyways......also making a breakfast sausage I've made before since he like having some sausage for breakfast along with biscuits or pancakes we make.
As standard for a first batch for me I go big for a potential large disappointed :becky:. I'm doing a 15lb batch of hot dogs and then 5lbs of breakfast sausage. I have probably 30lbs of already cubed up pork in the fridge so will be using that for the hot dogs along with equal parts chuck roast for a 50/50 dog.
Not sure if I'm going the full emulsion route this time or running it through the grinder with the smallest plate 2-3times. Plan is to grind it all tonight, mix and then probably case tomorrow. Then I'll make some small uncased links for the breakfast sausage to cook in the oven and freeze. The hot dogs will get low heat smoke on Friday after being cased and air drying in the fridge for a day.