Sausage Stuff (Moved From Hey Bill)

[bamasmoker]

I'm not so sure I need to release this information. She's downtown. Is that convenient for you? Are you guys familiar with Costas BBQ sauce? I met Mr. P Monday, who makes it. He also makes Pilliteris seasonings. Some of them are pretty tasty. He is now my source for sausage casings too! By the hank or 1/2 hank. What the fark is a hank?

 

[Oldtimer]

Okat I'm in the middle of getting $hit to start sausage making, so enlighten ,me.

 

[bamasmoker]

I LOVE this site!!! What kind are you making? A hank will do about 40 or 50# of sausage. I'm going to get a 1/2 hank and split it and vacuum suck it. We use the hell out of our vacuum sucker thing. It never leaves the counter. If I salt it, I might be able to split it, freeze it and send you 1/2. They are really cheap, about 16$/hank. I still don't really know what a hank is though. The next I'm going to make is brats I think. Spice 'em up a little and add more garlic. YUM! Something I can smoke too.

 

[chathorne]

Costas BBQ sauce? I met Mr. P Monday, who makes it. He also makes Pilliteris seasonings

didn't know they were the same ?

i sent some of the seasoning in the tradin post

you ever eat any Wickes Pickles ?
i sent that as well made in b'ham i think

 

[Oldtimer]

I LOVE this site!!! What kind are you making? A hank will do about 40 or 50# of sausage. I'm going to get a 1/2 hank and split it and vacuum suck it. We use the hell out of our vacuum sucker thing. It never leaves the counter. If I salt it, I might be able to split it, freeze it and send you 1/2. They are really cheap, about 16$/hank. I still don't really know what a hank is though. The next I'm going to make is brats I think. Spice 'em up a little and add more garlic. YUM! Something I can smoke too.

Don't know yet Brats for sure, with jalapenos no less. I got my foodsaver this past Monday, stufffer yesterday KA grinder mixer on the way. Web site I have been looking at have casing for $3.95/ for 30 Lbs of sausage. It's natural hog. Look around for what a hank is qty wise.

 

[Bill-Chicago]

Never tried Wickes but Frog Ranch makes a good Zesty pickle, and its lower in sodium than some.

 

[bamasmoker]

Wickles Pickles are amde in Dadevill AL on beeeeautiful Lake Martin. My foks live down there and have been eating wickles for years when they were only available in the local Pig.

brd1958,-Are you using the KA stuffer? I use the KA grinder and have the stuffer ready for the next batch. Let me know if you want some recipes - I have a book of them.

 

[chromesporty]

All ya wanted to know 'bout hog gut but was 'fraid to ask.

A hank of casings is 100 yards of casing. It is the standard of measure in the casing industry. A rule of thumb is sheep casings are 18-25mm, hog is 28-36mm and beef is 38-44mm. For brats I would get a 32-34mm hog casing and for ring sausage a 28-32mm.

Hope this helps.

Larry...former plant mgr. of Hans Mueller Sausage

 

[Oldtimer]

brd1958,-Are you using the KA stuffer? I use the KA grinder and have the stuffer ready for the next batch. Let me know if you want some recipes - I have a book of them.

Yes to all KA mixer/grinder bought from EBay stuffer I had to get direct. Yes I will take recipes, may have hit a gold mine here. Hank a hell of a lot of casing.

 

[bamasmoker]

Amen to the gold mine. 100 yrds!!! Holy smoking roly! I don't like sausage that much. I'll put some in the recipe section this weekend. Are you amking any smoked sausage?

 

[Oldtimer]

Don't have my grinder yet and need to read a bit more I suspect.

 

[parrothead]

Brian, check out this yahoo club I joined a few months ago. Nobody does much posting except for just recipes.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SAUSAGE-RECIPE/?yguid=89131122

 

[Oldtimer]

Thanks got in. have found a POOPIE load of recipes, trying to plow through it is another matter.

 

[parrothead]

Tell me about it.

Try this for breakfast sausage. Find any old regular run of the mill breakfast sausage recipe and use 1/2 pork loin for the lean and half maple bacon for the fat. I do this. Then I form into patties, seperate with wax paper and freeze in 4 or 5 patty packs. Damned good stuff. I can make a farkload in an afternoon and then I have breakfast sausage to get me through all winter (1 pack per weekend).

I hope you are not thinking of hand grinding. I have a kitchenaid mixer that takes the attachments. Grinder, stuffer, pasta slicer, pasta roller, etc. Not cheap, but well worth the money in the long run if you like to do it yourself. I have made fresh pasta with the thing also. Can't beat it. I can send you an excellent recipe for an all rice pasta.

 

[Oldtimer]

The rice pasta can go to the dark side. The Kitchen Aid mixer is suppose to be on the way. Already receievd the stuffer. Kind of like the cart before the horse.

 

[chad]

don't like sausage that much. I'll put some in the recipe section this weekend

Cut to length, tie a know and use it as a condom

 

[Bill-Chicago]

Thanks got in. have found a POOPIE load of recipes, trying to plow through it is another matter.

Don't worry about recipes, Brian. I heard from the BBQ Santa elf that you are getting something in 4-6 business days.

 

[Oldtimer]

May not be here in 4-6 business days.

 

[Bill-Chicago]

Well then beat your neighbors ass if he brings you some homemade sausage.

 

[Oldtimer]

I split this from Hey Bill to Sausage stuff, mostly so I could find the som of a bitch. Received my KA Mixer Grinder yesterday came home tonight and find a package from Cabelas's with enough seasoning casings etc for 54 lbs of sausage. Holy POOPIE Bill you trying to make me have a curly tail ? :mrgreen: Made my week but ought to kick your ass so someone have a step ladder at the next Bash I need to borrow it. Thanks Bro you made my week. Now I have no more farking excuses and I was tring to SLIP into this.