Five Italians and two Hungarians meeting on the Weber.


Hey, that's an unfair advantage! I thought that we were put on this earth to suffer a bit.IdaKraut wrote:That's why I only buy casings that come pre-flushed and tubed on plastic sleeves. Makes life so much easier.redzed wrote:When it came to rinsing and flushing the casings, to my horror, they were a tangled knotted mess!
redzed wrote:IdaKraut wrote:http://www.makincasing.com/ I buy both sheep and hog casings from them. Same price whether they are bulk or tubed. Free shipping as well. Not sure if they'll ship to Canada however.redzed wrote:BTW, where do you get them casings?
Hey Red, That is scientific enough and without an inspector`s electronic equipment, we must use simple math - nothing wrong with that. Heck, I was just curious. Fat is where the flavor is. In the United States, pork sausage can contain up to 50% fat. That`s why you often see a lot of grease in the bottom of the pan when you fry up commercial sausage - especially commercial breakfast sausage. On the other hand, in beef sausage, we are allowed to only use 30% maximum fat. You`ve made some great looking sausage pal, and I`m sure it is very tasty. My question is... did you learn anything while making it?CW, fat estimate is not exactly scientific, but I think I'm close. I was working with 13lbs of carefully trimmed meat from a butt and loin, (probably 95% lean) and 4 lbs of fat with a bit of meat in it as well. So using simple math, I came up with 30%. One half of the meat was used for the Italian and and one half for my Hungarian Paprika sausage to which I also added 1.5 lbs of lean beef. Maybe a bit too much fat in the Italian, but what a tasty finish! It is probably on the "hot" side and I'm a bit concerned that it may not be for everyone, but after a day on the mountain trails they should be hungry to eat anything.
Are you a movie fan? I am reminded of the Ahnold Swartzeneggar movie where he returns to Mars disguised as a rather large woman, pulls the prosthetic head off when discovered, and the head saystooth wrote:I am behind as well in my sausage making, but I have been keeping updated with everyone else's progress. I will likely be making 3-4 different types all in one day when I am ready (which looks like Saturday at this point!)
I knew a butcher who backed into his bandsaw and got a little behind in his work.tooth wrote:I am behind as well in my sausage making, but I have been keeping updated with everyone else's progress. I will likely be making 3-4 different types all in one day when I am ready (which looks like Saturday at this point!)