Homemade Sausage Making

I don't have a proper meat mixer for mixing my sausage until its sticky. I do have a Cuisinart stand mixer with a bread hook. Will this do the job?

Bert,

Hi Bert,

Small batches of 10# and under don't mix all that well in my 20# mixer! And a mixer is awkward to clean. I just glove up and mix by hand. Yes, the hands do get numb, but only for a short while.

Many people don't wear the gloves, but it is difficult to completely clean and sanitize hands around and under the fingernails. Any unwanted bacteria on the hands can be transmitted to the meat paste, and eventually effect the shelf life of the product. Proper food safety practices recommend the gloves.

Jim

I only make small batches (under ten pounds) and do all of my mixing by hand just as I do with bread kneading. In a large vessel push the mince down flat to cover the bottom of the tub. Fold it in half then turn it and fold it again 90 degrees to the first fold. Now mash it flat again and fold again and again and again and again. When you do this you stretch the mince. a double fold makes four layers. the next double fold makes 4x4 layers, the process is exponential and really quite fast.

Bert, you wrote:

I do have a Cuisinart stand mixer with a bread hook. Will this do the job?

The answer is yes it will mix it... very well. Try the bread "loop" instead of the hook. It's much faster. However, it will also break down the size of the particles and it may even appear "emulsified" if you aren't careful. Sometimes, I even prefer this texture. The main thing is to intersperse the cure and the spices completely throughout the meat equally while developing the actomyosyn proteins. I wrote a little more about the subject on today's post for "Project B".

Best Wishes,
Chuckwagon

BUCKET MIXERS

I thought you guys might like my different bucket mixers. I make a 2 gallon 14 pound stuffer and also a 5 gallon 40 pound mixer. Both will mix a batch of meat in less then a minute. You use a 1/2 inch power drill to provide the power. Here is a picture of the 2 gallon mixer.



and here is a video of using the 5 gallon mixer. They are both very easy to clean.

http://s943.photobucket.com/albums/ad27 ... GVIDEO.mp4

http://s943.photobucket.com/albums/ad27 ... MIXEDR.mp4


you can contact me at

kirby_campbell@yahoo.com

pikeman_95

Great idea Pikeman. I need to build one of those or do you sell them?
Send me a PM plz.