How To Use a Sausage Stuffer

Making your own sausage at home has the potential to save you a lot of money. Most people choose to purchase a motorized sausage stuffer instead of a manual hand crank sausage stuffer these days. In this article you will find the basic instructions for using a motorized sausage stuffer. You can find more detailed usage instructions that are model specific by reading the manual that came with the sausage stuffer that you purchased.

Things You'll Need

• Sausage stuffing tubes (included with stuffer appliance)Pre-ground meatSausage casingsMotorized sausage stuffer

Instructions

1. Choose the stuffing tube size that best suits the type of sausage that you want to make. Choose the sausage casing that will produce the sausage link size that you want.

2. Add your meat to the cylinder of the sausage stuffer. You can use meat that is already ground up in the store, or you can use a meat grinder to make your own. Mix your seasonings before you put the meat into the cylinder. Also, you need to make sure that you are only adding about 3 lbs. at a time so that you can push the meat down to remove air pockets.

3. Attach the stuffer cylinder (if it is removable), making sure that you lock it into position properly. Always follow assembly and operating instructions in your manual.

4. Place your casing on the end of the stuffing tube, like a sleeve. You may find it helpful to bunch up the casing a bit so that the closed end of the casing is flush against the tube end. It will extend as it slowly fills.

5. Push down the foot pedal of the sausage stuffer and adjust the speed so that you are comfortable with how fast the sausage casing is filling. Make sure that you are stopping when the casing is almost filled completely, but not all the way. Pressure in the cylinder will make a little meat come out even when you have taken your foot off of the pedal. You need to watch so that this meat goes into the casing and not on your table or counter.