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Cured Meats & Food Preservation => Cured meats & Food Preservation => Charcuterie: Ham, Bacon, Sausage, etc. => Topic started by: hikerman on February 13, 2017, 03:29:26 PM

Title: My First Go at Sausage
Post by: hikerman on February 13, 2017, 03:29:26 PM: I have been wanting to start making sausage for ages! Today was my first attempt. And I chickened out on the stuffing and made it into 1/4lb patties. The sausage recipe I used came from Rytek Kutas' fine book, Great Sausage Recipes and Meat Curing. Rytek said in the book that his favorite Italian sausage is Sicilian-Italian Sausage with Wine and Cheese. I figured if it was good enough for him, well it should be quite good enough for me! :D Recipe was given in 25lb and 10lb amounts, I did a 5 lb batch.
Next time stuffing..... ???

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Title: Re: My First Go at Sausage
Post by: TMB on February 13, 2017, 03:32:36 PM: I got dibs on one of those!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Title: Re: My First Go at Sausage
Post by: TentHunteR on February 13, 2017, 03:36:15 PM: Great job Gene! The patties look good.

Quote from: hikerman
I chickened out on the stuffing and made it into 1/4lb patties.
Hey, there's nothing wrong with taking sausage making one step at a time. Get comfortable with each step, then move on.
Title: Re: My First Go at Sausage
Post by: Pam Gould on February 13, 2017, 03:55:25 PM: good job..I always make a small patty and cook and taste it before I decide what to do with it. Let us know. .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
Title: Re: My First Go at Sausage
Post by: N. Ontario Smoker on February 13, 2017, 04:06:10 PM: My first were clone Jimmy Dean patties. I still make them for breakfast sausages.
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Post by: HighOnSmoke on February 13, 2017, 04:27:53 PM: Awesome Gene! I am little confused when you said stuffing. The finished pictures look like they are in casings and not patties?
Title: Re: My First Go at Sausage
Post by: hikerman on February 13, 2017, 04:57:09 PM: Quote from: HighOnSmoke on February 13, 2017, 04:27:53 PM
Awesome Gene! I am little confused when you said stuffing. The finished pictures look like they are in casings and not patties?
That last pic Mike is a 1/4 lb patty. I used my burger-maker which has ridges to collect juices as it cooks. But you're right, it does kinda look like a sausage rope!

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Title: Re: My First Go at Sausage
Post by: hikerman on February 13, 2017, 04:58:39 PM: Quote from: Pam Gould on February 13, 2017, 03:55:25 PM
good job..I always make a small patty and cook and taste it before I decide what to do with it. Let us know. .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

Agreed! ;)

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Title: My First Go at Sausage
Post by: Pappymn on February 13, 2017, 07:41:36 PM: Looks really good
Title: Re: My First Go at Sausage
Post by: HighOnSmoke on February 13, 2017, 07:43:38 PM: Quote from: hikerman on February 13, 2017, 04:57:09 PM
Quote from: HighOnSmoke on February 13, 2017, 04:27:53 PM
Awesome Gene! I am little confused when you said stuffing. The finished pictures look like they are in casings and not patties?
That last pic Mike is a 1/4 lb patty. I used my burger-maker which has ridges to collect juices as it cooks. But you're right, it does kinda look like a sausage rope!

Dat explains it! ;) I have a 3 slot 1/4 patty burger maker that has the same ridges, maybe the same.
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Post by: teesquare on February 13, 2017, 09:23:18 PM: What a boiguh that will make! ;) :D
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Post by: tomcrete1 on February 14, 2017, 08:04:01 AM: Awesome! :thumbup:
Title: Re: My First Go at Sausage
Post by: Smokin Don on February 14, 2017, 08:19:56 AM: Looks great Gene!!! I love Sicilian sausage! Don