As a sausage maker, have you noticed that sausage recipes vary in how many times they tell you to grind the sausage meat? Have you wondered if you get different results based on how many times you grind the meat? The number of times you should grind meat for sausage varies. Most sausage makers grind …
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You’re ready to make sausage at home, and you have your meat, fat, liquid, and seasoning. The first step should be grinding the meat, right? Not necessarily. When it comes to whether or not to season sausage before or after grinding, you can really go in either direction. You can cube the meat, mix in …
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Making your own sausage is a great way to control the quality and flavor of your sausages, and isn’t as difficult as you might think. Bringing homemade sausage to your next barbecue or cookout will step up your grill game, or you can simply enjoy homemade sausages with your favorite breakfast or sandwich. When making …
To make your own sausage at home, you need three primary ingredients: meat, fat, and liquid. Here I’ll focus on liquid and discuss how much water should be added to sausage mix. I’ll also touch on why you need water in the first place and some really cool alternatives to water that will really change …
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Do you know that there are at least 15 different types of salt out there? And I can tell you from my research that there is definitely more. Given this huge variety, it definitely matters what type of salt you use, and this absolutely applies to sausage making. Here we’ll explore what kind of salt …
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A hot topic of discussion when buying hot dogs or sausages from the store is the nitrates that are used in them as preservatives. What are nitrates exactly? Are they safe? And more importantly, does fresh sausage have nitrates since you make it at home? Keep reading if you want to know the answers to …
Obviously, sausages are made from ground meat (sometimes called ground sausage). But have you ever thought about exactly what type of meat you’re eating? Here I’ll discuss and hope to answer your questions about what cut of meat is best for sausage making. What Kind of Meat Is Used for Sausage? Historically, sausages were made …
