Sausage making

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Would love to get into sausage making. What kit do you have? Was it expensive? Is it bulky?

They all look really good. Well done.

Where do you get your casings?

They look unreal. I’d love to try something like this myself.

I, briefly, went down this road. I bought a Lidl mincer and it was next to useless - kept getting clogged requiring multiple dismantlings and clearing for each batch. Also, the filler attachment was very difficult to use.

In the end, I just gave up and gave the machine away.

So, if you are thinking of trying this, make sure that you get the right machine.

I can't stress enough how important it is to keep your grinder blade sharp. Get a cheap diamond sharpener like those below and give your blade a light sharpen before every use. You wouldn't use a blunt knife, don't use a blunt grinder blade either.

They all look absolutely gorgeous. I had a bit of a sausage goo on me anyway today but I'm definitely going to head down to the Brown Pig in Terenure for something tasty for dinner later now!

Àny chance you can include your recipe?

I enjoy making them, but as you say, very time consuming and can get expensive, compared to shop bought, but you know the best cuts are being used.

I make a large batch, vac pac and freeze.

I must get myself organised to make a few this week.

I was attempting the same a couple of years ago with the Kitchen Aid and my mince was probably not cool enough. It ended up breaking the machine (there is an internal plastic gear wheel). Luckily I was able to take the machine apart and repair it. Just thought I would mention to be aware of that, it was a right pain and thankfully I was able to repair it as the machine is quite expensive.

I was afraid to go back to making sausages after that, but I would love to try it again with another machine. The kitchen aid is made to be repairable and it was relatively easy to get the part when I knew what was wrong. It was fairly intimidating though as it is not that easy to take the whole thing apart if you are not that familiar with repairing mechanical/electrical devices (I am not).