Using Your Grinder To Stuff Sausage

Most grinders have the ability to do more than just grind meat, you can use some of them to power meat mixers, hook up jerky or patty makers to them and most of them have the ability to stuff sausage into casings. One important note is that this is a feature of these types of grinders, it is not ideal and using an actual sausage stuffer will make the process much easier and faster but we are going to show you the process of using your grinder as a stuffer.

This is the Weston Butcher Series #12 electric meat grinder and it comes with everything you need to use it as a stuffer. First is the star stuffing adapter, this is going to take the place of a plate and knife and it’s main job is to prevent the auger from riding on the bottom of the throat which would damage both the auger and the head assembly.

Then we have 4 different sized stuffing horns to choose from. We have 20, 30 and 40mm stuffing horns that are tapered down to make stuffing easier, the issue with that is that it means the smallest casing we can get on the smallest of these three horns is the 32mm casing and only a small amount. Then there is a separate horn with a 10mm metal attachment at the end for stuffing smaller diameter casings, when using this it is also necessary to use this high speed auger in place of the star stuffing adapter. The smaller horn and casing you use the longer it is going to take to stuff your casings, so doing something like a summer sausage casing is going to be easier than making a bratwurst.

For our purposes today we are choosing the 20mm stuffing horn and a 32mm casing. The collagen is packed down so while we are only able to get a few inches of the casing onto the horn it will translate into a few feet of finished product at a time.

We are going to lock the stuffing horn into the stuffing flange, to do so you line up the three slot on the flange with the 3 knobs on the horn and push it into place. Then we are going to put our star stuffing adapter onto the stud where the plate and knife would normally go and finally we will put our locking ring over the stuffing horn to keep it in place.

I have already mixed my seasoning in with my meat, and for anyone wondering it is a brand new one we are carrying, it is Excalibur’s Chocolate Chili Flavored Bratwurst that I have been excited to try for a while now.

[ericduhs]

John, you always have a clear concise delivery of information. Kudos!

[dtowndano]

so I bought a similar stainless steel meat grinder that did come with various size stuffing horns. I don't have a "star stuffing adapter". Is this a must to use ? Another question, I assume you remove the grind blade and the plate when stuffing the meat into the casing ?

[LP-ydww]

Star stuffing adapter??? It is possible to buy it?

[brewingman]

Cant you turn on the meat grinder to push the mix through?

[ScottysBackYardBBQ]

works a lot better if the meat is close to frozen..drop meat in small chunks at a time . letting the auger take the meat before you had more.. go slow so you dont get any air pockets..

[littzomega]

Sir is it possible to send here in the Philippines? How much is your grinding machine with stuffer? Thank you

[yl]

what is the inner diameter of the meat grinder that you use?

[JPE_DRAEB]

Seems like the LEM Big Bite Grinder looks easier with it's stuffing plate.. Or is it still easier with dedicated stuffer?

[ikeyeet]

put some water on your tray so the sausage slides and doesn't bend when it touches it.

[Jallenspence]

Last time I stuffed sausage with my grinder I kept getting air in my casings. What did I do wrong?

[wooleyboogerfarms]

And that's why you buy a dedicated stuffer.

[nickbowman]

Do yourselves a favor buy a stuffer! Grinder is soooo slow