Looking for a sausage stuffer. Havin' a heck of a time finding one that I will both be happy with (both functional and affordable), and will hold up to use.
The commercial stuff is a bunch of money (Halford Hide) the cheap ones (Princess Auto 5LB) has plastic gears and loks pretty flimsy, even for the $90 they are on sale for.
The larger verticals from Princess Auto look like the same gear that Cabelas has, Chinese made the both of them no doubt, and the Cabelas site shows some pretty poor reviews, with stripped teeth on the drive gears a recurring theme.
Looked at the Dakota Water Stuffer, and it reminds me of all the Ronco and KTel stuff you used to see on TV.... <sigh> Not a real positive association...
Anyone got any tales to tell, or suggestions?
Usage reports on the PA stuffer? The Cabelas ones?
I'm looking for a stuffer that will handle doing a few batches of, say, 10 pounds of meat at a time (not alll into the stuffer at once) of mostly snack sticks into collagen casings. The home brewed stuffer based on the large size caulking gun, isn't cuttin' it anymore. Not real interested in the macaroni press type, want a crank for control and ease of maintaining pressure
Thanks!
Cheers
Trev
The commercial stuff is a bunch of money (Halford Hide) the cheap ones (Princess Auto 5LB) has plastic gears and loks pretty flimsy, even for the $90 they are on sale for.
The larger verticals from Princess Auto look like the same gear that Cabelas has, Chinese made the both of them no doubt, and the Cabelas site shows some pretty poor reviews, with stripped teeth on the drive gears a recurring theme.
Looked at the Dakota Water Stuffer, and it reminds me of all the Ronco and KTel stuff you used to see on TV.... <sigh> Not a real positive association...
Anyone got any tales to tell, or suggestions?
Usage reports on the PA stuffer? The Cabelas ones?
I'm looking for a stuffer that will handle doing a few batches of, say, 10 pounds of meat at a time (not alll into the stuffer at once) of mostly snack sticks into collagen casings. The home brewed stuffer based on the large size caulking gun, isn't cuttin' it anymore. Not real interested in the macaroni press type, want a crank for control and ease of maintaining pressure
Thanks!
Cheers
Trev