The ingredients used in that recipe look to be more Mediterranean (aka Tuscany area) than the Northern "Italian" with the prerequisite fennel. From the immigrant Italian community of South-East Kansas (Circa 1900): - Pork shoulder - Cloves - Allspice - Nutmeg - Salt - Pepper - Garlic - Red wine - Po...

Those look great!

I once ... only once, tangled with a package of spicy hot nuts from a local Trader Joe's. I am usually pretty good with 'hot' food, but those Thai peanuts (or whatever they were) burned twice!

Thank you for the reply. I do not know anything about a horizontal bladder looking machine. I have looked at the hydro-powered-spud-cannon-conversion-into-stuffer thingy that plugs into the kitchen sink -- I'm not interested in that. What I want to know is the advantage or disadvantage of these two ...

Pretty soon you won't need a grinder, a stuffer, or a smoker. You can just 'grow' your pepperoni in a petri dish. :shock: :mrgreen: Test-tube meat to be available this fall, scientist says The world's first "test-tube" meat, a hamburger made from a cow's stem cells, will be produced this fall, Dutch...

Thanks for the link. Before posting my query I had looked in the hardware forum for info on stuffers but missed that thread. I read the whole thing, and followed every link -- took me 2 hrs. Nothing in that thread answers the question: what are the advantages and disadvantages of a vertical stuffer ...

I am looking to buy a stuffer, not sure if vertical or horizontal is the way to go. Other than the obvious difference of counter top space needed for the stuffer to sit on, what, if any, advantages/disadvantages are there to each design? Thanks for any input you folks can offer on this all import to...

Welcome aboard Oxide in California . I`ve got some great Saddlebum`s Western Wisdom for you. Never catch snowflakes with your tongue until all the birds have gone south for the winter. Nice to have you with us Oxide. Best Wishes, Chuckwagon Thank you much, sir. Your wisdom is much appreciated. Been...