Hi MatterOne... thanks for the info and advice! I was going back and forth between getting a 3/4 hp grinder vs a 1 hp grinder. For my future goals, seems like the 1 hp is the way to go, As for the motorized stuffer with footswitch... your points are definitely well taken, and well worth considering....

Hi MatterOne, I’m definitely looking at grinders and stuffers. Pro-Cut and Lem for grinders, Lem for stuffers. But I’m certainly open to suggestions. I’m butchering for myself, and sharing with family and friends... everyone loves free sausage and bacon, not to mention a pork chop or two. A side job...

Butter bean... recipe looks great! I’ll try it this weekend, as I still have a decently stocked freezer of porcine goodness. From Marianski’s Home Production of Quality Meats and Sausages, I have made: Bratwurst, Breakfast Sausage, Chaurice, Chrizo Argentinean, Chorizo Mexican, Longanisa, Loukanika,...

Hello all... I’m new to the forum, and really appreciate the wealth of knowledge and info. I manage a live sound company by trade, and have gotten into butchering pigs as a hobby... did I just call it a hobby? The pigs are sourced locally from the California Central Valley. I have learned to use eve...