Praise God, I enjoyed your video , I have bought a meat grinder to do sausage a few months ago and me and my wife we are enjoying the sausage. We are living in north Florida about 35 miles south of the AL line. Most of all thanks for the good Spirit of God . God bless

@IronmanOutdoors

5 ай бұрын

Amen....thanks for watching!

This grinder binds up on connecting tissue and some muscle casing. Stop it, take the spin nut and grate off of it and then turn it back on. The unit will push out the bound up pile of gristle/connecting tissue and then remove it from the cork screw. Voila, put it back together and start up again. This unit works well. But don't expect it to work like a commercial unit. But it works great for many seasons. Also, i don't buy hamburger in the store due to questionable content. I'll buy a cheap roast at 4-5.00 per lb and grind it up too. Then you really know what's going on with your food intake. The flavor and consistency is incredible.

@IronmanOutdoors

5 ай бұрын

Neat idea! Thanks for watching!

I just got one of those grinders it works great nothing wrong with harbor freight

@IronmanOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

I've been pleasantly surprised with the HF grinder!

@MrGrey-vo2og

6 ай бұрын

going get it tomorrow, it's on sale!

Good video. I got one from Christmas , love it.

@IronmanOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

Mr. Harold still lives through you. We just ordered a meat grinder and like you, we didnt break the bank on it. Thanks for showing us your technique.

@IronmanOutdoors

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Patriot! The sausage turned out great....I had some this morning before church! Next time I'm going to add some crushed red pepper to kick it up a notch.

@commonsensepatriot9450

7 ай бұрын

@@IronmanOutdoors I subscribed after watching your video. I look forward to seeing more.

@andrepatterson7058

7 ай бұрын

Great video and great job on your sausage making 👍🏽. Maybe next time, you can try some fatty bacon to mix in it. You may have to adjust your seasoning a bit.

@IronmanOutdoors

7 ай бұрын

Good idea! Bacon makes everything better.

@andrepatterson7058

7 ай бұрын

I just subscribed to your channel as well 👍🏽

It's a very good one!

@IronmanOutdoors

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I agree!

I have a butcher friend that's moved out of state, before he left he gave me some advice on sausage making. He would grind it once, then he added a pack of "Old Plantation Sausage Seasoning # 8", and mixed it up and ran it through his grinder again. The best sausage I've ever eat.

@IronmanOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

Added to my Amazon cart! Thanks I will try it!

@SilverbugInc

6 ай бұрын

Is that the breakfast sausage seasoning blend by any chance?

@carlking8530

6 ай бұрын

.@@SilverbugIncI believe that it is

Nice work.

@IronmanOutdoors

5 ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

Very enjoyable. I'm not a professional I'm just like you. Wanted to make for family

I've made several hundred pounds of wild hog sausage almost just like that. I chunk it up in smaller chunks, mix the seasoning, which is the same as that. Put it in the refrigerator overnight, then grind and stuff all in one process. Some I smoke but most is left fresh. Never had any complaints whatsoever on my sausage. It don't last long.

@IronmanOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

Tell me what you do to smoke yours? I have a pit boss smoker but have never tried to smoke some. Thanks.

Me personally i have never used the meat grinder, but my uncle always did. He would stick the moving parts in the freezer to get cold before he starting grinding. Dont know if that would help or not

@IronmanOutdoors

7 ай бұрын

Someone else mentioned that to me about making sure the grinder parts are cold....and also they said make sure the meat is very cold! I will certainly try that next time. I'm already watching the cameras, waiting for the pigs to show back up!

@anthonykeeton9103

6 ай бұрын

Yeah the colder the meat the better it grinds especially the fat . don't want it froze but put in the freezer for a bit before grinding you'll see a big difference

@IronmanOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

@@anthonykeeton9103 I'm going to try it.....getting ready to make another batch....also gonna add some additional spices to it....maybe some crushed red pepper and sage!

How did the stuffing attachment work on that grinder? Also have you used it with sausage casings yet?

@IronmanOutdoors

5 ай бұрын

Good question....I haven't used it with the casings yet.

@bigtruck147

5 ай бұрын

@@IronmanOutdoors if you didn't use the stuffing attachment, how did you fill the bags?

@IronmanOutdoors

5 ай бұрын

Yes I just held the bag over the tube by hand. Haven’t done any sausage in casings yet.

We always did a partial freeze on our meats for grinding,,,

@IronmanOutdoors

5 ай бұрын

Good idea....I"m going to do that next time.

I have a couple more ideas to add to your recipe. First try to find cheap smoked bacon to use as fat. It tastes great and adds a smoke flavor to your sausage.... The next thing is to add 1 pound of dark brown sugar to 25 pounds of sausage, right along with you regular seasonings. Be careful when cooking because sugar will burn.... I put my meat into sausage tubes and I smoke it in a smoker made from an old steel freezer I made into a smoker.

@IronmanOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

Interesting....had not thought about brown sugar.

I've got 2 grinders like that and a old lardpress we've done as many as 30 deer and 5 hogs 1 beef a year still going after 20 years

@IronmanOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

Man that's impressive!

and definitely get your meat as cold as you can add ice or ice water or just freeze the pork, you can also stick the auger and cutting blades in freezer too

@kellyklotz1744

6 ай бұрын

If you add ice it should be shave not cubes as all manufacturers say it can damage the grinder

Use pork shoulder next time. You want sausage 80/20-70/30. Also on that grinder cut your trimmings into strips so the auger will catch it better.

@IronmanOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

I'm assuming the pork shoulder has more fat? Good idea about trimmings into strips....makes sense.

@andrewschris7

6 ай бұрын

@@IronmanOutdoors yes it has more fat. Also partially freeze trimmings firms them some so the grinder cuts them a little cleaner instead kinda smashing them.

@twspma3549

5 ай бұрын

Best cut for the task in my opinion.

@twspma3549

5 ай бұрын

Andrew's Chris is on it!

alot of butcher (food city, krogers or public) stores also sell pork belly something you wanna make bacon with alot of pork fat there

@IronmanOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

Yes, that's a great idea. My local food lion doesn't carry that....but I need to check around and maybe keep some in the freezer. THanks!

I tell ya what to all the haters on the grinder!! As of January 2024… the grinder is $44.97 with a 30% coupon today!! So out there door for about $35 ain’t bad!!!!. Literally if you get one season out of it with only “1” you are so much money ahead! Local deer processing places are getting 3-$4 a pound for making sausage!!! So you do the math!!! I’m picking one up TODAY!!!!☝️👍👍👏👏👏🦌🦌🦌… all you haters go ahead and spend $500 so you can get done 11 minutes sooner!!!. Fine by me!!!!🤣🤣👍

@jasonflynnpp144

5 ай бұрын

I'm on my 2nd year using mine and it works flawless. It gets used at least once a month making sausage and ground meat.

@IronmanOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

That's encouraging....mine won't be used quite that much but good to know others are putting it to the test!

Hope you ground twice? 8mm to 6mm or 6mm twice.

@IronmanOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

Yes I did grind it twice....I actually used the same plate for both grinds but turned out well.

@stewartbrashear5705

6 ай бұрын

AC Leggs make a good bratwurst mix too,( #104 ) and a fantastic Jalapeño snack stick mix (# 188 ) with high temp pepper jack cheese that we also put in 12x14” fibrous casings and finished in the smoker. Good stuff😋 Have a great year and may the good lord bless you in everything you do. @@IronmanOutdoors

Make a video and talk about the ministry. How much is it. I’m in Texas

@IronmanOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

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@IronmanOutdoors

4 ай бұрын

Hey it was! I actually cooked some of this sausage for breakfast yesterday morning! My 83 year old Dad even likes it!

three thumbs up from @themortgagefarmer. I say three because, well, Two would just be normal.

22#s meat…add approx. 22 oz. Ice cold water. Makes a difference.

@IronmanOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

Good tip! I will try that!

will grind better if its almost frozen.

@IronmanOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

Gonna try that next time. Thanks.

You better buy a better grinder lol

Could you have done it different? Yes. Would you have ended up with a better product, doubtful. Economical and simple does work. At the end of the day you don't need to please the watching public, this is not a race or competition.

@IronmanOutdoors

6 ай бұрын

You are exactly right! I had some for breakfast yesterday and it was delicious!