Cabela's Stuffers?

[MN Mike]

if you are not using any water in the mix for pepporoni stix, you are going to struggle big time.

+1

We always have much more water in our snack stick mix than we did in the other mixes like polish and summer sausages.

Mike

[reinhard1]

a lot of pepperoni and other types of sausage have "binders" such as powdered milk as part of the seasoning. this absorbes a lot of moisture. that may be the case here. strait seasonings without binders would still require moisture but not as much. i have noticed in some commercial ready to use seasonings they realy dont tell you how much additional moisture is needed. i usualy use beer for moisture. just me. good luck.

[sparkyaber]

I thought I made it clear that I was sure it was the diameter of the the tube of the 11#?? Any who, it was way better than the 30#.

[reinhard1]

everything metioned is important. you may have corrected your problem with the tube as i mentioned before, however all aspects of making sousage is important. i would imagine a few people have gained some tips from these posts. good luck.

[Riich]

I thought I made it clear that I was sure it was the diameter of the the tube of the 11#?? Any who, it was way better than the 30#.

For smaller diameter tubes, just use more water. I just stuffed slim jims using the 11# Cabela's stuffer and it was the cat's meow. Actually much easier than trying to crank the old cast iron unit. I'm never stingy on the water, it's not going to hinder anything.

[fishit]

What are your opinions of the 5# LEM stuffers, they say metal gears and the price is decent.....

[reinhard1]

i have a 5 pound stuffer but not that brand. since i do smaller batch's [25 to 30 lbs] it's perfect for me. i bought mine for 100 bucks. verticle is the way to go in my opinion. not to say a larger volume is bad. if it meets your needs that's all that matters. if properly cleaned and maintained it should last you a long time. good luck.

[Fish On]

i got the 11 pound version of this unit from cabelas only looks like they have the 7 now but could not be more happy

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Weston-Products-Stuffer/940413.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dsausage%2Bstuffer%26x%3D0%26y%3D0%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts&Ntt=sausage+stuffer&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+Products

i would also like to add although 3 tubes are advertised mine came with 4 got all bases covered

[fishit]

I just orderd the 5# Lem stuffer, should fit my needs perfect!!

[reinhard1]

if it fits your needs that's all thats important. i have a 5 pound stuffer as well and it's perfect for my needs also. have fun and enjoy. good luck.