The BBQ Report

Sure, you can grill up a mean bratwurst or smoke up some juicy hot links. But have you ever considered making your own sausage at home? That’s certainly the true test. Follow the link on this article to view a photo tutorial how-to on the fine art of stuffing your own sausage.

I’ve made my own sausage, but it didn’t turn out that well. Things went well at first, I ground up some pork then added the fat. Some how, I ended up with salt pork instead of fat back, resulting in some very salty sausage. Oh well, I’ll have to try again sometime. Unlike the article, where they have some sort of professional rig, I was using a KitchenAid stuffer attachment and food grinder conversion kit with our stand mixer, and it works just fine.

If you want to go really hard core, check out this article on making sausage from scratch in Romania, which includes the sorting of the intestines and blowing air through them to check for leaks.