Where your meat comes from will determine what the most important piece of equipment is for you. Because they are working with larger whole muscle cuts, hunters will need to purchase a meat grinder. For people who buy meat at the store that already comes ground, then a stuffer would be a better fit for you. Having both a stuffer and grinder, instead of using the stuffer option on the grinder, are ideal for making cured sausage because of the need for protein extraction. The meat will have a stronger bond and be stickier, adding difficulty to the stuffer option on your meat grinder.

Where your meat comes from will determine what the most important piece of equipment is for you. Because they are working with larger whole muscle cuts, hunters will need to purchase a meat grinder. For people who buy meat at the store that already comes ground, then a stuffer would be a better fit for you.

Having both a stuffer and grinder, instead of using the stuffer option on the grinder, are ideal for making cured sausage because of the need for protein extraction. The meat will have a stronger bond and be stickier, adding difficulty to the stuffer option on your meat grinder.

A sausage stuffer is necessary when making cured sausage. Using the stuffer option on the meat grinder will take significantly more time than stuffing with a sausage stuffer and will be more consistent. Using the stuffer feature on the meat grinder also adds unnecessary wear and tear.

Because of the need for protein extraction when making cured sausage a meat mixer is recommended. In order to add a stronger bond to the fat, meat, and water to prevent the fat from rendering out of meat while smoking, the level of protein extraction possible with meat mixer is beneficial. Without protein extraction dried-out-casing, shrinkage, and lack of taste are potential problems.