What R you doing today?

[Ohio Bob]

Spending a week in Punta Cana, DR. Having a Presidente. Makes me think of Varis again.
Where are you geek?

 

[Kraffty]

I really don’t remember if I shared any pics when I rebuilt the mantle and hearth on our fire place but I got the go ahead from Lori last week to build a matching faux beam that we added to the peak of the ceiling. We both had a sore day or two after working on ladders and reaching overhead to mount it.

 

[crushday]

I really don’t remember if I shared any pics when I rebuilt the mantle and hearth on our fire place but I got the go ahead from Lori last week to build a matching faux beam that we added to the peak of the ceiling. We both had a sore day or two after working on ladders and reaching overhead to mount it.
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Stunning, Mike. Great job!

 

[winemaker81]

Mrs. WM81 gave me a meat grinder for Christmas. When we were first married, we purchased the accessory kit for the KitchenAid mixer, which includes a grinder. I have made hamburg and sausage periodically, but haven't in over 5 years as the grinder is slow. My younger son suggested getting a dedicated grinder.

It comes with a LOT of parts:



The front row of parts is most of what's used for grinding. Most of the parts are for shredding or straining.

Grinding 8 lbs of meat with the KitchenAid took upwards to 40 minutes. It works great, but it's slow.

Yesterday using the grinder? 4 minutes. It took longer to prep the pork shoulder (slicing into strips) than it did to grind it.



I made 8 lbs Italian sausage and 7 lbs breakfast sausage.



Mrs. WM81 used 1.5 lbs of Italian sausage for spaghetti sauce -- the remainder is formed into 1/4 lb patties.

The sausage in the sauce is a bit bland. I need to review other recipes and adjust the one I'm using.

 

[Hazelemere]

Mrs. WM81 gave me a meat grinder for Christmas. When we were first married, we purchased the accessory kit for the KitchenAid mixer, which includes a grinder. I have made hamburg and sausage periodically, but haven't in over 5 years as the grinder is slow. My younger son suggested getting a dedicated grinder.

It comes with a LOT of parts:

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The front row of parts is most of what's used for grinding. Most of the parts are for shredding or straining.

Grinding 8 lbs of meat with the KitchenAid took upwards to 40 minutes. It works great, but it's slow.

Yesterday using the grinder? 4 minutes. It took longer to prep the pork shoulder (slicing into strips) than it did to grind it.

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I made 8 lbs Italian sausage and 7 lbs breakfast sausage.

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Mrs. WM81 used 1.5 lbs of Italian sausage for spaghetti sauce -- the remainder is formed into 1/4 lb patties.

The sausage in the sauce is a bit bland. I need to review other recipes and adjust the one I'm using.

try making chorizo

 

[winemaker81]

try making chorizo

It's on my To-Do list.

I had enough leftover to make 3 patties of Italian and 1 of breakfast, which I fried yesterday. Today I had one of each, and the flavor is MUCH better. I realize that when making sausage, I should probably refrigerate it for 1 day before forming patties or stuffing casings, to let flavors meld.