Piobaire
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Have never made my own sausage… to do it right, you really need a dedicated grinder and stuffer, yes?
edit: other than breakfast sausage patties, but thats like cheating.
Some people have the Kitchen Aide grinding attachment and tell me it's acceptable. I've got a 1hp grinder from Cabala's. It'll tear through 10# of cubed meat in 3-4 minutes and yields a nice clean grind, no smearing or mush. I've also seen pics of people running the grind right into casings off the Kitchen Aide, but I can't see how that would yield a good product. After the grind you want to put the paddle attachment onto your mixer and activate the myosin so the meat takes on a sticky texture.
So, yeah, I'm saying dedicated equipment if you want a quality product.