| With the economic crunch everyone has to pay high | | | | ideal. |
| prices for just about everything. At first we just | | | | Large wooden or plastic spoons -- these are important |
| thought we were being forced to pay higher gas | | | | because you need something sturdy to mix the meat |
| prices but we soon felt the higher prices at the | | | | and the spices together before you put them into the |
| grocery stores, with the utility companies and more. | | | | casings. |
| Many people found that going back to their old ways | | | | Grinders - you will need a grinder that is strong enough |
| of clipping coupons worked more effectively in the | | | | to do what you want yet fast enough so you do not |
| grocery store. Another way that many people have | | | | have to spend a lot of time grinding meat .For home |
| found to help their families is to make sausage and | | | | use we suggest a grinder with a size #8 cutting plates. |
| other lunch meats at home. | | | | These are very nice electric grinders that work quickly. |
| Although this may sound strange there are simple | | | | You can grind fresh meat, game, fruit, vegetables and |
| ways to make your own lunchmeat but you will have | | | | other things with it. This retails for under $100. |
| to start with the proper utensils and tools to do it. | | | | Stuffer -- you will need some way to stuff your meat |
| Tools You Will Need | | | | into casing. In most cases you will receive several |
| There are several tools that you will need to gather | | | | stuffing tubes with the grinder. If not, you can get the |
| before you begin your work with meats in your | | | | stuffing tubes to fit it for a few extra dollars. These |
| kitchen, especially if you are going to make sausage. | | | | work fine, however, you will have to work harder and |
| Some of these include: | | | | slower than if you used a stuffer. |
| Knives for cutting -- these should be sharp knives that | | | | A five 5 pound capacity, vertical stainless steel stuffer |
| you can use to cut the meat that you will either turn | | | | will stuff a baloney casing in less than two minutes |
| into jerky or put into casings for sausage. | | | | with hardly any effort. They go for about $150, |
| Cutting board - this comes in handy for several things | | | | including assorted stuffing tubes. |
| that you need to cut. A good wooden cutting board | | | | This tool will save you a lot of work; save you time |
| that is big enough to put a large amount of meat on is | | | | and give you a professional baloney every time. |