Air bubbles
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Arod2015 yes, just did 2 days worth this weekend
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Arod2015 They sell a Sausage Pricker but yes, a pin works about the same, those prickers are more used by commercial processors as a pin wouldn’t be accepted by a USDA inspector.
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Jonathon i had a nervous break down, i couldnt find my pin. I thought for sure it got stuck to meat and was gonna have to throw it all away for safety measures. I found that it rolled under my stuffer…whew!! I can totally see the reason USDA would not allow it besides the sterile factor as well
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twilliams Hahaha yeah, people like to complain about the USDA but they sometimes have good reasons for the rules they create!
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Packing the stuffer tightly with meat and having an air eliminator on your stuffer plate will greatly reduce your air getting into the casings.
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twilliams Losing a pin or needle and having to toss a batch is the very reason I went ahead and sprung for a pricker. I’d rather spend a few bucks on the front end to avoid tossing pounds and pounds of meat. I like cheap insurance.
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ClaytonD Yeah, that’ll do just fine! That’s pretty much what the pricker I have it like, just larger.