Comments on: Homemade Italian sausage http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/12/homemade-italian-sausage/ Recipes from scratch and a lot of chatter about food ( plus a little about politics ) Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:15:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/12/homemade-italian-sausage/#comment-6657 ellaella Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:28:49 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/12/homemade-italian-sausage/#comment-6657 Hi, Dan. Boy am I glad to have this information. I saw a couple recipes recommending ice, but without amounts or explanation. I will certainly try it. In return, here's a tip I hope you can use. My favorite quick way to clean the grinder before washing it is to run soft bread or a soft roll through it. It picks up a lot of what left inside. Thanks for the comment! Hi, Dan. Boy am I glad to have this information. I saw a couple recipes recommending ice, but without amounts or explanation. I will certainly try it.

In return, here’s a tip I hope you can use. My favorite quick way to clean the grinder before washing it is to run soft bread or a soft roll through it. It picks up a lot of what left inside.

Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Dan Milko http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/12/homemade-italian-sausage/#comment-6648 Dan Milko Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:48:12 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/12/homemade-italian-sausage/#comment-6648 If you are fortunate to have crushed ice, sprinkle the meat with a small amount of it as you are grinding. This helps keep the meat chilled and slightly more moist. When done grinding you can use the ice to push out the remaining sausage and help clean the grinder and tubes. Do not use to much ice at once as it might bind up the grinder. If you are fortunate to have crushed ice, sprinkle the meat with a small amount of it as you are grinding. This helps keep the meat chilled and slightly more moist. When done grinding you can use the ice to push out the remaining sausage and help clean the grinder and tubes. Do not use to much ice at once as it might bind up the grinder.

]]> By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/12/homemade-italian-sausage/#comment-4389 ellaella Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:03:12 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/12/homemade-italian-sausage/#comment-4389 Ooh, great tip Nate! Next time I grind more than 1 pound I will definitely remember that. So here's a tip in return: if you have some bread around (going stale is good), when you're done grinding meat put some of the bread through the grinder. It'll get out a lot of those little gooky bits. Ooh, great tip Nate! Next time I grind more than 1 pound I will definitely remember that. So here’s a tip in return: if you have some bread around (going stale is good), when you’re done grinding meat put some of the bread through the grinder. It’ll get out a lot of those little gooky bits.

]]> By: Nate http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/12/homemade-italian-sausage/#comment-4384 Nate Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:56:05 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/12/homemade-italian-sausage/#comment-4384 Thanks for the recipe and the tip about red wine vs red wine vinegar. I'll have to try it the next time I make Italian sausage. We make our own breakfast sausage using the KA attachment, and it is great! Besides chilling the meat prior to grinding, I also like to put all the grinder attachments in the freezer, to keep the meat as cold as possible so it doesn't gum up. <abbr><em>Nate’s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HouseOfAnnie/~3/523052990/foodbuzz-24-24-24-chinese-new-year.html" rel="nofollow">Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Chinese New Year Cioppino Hot Pot</a></em></abbr> Thanks for the recipe and the tip about red wine vs red wine vinegar. I’ll have to try it the next time I make Italian sausage. We make our own breakfast sausage using the KA attachment, and it is great!

Besides chilling the meat prior to grinding, I also like to put all the grinder attachments in the freezer, to keep the meat as cold as possible so it doesn’t gum up.

Nate’s last blog post..Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Chinese New Year Cioppino Hot Pot

]]> By: Easy one pot stovetop meal | From Scratch http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/12/homemade-italian-sausage/#comment-4361 Easy one pot stovetop meal | From Scratch Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:19:32 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/12/homemade-italian-sausage/#comment-4361 [...] hot Italian sausage and usually use turkey or chicken sausage. This time, though, I had my fresh homemade Italian sausage and used that. It was a stellar choice. In all cases, I do not use oil to brown the meat because [...] [...] hot Italian sausage and usually use turkey or chicken sausage. This time, though, I had my fresh homemade Italian sausage and used that. It was a stellar choice. In all cases, I do not use oil to brown the meat because [...]

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