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Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
Removable 4 7/8in.W x 8in.H stainless steel cylinder is easy to clean and maintain, as is the plastic piston. Stainless steel base frame is made of welded cold roll steel. 5-lb. capacity sausage stuffer includes 1/2in., 7/8in. and 1in. stuffing tubes. Base is 9 1/2in.L x 6in.W. Capacity (lbs.): 5, Stuffing Tubes Included: (3) 1/2, 7/8, 1
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40 of 44(91%)would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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Great Product!,
November 11, 2009
By Longshot46
from Strasburg Colorado
"I shopped for a stuffer like this with everyone that sells them on the internet & a few local businesses in the Denver area. The price for this unit was the best by far of all the stuffers that I found. The reviews listed were very helpful and when I received the unit I was very pleased with the quality of the unit. I have used it to make approximately 50 lbs of jerky at this point and the unit works flawlessly. It is also a breeze to clean up after use. At first I was a little apprehensive about the nylon gears so I ordered an extra set when I purchased the unit. I think that the people that are having trouble with the gears breaking are just not paying close enough attention when the piston reaches its full travel and are putting way too much pressure on them. I am extremely pleased with this purchase and would reccoment it to anyone looking for a stuffer."
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Review 2 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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Great Product,
November 10, 2009
By ModernPioneer
from Butler PA
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"I have used hand stuffers which failed, table top tube style stuffers which the meat came out around the press. This stuff was great in all aspects of its operation. Although it needed to be fastened to the top of the counter by using a C-clamp, it didn't leak and I was able to stuff 15 lbs of sausages in just 20 minutes. I found it easy to clean and dish washer safe."
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Review 3 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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5-lb sausage stuffer,
November 9, 2009
By Grinder100
from New Hampshire
"My family realy loves Italian sausage,I use to make a lot of sausages the old way, with a funnel and a thumb ! then I tried an attachment for the electric grinder, it was okay but not great (a two person job at best ) About 3-4 weeks ago I purchased a Northan Industry 5 lb. sausage stuffer. How did I ever do with out this great tool ? It was so easy to use , it took more time to load the casing on the tube than It did to make 5lbs. of sausage. the clean up was a snap as it disassembled in a flash I would highly recomend this tool to anyone, my next plan is to make a much bigger batch of different flavors."
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Review 4 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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Sausage Stuffer,
November 4, 2009
By bim007
from Los Angeles, CA
"This is a great product. It is the same stuffer offered by other suppliers and it costs much, much less. I am delighted. I have mounted it on an old cutting board to stabilize it and couldn't be more pleased."
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Review 5 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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Quick and easy,
November 4, 2009
By Rickmad82
from Kingston, MA
"I bought this to start making my own Polish sausages as they are made in Poland since you cannot find decent Polish sausages around here. This will easily do over 200lb per hour. I also bought a Northern Industrial grinder from Northern Tool, which by the way is also great. This is an all around great stuffer!"
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Review 6 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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5lb Sausage Stuffer,
November 2, 2009
By T225
from Lexington, KY
"This stuffer works great, I use it to make summer sausage you can't beat it for the price. I have priced other ones of similiar size and quality and they are $100 or more in price. I have probably put about two hundred pounds of meat through it with absolutely no problems."
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Review 7 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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Sausage stuffer,
November 2, 2009
By TinMD
from Perry Hall, MD
"I used this stuffer to make 30 lbs of sausage this weekend. I am a novice at sausage making but this stuffer made the process easier. I love the stuffer and would recommend this to others. The only thing I saw that could make this better would be some removabel rubber feet to help the stuffer stay in place. I am planning on mounting the stuffer on a block of wood to help keep it from moving too much while cranking it."
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Review 8 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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sausage stuffer,
October 19, 2009
By Jim99999
from Florida
"I can't believe that I toiled away for years with attachments for a grinder when this product was available. It is so much easier to use and clean up, that I make much more sausage than I did before. It has simplified the job to the point that I make a lot more product and give to friends and family. I had purchased other products for this purpose in the past and was skeptical that this would work so easily. I was pleasantly surprised."
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Review 9 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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sausage stuffer,
October 19, 2009
By sqeezebox
from Yuma AZ
"This is the best stuffer I have ever used, prior to this one we had a heavy cast iron one and it was so hard to operate and clean where this one my wife can handle. Its so easy to take apart for cleaning even parts can be put into dish washer which makes it so convenient. For the price of this jewel I have recomened it to my friends."
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Review 10 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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Works Great!!,
September 22, 2009
By NoDakMan
from Williston, ND
"I bought this stuffer last winter as I was unhappy with the venison sausage the local meat market produced for me in the past. I had never made sausage before. When it arrived, I unpacked it, cleaned it, mixed up batch of venison brats, and stuffed about 8 lbs. Everything was cleaned up, put away and cooked up for supper in about 1 hrs time. Couldn't be more happy with the product. As noted by others, you just need to crank gently until you feel resistance, then back off and fill the stuffer again."
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Review 11 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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OMG CUTE!!!,
July 14, 2009
By MeatWoman
from NorCal
"I'm a meatcutter at a local food co-op. We're a full service meat counter, and among the things we do, we make our own assorted varieties of sausage. The unit we use at the co-op has a 25 lb capacity, and a tank I can stick my head in.
So when I opened the box and pulled this 5 lb model out, well, that's what I squealed. Because after working with something that large, this thing is almost like the Barbie Dream Kitchen model, it's so petite.
But don't mistake it for a toy. It really does work.
Positives:
* Only needs one c-clamp to fasten it to the work table (the one at work needs two large cabinetry clamps.)
* Has pre-drilled holes in the base for that dream kitchen of mine, where the butcher block will have four holes with threaded inserts for rapid mounting.
* Mostly disassembles very easily for cleaning.
* Works exactly like the large pro model I use at work.
Negatives:
* The threads on the output hole were not deburred. I caught this before I sliced myself cleaning it. Watch for this.
* The air release valve, while is insanely simple and WAY less fussy or breakable than the one on the pro model, is a crown nut screwed way too tightly onto the screw threads to be loosened while wet and greasy. When you get this, before you use it unscrew the nut, then rescrew it finger-tight only. You will need to remove this to clean inside there - it's just a threaded bolt with a flat disk for a head on the inner side of the plunger. Meat and grease will get in there.
* Only needs one c-clamp to fasten it to the work table (the one at work needs two large cabinetry clamps.)
* Has pre-drilled holes in the base for that dream kitchen of mine, where the butcher block will have four holes with threaded inserts for rapid mounting.
* Mostly disassembles very easily for cleaning.
* Works exactly like the large pro model I use at work.
Negatives:
* The threads on the output hole were not deburred. I caught this before I sliced myself cleaning it. Watch for this.
* The air release valve, while is insanely simple and WAY less fussy or breakable than the one on the pro model, is a crown nut screwed way too tightly onto the screw threads to be loosened while wet and greasy. When you get this, before you use it unscrew the nut, then rescrew it finger-tight only. You will need to remove this to clean inside there - it's just a threaded bolt with a flat disk for a head on the inner side of the plunger. Meat and grease will get in there.
As others note, the gears are nylon. I'm happier with this, food-grade and easy to clean without rust worries - and I'm not the sort of person who regularly strips out the gasket on my oil filter when hand-tightening it. My housemate the blacksmith is, and he is NOT allowed to operate this. :) Simply as you get to the bottom of the tank, turn the handle gently and stop as soon as you feel resistance. Simple as that.
If you have never stuffed sausage before, expect a learning curve. You'll probably over/understuff your first 2 to 5 lbs before you get it right. And do NOT neglect clamping this to your work surface before you start.
All in all, I love this unit. I pumped 8 lb of thick, sticky lamb breakfast sausage into sheep casings in less time than it took me to clean up my work area afterwards. Thank you Northern for a good unit with a great value!"
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Review 12 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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Good product, cheap price,
July 13, 2009
By SWSofMT
from Missoula, MT
"This sausage stuffer works as well as ones that cost 3 times as much. I highly recommend it. I would also recommend getting a set of replacement gears (Northern sells them, just ask) just in case. Mine haven't worn out, but I bought some just to be safe."
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Review 13 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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This is Great,
March 17, 2009
By Dudly
from Meadow Grove, NE
"We used this working up several pounds of sausage and the clean up was easy. My son helped me with stuffing the casings, it went so fast we could've done alot more."
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Review 14 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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Sausage as far as the eye could see!,
March 16, 2009
By huntyoudown
from Battle Creek, NE
"Between my hunting buddies and myself, we processed 13 deer through this sausage maker this past winter. The first one was just easy as the 13th one! Durable, lightweight and easy to use (good thing for us non-techie types). Highly recommended!"
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Review 15 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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Stuff it,
March 16, 2009
By WiZard831
from Mid Michigan
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"For anyone who is into making their own home made sausage, you can't beat the price on this stuffer. In a matter of 5-10 minutes it will fill enough casings for 5 lbs. of home made sausage. A little bit of effort to clean, but well worth the price and effort for that good old home made taste of fresh sausage. Looking forward to useing it again this season."
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Review 16 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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sausage stuffer,
March 16, 2009
By venisoneater
from Oak Brook, IL
"I am very happy with this product, I used it to make 3 deer into sausage this year. Easy to use and easy to clean. It is solidly built and I am confident it will last for many years. My only problem is that many friends will borrow it and I may lose it and have to buy another one"
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Review 17 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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I love this stuffer - gear problem is overblown,
February 9, 2009
By Anonymous
from New England
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"This stuffer is great for the part time / small time amateur sausage stuffer. Last year was m first year of making my own sausage, ( I'd helped others in the past) . We used my KitchenAid Mixer sausage stuffer attachment and it was a disaster. The KitchenAid attachment is practically worthless, you literally have to force the meat through it, my back was killing me after 3 hours of ramming meat into it, and I'm in decent physical shape.
This year, based on reviews here, I bought this unit and stuffing went 1000% better! Fast and effortless stuffing. We stuffed 30lbs of sopressata in under 90 enjoyable minutes on the stuffer crank (check out my picture). Very effective and highly recommended! With the O-ring on the piston there is no blow-by. Also the unit can be easily disassembled and put in the dishwaher to assure you get it sanitary for next time.. The pot & base are stainless and the Frame & handle are chrome plated.
About the nylon gears..... First, I could see a careless ox stripping them by bottoming out the plunger. With the least bit of caution this can be avoided, or if you want, you could put a collar/stopper/indicator on the shaft to prevent it.
Second, spare gears are readily available from Northern, in fact I just ordered a set to have as spares and the delivered price was under $14. The gears are easily replaced by unbolting the base and removing the threaded shaft. Other parts are available too."
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Review 18 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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First time use,
January 24, 2009
By Anonymous
from West Michigan
"I used my sausage stuffer for the first time this morning. I had no difficulty with getting it apart to wash prior to use. It went back togather like a breeze after I loaded it with turkey sausage that I ground 2 days ago. I like the feature of the tube holding the meat comming out when the plunger is retracted in the upper most position. I started the initial cleaning of the plunger while it was on the machine and found that it unscrews for cleaning, a nice feature. Initially I was concerned about the weld transitions in the cylinder and wheather they would seal when the plunger went by them, which turned out to be a non-issue since no sausage leaked by the plunger. Operation was very easy an took only about two pounds of force on the crank. Since I like sausage that I can coil rather than pinch into links, I used casings that would hold only about 2.5 pounds. Even with my short sausage lengths I was able to stuff 27# in 35 minutes. A lot of my time was used threading on hog casings. I would attach a couple of images but all of mine are larger than NT&E can upload."
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Review 19 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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5lb meat stuffer,
January 3, 2009
By Anonymous
"this is very nice unit just remember it does have the plastic gears thats why its affordable so dont be a animal and crank it hard or bottom it out it does a great job.if it had metal gears ait would cost alot more"
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Review 20 for Northern Industrial 5-Lb. Sausage Stuffer
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5lb Sausage stuffer,
December 9, 2008
By FatFrank
from Oroville, CA
"I have had my sausage stuffer for approximately two years. It was a great asset to my meat processing projects. I used it to teach 4-h kids to make sausages. Unfortuantely it appears the hard nylon gears are wearing out and need replacing. So hopefully I can find the replacement parts with Northern Tool and get more years from this wonderful stuffer."
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