- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Good deal on Deer Processing...
Posted on 10/23/13 at 8:44 am to fishfighter
Posted on 10/23/13 at 8:44 am to fishfighter
quote:
Guys, why not just buy a good grinder and do it yourself?
This is what I'm saying. I have about $1,000 invested in a grinder, stuffer, smoker, and vacuum sealer. I make sausage from about 4 deer per year for myself, grind up another one or two for ground meat, and usually let a few folks borrow my stuff to do their own. Buy nice stuff and it will pay for itself in no time. The only thing about making your own is finding the time to do it. It takes me about 12-16 beers to do mine (I usually make sausage from 2 deer at a time), starting in the morning and taking the last of it off the smoker around 10-11pm.
2
Posted on 10/23/13 at 8:45 am to Hurricane Mike
quote:
We pay $50 in Natchitoches
What do they give you for the 50?
Posted on 10/23/13 at 8:47 am to tigerfoot
quote:
for what?
quote:
• Your post(s) will be whacked if you:
o “Spam” the board, i.e., attempt to sell goods or services, or direct users to commercial sites, without prior authorization from board management.
Look at his user name and sig picture...
Posted on 10/23/13 at 8:47 am to tenfoe
My grinder also makes sausage. I guy the tubing at a local butches shop in bulk. Now that shite went way up. 
Posted on 10/23/13 at 8:48 am to fishfighter
quote:
You're hiking that up well over $1 a pound
Good catch, I usually pay around 150-175. But I get some pork in my ground, make a good bit of sausage, both smoked and green, and get it vac packed.
I think they do a good job and see similar prices all around the prairie meat markets I use.
Posted on 10/23/13 at 8:48 am to wickowick
quote:
Look at his user name and sig picture...
Oh, the TD po po......gotcha...I was thinking meat market po po.
Posted on 10/23/13 at 8:53 am to fishfighter
We are actually cheaper than the 5 processors closest to us. All our items come vacuum packaged and labeled similar to what you would get if you bought smoked sausage from the grocery store. What some people fail to realize is the added cost to making sausage...seasoning, casing, vacuum bags, wear and tear on equipment.
Posted on 10/23/13 at 8:58 am to thesausageshed
Please tell me why people are paying $2.99 a lb for pork?
I use Boston bunt roast and pay an avg of $1.69 a lb.
I use Boston bunt roast and pay an avg of $1.69 a lb.
Posted on 10/23/13 at 9:00 am to fishfighter
quote:
I use Boston bunt roast and pay an avg of $1.69 a lb.
Yep, and that is retail. If you look around you can find it as cheap as .99...
Posted on 10/23/13 at 9:04 am to wickowick
quote:
If you look around you can find it as cheap as .99...
When they hit that price, I buy a few for the freezer.
That and when I kill a wild pig, I save some for deer sausage. Local store sells packs of season to treat 25lbs of meat for $3.
Posted on 10/23/13 at 9:05 am to fishfighter
quote:
Local store sells packs of season to treat 25lbs of meat for $3.
Yep, I spent a summer working in a meat market. I learned so much that summer than helped me later in life. Cutting meat is not rocket science, especially if you have the right equipment...
Posted on 10/23/13 at 9:06 am to thesausageshed
Where in the frick does pork cost $2.99 a pound?
This post was edited on 10/23/13 at 9:07 am
Posted on 10/23/13 at 9:09 am to JAB528
quote:
Where in the frick does pork cost $2.99 a pound?
That is what I want to know.
Posted on 10/23/13 at 9:11 am to fishfighter
Apparently at The Sausage Shed...
and why is the deer rabid with red eyes?
and why is the deer rabid with red eyes?
Posted on 10/23/13 at 9:13 am to fishfighter
Hell we just got pork for our sausage from scallans for .89 a pound...
Posted on 10/23/13 at 9:17 am to tenfoe
Made my own sausage for the first time last year. Wasn't difficult, just a little messy.
-$25 for natural casing (enough for 100 lbs)
-<$50 bucks for a few boston butts (I make my sausage lean)
-$15 for seasonings.
You can EASILY make sausage out of a few deer with that for WAY under $300
-$25 for natural casing (enough for 100 lbs)
-<$50 bucks for a few boston butts (I make my sausage lean)
-$15 for seasonings.
You can EASILY make sausage out of a few deer with that for WAY under $300
Posted on 10/23/13 at 9:19 am to KG6
A bet a rental shop could make money renting deer grinders, vacuum sealers, etc and selling supplies...
This post was edited on 10/23/13 at 9:20 am
Posted on 10/23/13 at 9:30 am to fishfighter
I am not trying to get into a Pissing match on how much it cost to make sausage. I know lots of people that make their own, and I think that's great. But I also know the cost involved in running the business. It takes a lot of product to replace a commercial vacuum packer, a commercial grinder, stuffer, etc when they break. I think the biggest draw to a processor is the quality of the product and the convenience factor. Have a great day and good luck guys.
Posted on 10/23/13 at 9:33 am to thesausageshed
quote:
convenience factor
That's why I pay to get mine done. There's only so much time in the day and I have to pick and choose my hobbies / tasks.
Posted on 10/23/13 at 9:35 am to wickowick
Holy moly! That is expensive for pork!
Also, do all of you put that much pork in your deer sausage? We have always done 80/20 deer to pork just for the fat since deer is so lean.
Also, do all of you put that much pork in your deer sausage? We have always done 80/20 deer to pork just for the fat since deer is so lean.
This post was edited on 10/23/13 at 9:46 am
Page 2 of 3
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News