Home Sausage Making

If you truly love and appreciate the juicy, toothsome, flavor-rich bite of a well-crafted sausage, then you’ve arrived at the right place. Learning how to make your own sausage puts you on the path to culinary rock-stardom, and one heck of a tasty pastime. You’ll save money (about 30 cents making your own bulk sausage meat and up to 2 dollars when you make your own link sausage), impress your family and friends, and get to make one of your favorite foods even more satisfying by using your own creativity. Sausage making means getting to have exactly the kind of sausage you want, in the quantities you want, when you want it!

The art of making sausage can be dated back to 589 BC and was primarily a way for butchers to recycle meat and offal scraps into something sellable. Today sausage making is a culinary art form that spans the globe and is a staple for many international cuisines. Whether on pizza, in a bun or biscuit, on the grill, or as an entree, sausage speaks the language of FLAVOR- a language we can ALL understand!

Why Should I Make Sausage?

Maybe you have a “fantasy” sausage that uses combos of meats and spices that you haven’t been able to get anywhere else. Or, maybe you can’t get enough of the classics like Italian and link, and want to see if you can do them justice in your own kitchen. What ever your motivation, with some simple guidelines and techniques, you can expand your culinary repertoire to the bounds of your own imagination. Sausage goes way beyond salt and pepper or meat and potatoes; it’s a lip-smacking, finger-licking adventure to the culinary stratosphere!

How Do I Make It?

You’ll need some hardware to get started; a meat grinder, and a sausage stuffer attachment for the grinder. Software (casings, spices, recipes) is also a must. Odds and ends like accessories, storage containers, and instructional books are helpful as well and can be added if and when you see fit. All of these are easy to purchase, use, and store. Learn more about them. in the “Main Menu” section.

Let’s Get Started

Learning to make your own sausage doesn’t have to be complicated. With some preparation, patience, and the information you gather from this site, you will be well on your way preparing delicious, homemade sausage that is both a pleasure to prepare and to eat. Read on, and get some sausage on the table tonight!