Hakka 15 Lb/7 L Sausage Stuffer 2 Speed Stainless Steel Vertical Sausage Maker

the base could be a little bigger , perhaps 2 more inches all around to make it a bit more stable for one handed use anywhere. a small clamp on any side will also do the trick. overall works great , cleans easy, very fine quality heavy duty construction. would recommend to a friend !!

I used a little 3-pound horn stuffer for many years and I'm not going to lie to you, I didn't usually look forward to stuffing sausages. This year I finally decided to upgrade to the Hakka 15. All I can say is "why didn't I do this years ago?" My little horn stuffer used to have a lot of "blow by" and I was always having to put meat back through the stuffer. As a result, I had a lot of smearing as a result of double handling. That little stuffer was also a LOT of work and after stuffing a 30 - 40 lb batch of sausage, I was exhausted. With the Hakka 15, this cut my stuffing time down by probably 80% and made the process much, much, MUCH easier!Before I even started my first batch with the Hakka, I mounted it on a 2" x 12" board about 24" long so that I could C-clamp it onto my counter top to eliminate any movement. I just got some 3 1/2" long bolts from my local hardware store and affixed it permanently to the board. This thing is absolutely rock solid mounted to my counter top and doesn't move a millimeter.The first few times I used it, I didn't fill the hopper completely full because I wasn't sure how much pressure it would build up and how hard the handle would be to turn, but after my first few hoppers, I just filled it completely to the top and it handled the process perfectly with exactly 0.0% "blow-by". At the very end of the "press", there is virtually NO sausage left in the hopper other than what is left in the curved outlet tube at the bottom, but the hopper is 99.5% empty.....and clean up is a breeze!!!!The only minor concern I had (or have) is that I use Star San to sanitize everything and it seems like the bottom platform appears to have some minor acid "etching" as Star San is an acid and I just was not expecting that as Star San generally does not have any effect on stainless steel. The hopper is completely fine, it's only the frame that appears to have some of this acid etching on it so I think the frame is made of a different quality of stainless than the hopper.I have done about 100 lbs of sausage and salami so far this year and have about another 100 lbs to go and this year I'm actually looking forward to stuffing my next batch.

Impressed how well built this sausage stuffer is. Very easy to use! Made breakfast sausage links and bratwurst!

I’m a chef, new to sausage making. I started out with summer sausage with LEM casings. Turned out tremendous. The machine is intuitive, seemingly well made and pretty easy to clean up. You will need 2 people to operate this thing: one person to hold it down and crank, another to hold the casing. If you plan on doing a lot of sausage.. save up for a motorized one with a foot press. I wish I had made 50 batches so that I could say how well it holds up, but I only did one full batch. I assume I will get my money’s worth out of it. My first batch of sausage already covered about half of the cost of the unit.

I did not know what to expect with this stuffer. I was pleasantly surprised with the quality. Metal plunger with a good gasket was a plus, the meat went out the direction it was supposed to go. I have only pushed 30 lbs though it so far however it seems like a good purchase.