Make my own Kielbasa

So, I had a birthday come up and my brother sent me something nice for my Kitchenaid Mixer. The grinder attachment! I had another meat grinder, but it was so-so (and a bear to clean). I’d been wanting this attachment for a while and he came through, along with the sausage stuffing attachment.

Now I’m really down to buying the casings. I found a great supplier for Cure #1 on eBay of all places, so I’m really all set.

I’ve gotten into Charcuterie a bit this year, thanks in no small part to Michael Rhuelman’s Charcuterie book. For the last few months, I’ve been regularly making my own bacon and I don’t think I’ll ever go back to store bought – not only is it crazy easy, it’s fantastic!

Thanks to this, I’ve also gotten to know more local butchers (who else orders you an entire pork belly?). I really feel a lot more self-sufficient and like that I can make this on my own with more control over the taste and quality of ingredients.

I had some beef in the freezer really no longer fit for cutting into steaks, but trimmed the freezer burn and I’m planning on making Kielbasa – the newly trimmed into 2” pieces are frozen, I just need to find the time and get the casings. =)