Wannna Make Sausage? Here’s Where To Go

Wannna Make Sausage? Here’s Where To Go FARM HOME Food Whether it’s a grinder casings or seasoning mixes The Sausage Maker website is a great place for DIY’ers to start But it’s also the place to shop if you want to make bacon ham beer wine or cheese or preserve other foods The family-owned business has been helping folks make their own sausage for more than 40 years They build equipment at their Buffalo N Y manufacturing plant with the same focus on quality that founder Rytek Kutas had when he started the business in 1978     The experienced sausage maker developed recipes and wrote books When readers told him they couldn’t find casings and other ingredients Kutas began selling supplies and making equipment     Krzysztof Stanuszek CEO for the business was left the company upon the founder’s passing in 1998     “We’re unique in our niche for being a sausage making company ” says Miroslaw Stanuszek VP for the business “What separates us is our manufacturing division We are often the first manufacturer of a product and then knock-offs are brought in from overseas We build from the ground up ”     The stainless steel grinders smokers slicers and other equipment are designed to last for generations They come with a 3-year warranty but the company has been known to replace parts and make repairs long after that     “About 90 percent of our customers were hunters anglers and people who want self-sustainability Now about 75 percent fit in that group and the rest are hobbyists and people who are concerned about preservatives ” Stanuszek says     The Sausage Maker sells a variety of spices and blends for sausage jerky rubs etc that they mix themselves – without any preservatives But their quarterly catalog also includes mixes from other companies     “Sausage is our mainstay People find us for sausage We have the largest selection of natural collagen fibrous cellulose and even vegetarian casings ” Stanuszek says “Among our best selling products are fermenting crocks for sauerkraut making We are the biggest distributor of ceramic fermenting pots in the U S Also fruit and wine presses are big sellers ”     To view the many products The Sausage Maker sells request a catalog or check out their website In addition to product listings there are helpful links for how to make sausage and other preserved food     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup The Sausage Maker Inc 1500 Clinton St Building 123 Buffalo N Y 14206 ph 888 490-8525; www sausagemaker com; customerservice@sausagemaker com

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