topic Re: Sausage ????? in Kitchen

Sausage ?????

bargainsgirl — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 19:22:53 GMT

So 5lbs. of sausage rings for $134???? That is more than $26 per pound! I don't get it.

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Carmie — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 20:54:09 GMT

You are paying for the meat, the work involved turning it into sausage, keeping it frozen, packing materials, shipping crate, dry ice and fast delivery.

My family makes homemade sausage. We used to sell it. ( we had a resturant) It is quite the process. The meat has to be cut from the bones, run through the grinder, mixed with spices, then put into casings and kept cold the whole time.

I am sure you can find it less expensive elsewhere. Sometimes, everything but the oink is thrown into the sausage meat and the more expensive stuff usually uses pork shoulders and no snouts.

I wouldn't pay that much for it, but in my area, I can buy really great sausage for much less or make it ourselves. Some people don't have that choice available, or they have money and are willing to pay to have it delivered.

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fthunt — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 23:16:40 GMT

TV was on but I didn't pay attention. On a previous show "K" said his in-laws make sausage in Buffalo..... so this is a family thing.

This tid-bit doesn't justify the price....just thought I'd throw it in. LOL

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 23:53:14 GMT

@fthunt wrote:
TV was on but I didn't pay attention. On a previous show "K" said his in-laws make sausage in Buffalo..... so this is a family thing.

This tid-bit doesn't justify the price....just thought I'd throw it in. LOL

Who is "K"?

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layla2450 — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 01:13:42 GMT

I figured it was a Zakarian product. I can't stand him and won't buy ANYTHING he hawks.I noticed there is NO nutrional information. I'm NOT surprised. I'm sure the fat content and sodium content is REALLY high - VERY UNHEALTHY.

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RespectLife — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:40:55 GMT

@fthunt wrote:
TV was on but I didn't pay attention. On a previous show "K" said his in-laws make sausage in Buffalo..... so this is a family thing.

This tid-bit doesn't justify the price....just thought I'd throw it in. LOL

@fthunt

I live in the Buffalo area...did he go any further and mention details? I might be able to buy it locally, but googled and nothing came up.

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RollTide2008 — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 13:28:38 GMT

Sausage at the Hungarian butcher in my neighborhood runs as high as $35 a pound.

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wagirl — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 13:42:02 GMT

I laughed when I saw that---typical Zakarian move--he is kind of a pompous dude--probably needs to restock his chop stick collection--the guy eats everything with chopsticks--saw one show where even the other judges chided him for that!! Not a fan!!!

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Othereeeen — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:16:18 GMT

I hear it's made out of what's left of Rastelli's "special cows" that throw off 21 dollar a pound hamburgers...

Gotta do SOMETHING with all those leftover guts, hooves, tails, lips and brains!!!

Of course they ARE "special"...so there's that.

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fthunt — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 17:15:53 GMT

@RespectLife NO...just said Buffalo. Perhaps a name on the packages he sells. ...b/c food requires lots of information.

That's just an idea.......

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RespectLife — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 18:05:45 GMT

@fthunt

Thanks

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fthunt — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 19:50:51 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch Bad spelling day.........Z Z Z Z Z

oops

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RespectLife — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 12:20:56 GMT

@Othereeeen wrote:
I hear it's made out of what's left of Rastelli's "special cows" that throw off 21 dollar a pound hamburgers...

Gotta do SOMETHING with all those leftover guts, hooves, tails, lips and brains!!!

Of course they ARE "special"...so there's that.

And what reliable source did you hear it from @Othereeeen ??

I hear a lot of things too, but believe very little of it unless it is from a reliable, proven source.

Not saying they are using 'prime rib' LOL, but I think statements should be backed up!

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Othereeeen — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 12:36:31 GMT

@RespectLife

Just poking fun....I crack up every time I hear the Rastelli guy say the burgers are from some kind of magical special cows....it's hamburger, no more no less!!!

And the mystical "air frozen" chicken breasts....come on now...the climbers who die on Mt Everest are "air frozen"....frozen is frozen....the fibers of the muscle ( meat) don't care...an in my opinion, no chicken breast on earth is worth 21 dollars a pound!!!

So I just figure there must be a lot of leftover stuff that DOESN'T become burger ( it wouldn't be special then, would it?)...and waste not ,want not...sausage !!!

Rastelli never specifies the grade of meat they are pushing on Q, and the reviews are mostly terrible ( look at that 21+ a pound burgers/chicken breast TSV on recently...) ..

I fell for it ONCE. Got some Reserve Rib Eyes that were "reserved" from Y2K( the year 2000)!!!! in the back of some freezer in New Jersey and hauled out for that TSV.

Looked like slices of beef liver, tougher than leather, thin and tasteless.

NOT what was shown on TeeVee, which I suspect were cuts bought from the local Walmart or Wegman's near Q's studio.

It was the ONLY product in decades of shopping on Q that I got my money back, it was that bad. Now when I see their endless showings of thier programs, I feel bad for people who call in and say it's thier first order.

Go to Wegmans or Walmart and get what you can see and pay a TON less for better quality.

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RespectLife — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 12:45:00 GMT

OH @Othereeeen !! Thanks or the clarification!

Got ya!

Assumptions, conjecture and speculation!

I have gotten rotten meat at Wally 2x, never meat again from there.

Wegman's is almost every bit as expensive but is top quality IMHO....however, they do not have the selection.

Our local Federal Meat Markets are also fantastic quality meats but priced VERY similar to Rastellis.

My sis lives near Rastelli's market and buys all her meat there.

I have ordered a lot...never a problem and excellent quality which I don't mind paying for.

I'm sorry your experience was bad.

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RollTide2008 — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 14:16:20 GMT

@Othereeeen wrote:
@RespectLife

Just poking fun....I crack up every time I hear the Rastelli guy say the burgers are from some kind of magical special cows....it's hamburger, no more no less!!!

And the mystical "air frozen" chicken breasts....come on now...the climbers who die on Mt Everest are "air frozen"....frozen is frozen....the fibers of the muscle ( meat) don't care...an in my opinion, no chicken breast on earth is worth 21 dollars a pound!!!

So I just figure there must be a lot of leftover stuff that DOESN'T become burger ( it wouldn't be special then, would it?)...and waste not ,want not...sausage !!!

Rastelli never specifies the grade of meat they are pushing on Q, and the reviews are mostly terrible ( look at that 21+ a pound burgers/chicken breast TSV on recently...) ..

I fell for it ONCE. Got some Reserve Rib Eyes that were "reserved" from Y2K( the year 2000)!!!! in the back of some freezer in New Jersey and hauled out for that TSV.

Looked like slices of beef liver, tougher than leather, thin and tasteless.

NOT what was shown on TeeVee, which I suspect were cuts bought from the local Walmart or Wegman's near Q's studio.

It was the ONLY product in decades of shopping on Q that I got my money back, it was that bad. Now when I see their endless showings of thier programs, I feel bad for people who call in and say it's thier first order.

Go to Wegmans or Walmart and get what you can see and pay a TON less for better quality.

The term is air chilled. It is a more expensive process and produces a better quality product. Most chicken is water cooled. The meat will absorb some of that water and that affects the texture of the meat which in turn affects how the meat reacts with seasonings and marinades.

You're certainly welcome to your opinion the price isn't worth the difference in cost. But to say there is no difference is patently false.

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depglass — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 14:33:01 GMT

I happen to like him, both on QVC and as a judge on FN. And that mandoline is my lifesaver. I don't even use the pusher and the catcher thingies. I just quit pushing at the last slice, no problems with cutting myself yet.

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ECBG — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 01:45:52 GMT

We like Jimmy Dean's sage sausage when I do eat a real breakfast!

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ladychas — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:52:51 GMT

Really like the Goolsby Sausage from Costco. Gret country sausage taste and price can't be beat.

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RespectLife — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 12:03:36 GMT

@depglass wrote:
I happen to like him, both on QVC and as a judge on FN. And that mandoline is my lifesaver. I don't even use the pusher and the catcher thingies. I just quit pushing at the last slice, no problems with cutting myself yet.

@depglass

Took half my thumb off w/ a regular mandolin....12 stitches and I have lost most of the feeling in it!

Couple months later...out comes his SAFE mandolin!!!

Brilliant design!!