MASTER FENG Sausage Stuffer, Stainless Steel Homemade Sausage Maker Vertical Meat Filling Kitchen Machine, Packed 8 Stuffing Tubes (2.5LBS VERTICAL)

I have used it three times and all has been smooth. It is so much faster, for me, than stuffing sausage right off of my grinder output. It can easily be a one person job now if needed. Nothing has leaked around the plunger during stuffing as others have reported. I store it with the plunger removed so that it does not retain the compressed shape. And I rub a bit of olive oil inside tube for smooth operation.The bottom of meat compartment tube is concave and about a 1/2 cup of stuffing stays in the tube when done. Between that and what is stuck in the tube it makes a nice burger. I used the next size down stuffer tube with plastic wrap on it to push stuffing out of the tube at the end.There is an air bleeder hole in the screw for the plunger that worked great. A very small bit of stuffing came out as well but minimal. That spot can not be cleaned properly without removing the screw holding the plunger in place and fishing stuffing out of the screw hole/threads. I could also see stuffing liquid behind the lower tube seal after I cleaned the inside of the tube. So I had to remove the upper bolt/bracket that was holding tube in place. Then I could remove the seal and clean it properly. On nicer models the tube pops right out for cleaning.Aside from the cleaning part I am happy with it and would purchase it again. I don't make sausage often enough to justify, in my mind, a pricier stuffer.

It's so good, easy and quick to use, I recommend it. Thank you

geat product for the price worked well

Wow. I’m a novice sausage maker. I was struggling with the kitchen aide stuffing attachment so I knew at least that much. Bought this stuffer and what a game changer. Totally easy to use cranks out sausage effortlessly. I made 3 pounds in about 5 minutes without any problems. Usually, it would take me half and hour. The links were much more uniform and clean up was a breeze. Very little meat left in the stuffer. Enough for a small patty. Highly recommend for novices and those making smaller 3-5 pound batches.

What a breeze to use. We made 3 pounds of Italian sausage and 1.5 pounds of breakfast sausage. We split the Italian sausage into 1 pound sizes because we wanted to freeze them into different packages. Once we got it setup, it only took about 1 hour including cleanup. We sprayed the inside of the sausage maker unit with Pam. When I started turning the handle, I punctured the casing to allow air to escape. At the end of all of the meat, we had about enough meat left to form a sausage by hand. That was not very much!

When our local German butcher unexpectedly closed last month, we decided to recreate his incredible smoked Gouda kielbasa at home. We're now on batch 3 and getting really close — and this stuffer has been a little miracle worker in the process! It handles the meat smoothly, is easy to operate, and cleanup is a breeze. The build quality feels solid, and the variety of tubes included is a big bonus. Highly recommend for both small-batch home use and more serious projects!

So, I will start by saying, size matters. Don't get silly here, the stuffing tube. Crap, still sounds bad!Snack sticks require a small stuffing tube, ok? That tube doesn't come with the master feng. So, you order a Smokehouse Chef 3/8" 9mm Snack Stick for LEM model 1606 606 Sausage stuffer. Great! Now you have a tube you can use!I'll keep this short. The crank handle bends when you use enough force to stuff pepperoni. So, when it comes to torque, don't use all you got in your 21" pythons brother. Leave those Hulkavitamines on the shelf.So, you Clark Kent some pepperoni sticks out when you look at the gear driven drive shaft and notice tons of metal shavings! Drop everything, take the top end off and clean it up so your pepperoni doesn't appeal to autobots. Probably needs lubrication, right? A little crisco, reassemble and get back to it dude!Next, you notice that your 90 degree angle for the upright mounted shaft drive is hotter than 100 degrees. I'll add a picture to show the end of the twist shaft rod thingamajigger. At any rate, it's f@%$#&d up. Remember, I was already Clark Kenting this beotch because I didn't want to break it. I just had a job to do.One star:Bent parts, metal shavings, flimsy crank, tubes too big, clamp to counter could have been more solid, one time use.I will not recommend this to anyone else. It's just not a quality item. 3 more dollars in parts and some hardening of tubing and gears would have been all the difference in quality.

Excelente material funciona perfecto