by Heather » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:32 pm
I bought a FW2864 in the last couple of weeks, after having used a Porkert number 5 (I think) for the last few months. We made approximately 7kg of boerewors and sausage last week, and the FW was brilliant.
We used the mincer plate as supplied, the texture of the finished meat was good, and we used the medium sized stuffing tube from the Porkert, with natural hog casings, and again had no problems.
I must add, though, that we do not add rusk or water (only use a small proportion of liquid if called for in a recipe), and go back to basics for spice mixes (ie. grind our own from pure spices wherever possible for maximum effect).
After having used a manual system for months (and still managed around 5kg in an afternoon), the electric kit is brilliant.
On another topic completely, we also recently bought a new pasta machine, an Imperia with an attachable electric motor - I would definitely recommend it.
I must admit, hubby is in his element with all these new "power tools" to use.