First go at sausages! Gloucs pork bangers, with some photos

[tristar]

Cheers - any idea if there is a Mac one?

Jaunty, you can try this excel sheet, should work on any office package capable of opening excel files. I haven't tested it yet in real life, and it is based on some assumptions about the density of the Farce. Therfore it may need some tweaking, just let me know:

https://files.me.com/richardjohnmanson/0dyhu3

[Jaunty]

I miss the label 'For André'.

Haha - but I think you have plenty of sausage to keep you busy, and a lot more interesting than mine!

Biggest "problem" was wasted a lot of the hog casings as overestimated what we would need.

Looking Good
Just freeze any left over casings you have in a plastic bag and defrost them in water when you next need to use some.

Even easier is to just re-salt them.
Phil

Ah, did not know you could, thanks. Will try the pre-spooled ones next.

How do you like the Sous Vide Supreme?

It is good fun, but not used it heaps yet. Regular size steaks I'd say just as easy chuck on the skillet/bbq, I can cook them how I like them to be honest, but a few things have been really good. A 3 bone rib roast, and 72 hour/57ºC pork ribs with a dry rub really were exceptional. Salt beef and hams came out great too. I want to do some thick cuts of fish (eg halibut) next. Lots of things to play with. Build quality is ok and it does not take up too much room when stored away. I lke cooking and gadgets so it seemed rude not to get one. (I already had a decent vacuuum sealer which helped).

[Jaunty]

Cheers - any idea if there is a Mac one?

Jaunty, you can try this excel sheet, should work on any office package capable of opening excel files. I haven't tested it yet in real life, and it is based on some assumptions about the density of the Farce. Therfore it may need some tweaking, just let me know:

https://files.me.com/richardjohnmanson/0dyhu3

Thanks a lot, I'll take a look.

[tristar]

The casing calculator wouldn't work in NeoOffice, this one does though:
https://files.me.com/richardjohnmanson/vpn34z