SAUSAGES: STEPS IN ITS MAKING
Steps in Making Sausages Sausage making has been used for hundreds of years to preserve meat. Comminution (Particle Reduction) Comminution is the process by which meat is ground, chopped, diced, emulsified, or reduced to minute particles for incorporation into sausage. Grinding: Lean meat and fat are ground to form a uniform mixture separately by using a machine which has screw, rotating blades and the grinder. The size of the holes determines the final product thickness. · Mixing: Cylinder of fat and meat are mixed together to form a homogenous mixture. · Chopping: It is done in a machine which has a metal bowl and a rotating knife also called as Silent Chopper or Flier. RPM (Rotation Per Minute) of bowl and speed can be adjusted as per the required texture. Emulsification - If a meat mixture is comminuted with salt in a bowl ...