Hakka 7Lb/3L Sausage Stuffers and Vertical Sausage Makers

I used a little 3-pound horn stuffer for many years and I'm not going to lie to you, I didn't usually look forward to stuffing sausages. This year I finally decided to upgrade to the Hakka 15. All I can say is "why didn't I do this years ago?" My little horn stuffer used to have a lot of "blow by" and I was always having to put meat back through the stuffer. As a result, I had a lot of smearing as a result of double handling. That little stuffer was also a LOT of work and after stuffing a 30 - 40 lb batch of sausage, I was exhausted. With the Hakka 15, this cut my stuffing time down by probably 80% and made the process much, much, MUCH easier! Before I even started my first batch with the Hakka, I mounted it on a 2" x 12" board about 24" long so that I could C-clamp it onto my counter top to eliminate any movement. I just got some 3 1/2" long bolts from my local hardware store and affixed it permanently to the board. This thing is absolutely rock solid mounted to my counter top and doesn't move a millimeter. The first few times I used it, I didn't fill the hopper completely full because I wasn't sure how much pressure it would build up and how hard the handle would be to turn, but after my first few hoppers, I just filled it completely to the top and it handled the process perfectly with exactly 0.0% "blow-by". At the very end of the "press", there is virtually NO sausage left in the hopper other than what is left in the curved outlet tube at the bottom, but the hopper is 99.5% empty.....and clean up is a breeze!!!! The only minor concern I had (or have) is that I use Star San to sanitize everything and it seems like the bottom platform appears to have some minor acid "etching" as Star San is an acid and I just was not expecting that as Star San generally does not have any effect on stainless steel. The hopper is completely fine, it's only the frame that appears to have some of this acid etching on it so I think the frame is made of a different quality of stainless than the hopper. I have done about 100 lbs of sausage and salami so far this year and have about another 100 lbs to go and this year I'm actually looking forward to stuffing my next batch.

Great product! Well made and easy to operate by myself. Have processed 40+ lbs of meat (breakfast links, brats and summer sausage) and the stuffer has performed perfectly.

I’ve had this for a year and love it. I use it for venison snack sticks and bologna and pork sausage. I bought the 10mm stuff tube to help with the snack sticks, the 16mm is just a touch too big. Also stuffed 3in bologna. Works great and prevents the over grinding and air pockets I was getting when I previously used my grinder to stuff. My 7yr old can run the crank, as long as I have it clamped for the table. It’s faster to stuff the casings than fill the machine. Totally worth it. Glad I didn’t cheap out with the sub $100 ones. Easy to clean. This is quality and I can see it lasting for decades.

I was looking at the 7 pound/3 liter unit and jumped up to this one for the incremental $20 and am very glad I did. At the same time, this is about as big as I'd want to have for my home kitchen use. Functions great. For a first use, I stuffed breakfast sausage that I had let gel for a few days in the cooler into sheep casings. I have found to be a good test of a unit. There was plenty of leverage to force the meat through the 10mm tube with very even pressure. Tubes are about 8 inches which is plenty long to hold casings, without being so long to create more friction on the force meat. I was able to load the barrel without air and all air left the air bled valve - I had not bubbles in my casing. Uniform speed on the lever resulted in uniform speed out of the tube. At the bottom of the barrel, the elbow that leads into the tube is nice and large to allow easy cleanup. The unit cleaned up pretty easily. The air valve and the silicon gasket come off with ease and are easy to clean and put back on. One upgrade I will do it to replace the philips head machine screw on the air valve with small knob so that it really requires no tools to clean and adjust. Looking at the gasket, it is pretty robust and would have to be abused to wear out. The stainless steel looks to be of high grade and maybe more importantly, the whole unit seems to be of the same grade. All the metal work is very good for a unit in this price range. No sharp edges, very clean welds and very even brushed or polished finishing. The worst condition on the whole piece was a small burr on the air valve threads, which is trivial. Shipped fast in good carton, which is well cushioned with Styrofoam. One thing I would have preferred is a heavy paper pulp package cushion for storing in the original packaging. I think that would last longer than the styrofoam, which comes apart a bit with each use and is, of course, nasty to dispose of. Would highly recommend this unit for any kitchen.

Extremely high quality. Very much a commercial tool, and easy to clean. I work in a commercial kitchen and I'm used to items like this costing considerable amounts of money. I'm really glad I purchased this one over the LEM. The cost difference was quite a lot. I'm also quite pleased I didn't go for the larger size.. The unit is pretty enormous for home use.. I'm not sure I have a cabinet large enough to store it. (it lives on a shelf in the garage, as it stands nearly 3 feet tall if you store it with the plunger not compressed in the container). I figured with the higher speed to reset it, it would be no trouble to reload anyway, should I have very large batches to get through. (As it turns out I never use the second speed. It requires much more force to turn it, the low speed is no big deal to rewind for reloading anyway and changing the handle over makes it more hassle than it's worth while your hands are gross from sausage making). I really like how the pieces can be stored inside the machine as well. I might find a breathable bag to hold them so they don't ding up the inside. Extremely pleased. *Edit* Now I've used it three times over the past few months, I noticed after bringing it in from the garage that it had a few rust spots on the frame, which suggests the frame isn't stainless, only the container is. A little disappointing. I'm going to try treating it with mineral oil and see how we go.. Could be worse. Still very good value, and works great.

Great product! Great construction! Works Great! Just Great!!!

Really easy to use, I can make sausages by myself using this. I'm able to do a 5-6# batch pretty easily and it only takes me about 20-30 minutes. Clean up is easy. It's totally made out of stainless steel, so it's a little heavy but I think that the wieght of it helps with the sability and ease of use. Price seems fair. My only complaint/regret is that I should have got the next size up.

Bought the 11# as it was cheaper than the 5# version. I can always make a smaller batch in the larger stuffer. First impression is that its a really nice unit, everything is heavy duty, sturdy and well put together. Some areas of the castings and machining are a little rough, but I doubt it will have any affect on its performance. The 2 speed mechanical operation is pretty smooth and a nice option for withdrawing the piston from the cylinder. The unit came with stainless steel stuffing tubes and looked to be very solid. Looking forward to using it and will update once I run a batch. Update 2/1/16 - Made 10 lbs of fresh mettwurst. A couple of observations. 1) Real world, it wont hold 11 lbs in a single batch, really more like 8-9 lbs. The biggest problem was holding the cylinder and getting the sausage into the tube. While the tube swings out to give great access, there isn't a stop to hold it in the open position. It was really a 2 person job if you want to get it filled to the top. I had no trouble filling it 3/4 full and adding more as needed. 2) If you let go of the handle, it will release the pressure in the tube (good), but might hit you (bad). The ability to lock the handle and you rotate it would be nice feature. 3) Leaves about 2 cups of sausage in the stuffing tube (known issue). 4) All stainless steel construction easily cleaned and should last several lifetimes. These are minor issues and I think this is an excellent stuffer and a great tool for your kitchen. For the money, I don't think you could get a better deal. I updated this to 5 stars.

Very happy with performance. Quality beats cheaper competition hands down!

Very good machine,, I love it ,,does a great job and I love to that it is all stainless steel. So easy to keep clean. Five Star for sure !! Frank

Mi compra guiada por opinión de otros adquirientes de Amazon: MÁQUINA EMBUTIDORA HAKKA, además por búsquedas en internet. Muy rápida la entrega, sin maltratos, empaquetada de modo profesional. Sin alteraciones externas del producto, aparenta ser buen acero inoxidable, completo sin faltante de piezas, solo falta la prueba de usarla para calificar definitivamente. Eso en posterior opinión Básicamente adquirida para uso casero, no industrial ( 7 libras/3 litros vertical )

Awesome product

Es mucho más de lo que lo que esperaba los niveles de la cálidad de los materiales francamente superior muy bien pensaba. Tiene dos velocidades y la válvula de escape de aire muy bien lograda, fácil de limpiar.