Everything Sausage: From Grinder to Plate in the Passionate Home Kitchen Harvest Book

In Everything Sausage, home sausage maker Mark Havel walks you from your very first grind all the way to fully loaded dinners, party trays, and grill feasts built around your own custom links.Part One is your sausage workshop: you’ll learn how to choose meat, fat, salt percentages, grinders, stuffers, casings, and basic smoking techniques, then master 20 house blends—from country breakfast and classic Italian to jalapeño cheddar brats, lamb merguez, Mexican-style chorizo, and a plant-forward “sausage” crumble.Part Two turns those blends into real-world meals with 40 more recipes that actually use what you make: breakfasts, sheet-pan dinners, pastas, soups, casseroles, grill platters, game-day dips, and small bites for sharing.Inside this book, you’ll find:Gear, safety & technique made simple – how to work with a basic grinder or KitchenAid attachment, handle casings, keep everything food-safe, and avoid dry, crumbly sausage.20 fully seasoned base blends – pork, beef, lamb, venison, poultry, cheesy/brat styles, and one plant-forward crumble, all with clear ratios so you can scale up or down.40 recipes that put your blends to work – breakfasts and brunch bakes, burgers and handhelds, skillets and sheet pans, pasta and grains, soups and chilis, oven casseroles, grill & smoke projects, and party snacks.Flexible pairing suggestions – every cooking recipe lists which blends shine brightest and where you can swap a lighter poultry version or a spicier link.Freezer-friendly ideas – make-ahead burritos, strata, casseroles, skillet meals, and smoked links that turn weekend grinding sessions into weeknight dinners.Pro tips from a hobbyist’s point of view – practical notes on texture, binding, preventing blowouts on the grill, and how to build a “sausage flight” board to show off multiple blends at once.Whether you’re cranking your very first batch through a KitchenAid stuffer or you already have a smoker and a favorite grind plate, Everything Sausage gives you a complete system: make the sausage, then cook the meals that prove it was worth doing.If you’re ready to stop guessing at store-bought links and start building blends you’re proud to serve, scroll up and add this book to your cart today.