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Which stuffing tubes?
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Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:14 pmby senorkevin
What is the difference between plastic and stainless steel stuffing tubes?
Re: Which stuffing tubes?
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Fri Apr 25, 2014 4:48 pmby johngaltsmotor
Stainless you can run through a dishwasher heated dry cycle.
Stainless is less likely to break (crack) if abused.
Stainless are easier to get in a variety of sizes as they are welded instead of being molded like plastic.
In the end it's a matter of personal preference. Both work.
Re: Which stuffing tubes?
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Sun Apr 27, 2014 3:54 amby Tasso
If I might barge in, I've noticed that some stuffing tubes are tapered, and some are straight. Why is that?
Re: Which stuffing tubes?
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Sun Apr 27, 2014 7:57 amby BriCan
To help people with big fingers to get the small casings on the horns
Re: Which stuffing tubes?
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Mon Apr 28, 2014 4:45 pmby johngaltsmotor
It's probably in part because it is easier to push meat through a larger tube (more area=more force pushing), but like BriCan said, it's easier to start them on a tube that is smaller than the casing.
Re: Which stuffing tubes?
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Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:26 amby Tasso
The fat fingers / easier to start idea makes sense. I have some plastic tapered horns that came with my grinder, but my vertical stuffer came with stainless straight tubes. The plastic ones don't fit my vertical stuffer, unfortunately.
Re: Which stuffing tubes?
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Tue Apr 29, 2014 6:05 amby BriCan
Tasso wrote:The fat fingers / easier to start idea makes sense.
Many a truer word has been spoken in jest
but its true
I have some plastic tapered horns that came with my grinder, but my vertical stuffer came with stainless straight tubes. The plastic ones don't fit my vertical stuffer, unfortunately.
Be thankful that they do not fit
Get yourself (or pinch the misses, if she has one)a turkey baster
http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-Turkey- ... B000079XWCget rid of the rubber bulb on top as this will allow you to introduce water into the casing that you now have threaded onto the bottom of the turkey baster
Re: Which stuffing tubes?
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Tue Apr 29, 2014 4:34 pmby Tasso
I actually have one of those, BriCan. It's a stainless one like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Norpro-5898-Stain ... key+baster
Re: Which stuffing tubes?
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Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:41 amby kmm
Hi,
Can anyone suggest a supplier of Hard Rod casing tubes and the flat ones..
Thanks
Re: Which stuffing tubes?
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Tue Jun 21, 2016 5:37 pmby NCPaul
Welcome to the forum.
Where in the world are you located?
Re: Which stuffing tubes?
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Wed Jun 22, 2016 7:21 pmby gsevelle
johngaltsmotor wrote:Stainless you can run through a dishwasher heated dry cycle.
Stainless is less likely to break (crack) if abused.
Stainless are easier to get in a variety of sizes as they are welded instead of being molded like plastic.
In the end it's a matter of personal preference. Both work.
I have both my three larger horns are plastic my smaller horn is stainless. Good plastic horns are made of a low friction plastic which reduces drag on loading casings and pushing mix through. I've used my plastic horns for several years with no issues with cracking or breakage. I've yet to use the stainless horn, I added it to be able to stuff smaller 20mm-22mm casings.
Welcome to the forum.