The sausage market in Russia has recently been developing at an accelerated pace, mainly due to the ever-increasing demand for these products. The level of competition in this area of the food industry is high. However, despite this, the business of such specialization in the eyes of entrepreneurs does not lose its attractiveness. With the right organization, it can be more than profitable. Of course, first of all, the businessman needs to choose high-quality equipment for the sausage shop. Today, there are units on the market designed for the production of meat products from both domestic and foreign manufacturers.
How to make meat products
The technology for cooking boiled and smoked sausages includes the following steps:
Pre-processing of raw materials received at the enterprise. The meat is separated from the bones, washed, veined and cut into pieces weighing up to 1 kg. If necessary, part of the raw material is frozen for temporary storage.
The pieces to be processed are salted.
Minced meat is prepared from meat.
It is extruded into the shell.
Sausage loafs are connected and hung on a pole.
They are heat treated (roasting, cooking, smoking).
Finished products are packaged in containers.
What equipment is needed
When cooking sausages, thus, it will be necessary to purchase equipment such as:
Butcher's table and knives for cutting meat.
Cold rooms for raw materials.
Refrigerators for finished products.
Electric meat grinders (spinning top and, if necessary, cutter).
Syringe for stuffing sausages.
The furnace, supplemented by a smoke generator, for heat treatment of products.
What equipment for the sausage shop is available on the market
When purchasing the necessary devices and mechanisms for the manufacture of meat products, first of all, attention should be paid to their performance and, of course, the brand. Today on the market there is equipment of this type, manufactured by both domestic and foreign companies. The first is cheaper, but usually less automated and does not have such a wide range of functions. Imported mechanisms can cost two to five times more, but it is usually more convenient to make sausages on them. In this regard, everything depends primarily on the financial capabilities of the entrepreneur.
For a small business, equipment can be purchased separately. Sometimes small entrepreneurs also purchase a mini sausage shop. Equipment for large and medium-sized enterprises is most often purchased multifunctional integrated. These lines include a huge number of different units.
Technical characteristics of refrigerators
Choosing such equipment for the sausage shop, first of all, you should pay attention to its temperature regime. In today's market there are cameras:
ordinary - storage at a temperature of 0-8 g .;
medium temperature - up to -10 gr .;
low temperature - at -12-18 gr.
For raw materials, refrigerators of the third variety are usually purchased. The optimum meat freezing temperature is -18 gr. Under such conditions, pork can be stored for up to 18 months, beef - up to 12, lamb - up to 10. Poultry is usually frozen at a temperature of -15 gr. At the same time, it is allowed to keep it in the cell for up to a year.
The storage temperature of the sausage depends on its recipe. The average figure is -3-9 gr. At this temperature, the shelf life can vary between 3-9 months. That is, in this case, a variety of the most suitable equipment directly depends on the characteristics of a particular production.
Reviews about brands of refrigerators and prices
Most entrepreneurs prefer to purchase freezing equipment of domestic brands. It costs much cheaper than imported and at the same time differs in a rather high degree of reliability. Quite good reviews, for example, were earned by refrigerators of the Sever brand. This manufacturer produces medium- and low-temperature collapsible models. They are mounted without the use of any tools - through special locks. Prices for cameras of this brand, depending on size, range from 40-750 thousand rubles. Another popular brand of refrigerators is Polair. It is also collapsible inexpensive and fairly reliable equipment. The cost of such cameras can range from 80-400 thousand rubles.
How to choose a spinning top and cutter
Meat grinder for sausage shop - equipment, of course, required. Grinder tops are used for medium and large meat chopping. When choosing such units, you should first of all pay attention to the diameter of the outlet grill and its openings, as well as the model’s functionality. The degree of grinding of minced meat will depend on the first indicator, and the convenience of using the top from the second.
The best reviews from Russian entrepreneurs were given to equipment for the sausage shop of this type, manufactured by Kramer + Grebe (Germany) and Laska (Austria). The first manufacturer sells spinning tops with an outlet grill diameter of 114 and 160 mm, the second - 114-200 mm. Kramer + Grebe equipment with a cooking chamber is very popular. Of domestic products, the most popular among owners of sausage shops are spinning tops of the Luch brand FVD, LPK, FVP, MP.
Cutter in the workshop is installed only if they are going to produce sausages of the highest grades. This device is intended for additional grinding of meat. Very good reviews are available about equipment of this type produced by the same Austrian company Laska.
How to choose a meat mixer
Equipment for sausage production of this type may differ in the type of bowl, working body and the principle of unloading the product. By the type of kneading unit, such aggregates are:
In sausage shops, blade models are usually used. Their advantage is that they knead the stuffing very quickly. Spiral models can be used for the production of sausages and sausages. Vacuum equipment of this type is best suited for the sausage shop. It allows you to knead a more uniform and high-quality minced meat.
Reviews of brands of minced meat mixers
When choosing units of this type, you should first pay attention to their performance and dimensions. Modern models can mix from 60 to 110 kg of minced meat per hour. Of course, it is better to purchase the most productive equipment for the sausage shop. The price of meat mixers sold on the market today, depending on the material and construction used for the manufacture, may fluctuate between 90 and 250 thousand rubles.
The most popular among entrepreneurs were models of Russian and Ukrainian production. For example, very good reviews are available about domestic mixers FM, IPKS, MSh, MS. Of the Ukrainian models, the most popular models were L5-FM2 of various modifications.
How to choose a syringe
When buying such equipment for sausage production, you first need to look at the capacity of the bunker. This figure in different models can range from 3 to 300 liters. In small industries, manual syringes can be used. In medium and large workshops, hydraulic ones are usually installed. By the principle of supply, syringes are divided into screw and rotor. The former are designed to work with liquid minced meat, the latter - with thick and low temperature. Also on the market there are models equipped with a twister for the production of sausages and sausages.
The best reviews from entrepreneurs have been earned by syringes from brands such as Frey and Castellvall. Mainca hydraulic models are also very popular. Of the Russian manufacturers, the syringe for stuffing minced meat FRB 3.0 is considered the most high-quality and convenient.
Stoves
For sausage shop, universal equipment of this type is best suited. Such models can be used simultaneously for roasting, cooking and smoking sausages. A stove with a smoke generator can cost between 100-400 thousand rubles.
Very popular with entrepreneurs is the equipment of this type of Bastramat brand made in Germany. The cameras of the equipment of this manufacturer are made of stainless steel, and therefore are very durable. Comfortable oven Bastramat are primarily because they are equipped with a modern control system.
Finished lines
This type of equipment, of course, is considered the most convenient. After all, when buying it, an entrepreneur does not have to make any calculations, ring up a large number of suppliers, etc. All the necessary equipment is purchased at once. Full-fledged domestic sausage production lines (approximately 200 kg per shift) cost a little more than 1 million rubles. You can also purchase a Chinese mini sausage shop. The equipment manufactured by the companies of this country is not very functional and productive, but it is also very inexpensive. If you wish, you can find the Chinese line for only 100-150 thousand rubles.