Now I'm hungry...
Great setup!
Two years ago, I decided it was time to upgrade the old meat processing equipment. I was using a converted over hand crank grinder, with an electric motor attached to it, and an old canning stuffer, both worked well, but just not the fastest. I went out and bought a new 1hp grinder/stuffer, a 20 pound mixer, a new meat saw, vacuum packer, a scale, a good electric knife sharpener, along with a few other odds and ends. About 5 years ago I purchased an old outdoor freezer, and converted it over to a smoke house. The inside is about 6 feet tall, and 4 foot square in the inside.
I am pretty well set up now for processing, and I hope the equipment lasts for many years. I havent paid to get a deer processed in about 25 years, bu I have heard of people paying $300+ per deer when getting summer sausage, snack sticks, and jerky made. We average 5-7 deer a year, so I figured it would pay for itself within a few years. I also smoke a bunch of turkeys, and other meats to experiment on, like roasts, fish, chickens, goose, pheasants, pork chops, bacon, etc... I have tried ribs, and for the life of me, I am not meant to make ribs.