I am a meat processor and needed to upgrade the stuffer that I have been using for over twenty years. After reading reviews and talking to a friend that owns a Hakka stuffer I decided to give it a try. I also own a sausage making group on FB that has 40,000 members. I did a review on the Hakka stuffer vs other brands. I love the Hakka. You can't beat the price and warranty. The only drawback is it leaves a little more sausage in the bottom of the cylinder than I like. To see the review, you can go to Cold Smoking, Curing and Sausage Making on Facebook. In my opinion, it is the best bang for the buck. PS: I make several thousand pounds of sausage each year and have probably put at least five hundred pounds through my Hakka so far without a glitch. ðŸ‘

Although the outer box came and kind of a rough shape, the stuffer inside was nicely protected by layers of Styrofoam. This unit was very well built and very easy to disassemble for cleaning. I ran my first bit of Polish sausage tonight doing up about 6 pounds without any issues. Time will tell how well this unit does in the future. Plan on doing summer sausages, kielbasa, smoked sausages and brats once the weather warms up a little more and I can use my smoker.

Would highly recommend!

I really like this Sausages Stuffer. It saved me a lot of time and will really come in handy next year when we're processing deer. I only did 5 lbs. of snack sticks this time, but it definitely is a lot faster than my LEM Jerky Cannon. I only gave it 4 stars because the base isn't flat. I bought a used one earlier from Amazon. That base wasn't flat either, so I sent that one back. I emailed the company and all they said was that it probably happened in shipping. No way! The box was in great shape the Styrofoam keeps the unit in place very well. So, I just put a piece of Velcro under one of the feet and it is stable on my counter top now. This shipped from Pennsylvania, but I don't think the person that responded to my email was from the US.

It cleans up pretty easy and really is a well built machine. However, it does leave quite a bit of meat in the tube when all is done. I took out my LEM Jerky Cannon and finished it off. After getting done with the Jerky Cannon there was only about a teaspoon of meat left. Now that's more like it! I bought a snack stick tube from LEM for my Jerky Cannon because it didn't come with one. I was really happy to find out that it fist perfectly on the Hakka.

Another plus is having 2 speeds to crank with. I used the slow speed when filling the snack sticks, and the fast speed when cranking it back up. A real time saver.

Think I will make something so I can clamp the Hakka to the counter top. It is a little top heavy and does move around a little when cranking on it. Being clamped down will help to keep it more stable when using it, especially when doing it alone. All in all I am happy with the unit. My only complaint is the wobbly base.

Outstanding stuffer! This thing is rock solid and works flawlessly. Very pleased.

Do not think twice. If you are looking for a good stuffer, go for this one.