In the past I've tried to use my own pan and link sausage seasonings but have had very mixed results.

We're going to be making a lot of sausage this year and wanted to see what packaged seasonings you guys use that make your own sausage.

I'd like to make some fresh and some smoked link (typ), brats, andouille, snack sticks, pan breakfast sausage.

The guy I bought my stuffer from last year sells and swears by the AC Leggs seasonings and gave me some samples that I have yet to try out.


Thanks in advance.

I use Leggs seasoning for pan sausage

Deer sausage isn't real deer sausage without mustard seeds. don't ever forget that.

I normally just mix my own seasonings. I used the pre-mix at first and the results were OK. Since I've started using recipes from suasage books, including the soy protein, powdered milk, and cure, it's coming out a lot better.

I made sausage for the first time ever two weekends ago and used the Leggs old plantation seasoning. I'll never send it off to the processor again. Perfect southern style breakfast pan sausage. Very impressed.

My family has used salt and pepper only for at least 3 generations. But my dad and I stumbled on to using beer instead of water to add moisture right before stuffing.

Red pepper flakes garlic? Onion powder?

I always use Williams seasoning for breakfast sausage.

I like REO Dobesh seasoning for smoked sausage.

Here is our link sausage recipe. It is quite simple but very good.
To 75# meat:
3 3/8 ounces black pepper
5/8 ounce red pepper
1 large clove garlic
21 ounces kosher salt
3 ounces pink salt (aka insta-cure #1)

If you don't want to use the curing salt, replace it with kosher salt. Grind the garlic with about a cup of the salt. Mix the remaining seasonings together, and season the meat.