need new sausage topping - good brand?

Pizza Shop Talk The Think Tank
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I intend to make my own at some piont, but for now I am inspired by the recent thread and am going to be sampling some brands of bulk mild and sweet Italian sausages to bake off and crumble. I have a somewhat limited options to start out with. . . and then will branch out. The brands I can choose for initial testing are:

Roseli (USFoods house label)
Fontanini
Milfione

Prcing aside, anyone particularly excited about one of these brands? Also, what sort of yield can I expect from 10 bulk raw? I expect some fat melting to eat into my final product . . . I am thinking no more than 30%? More hoping I guess.

Third question in the topic is portioning of sausage. How much of a good, flavorful sausage do you use on a 10"/12"/16" pie???

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Another option is a fully cooked SLICED italian sausage… Our customers love the stuff. Goes on like pepperoni and is higher end looking option compared to the kibbles.

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We use the fontanini. The ground sausage does not look like dog food. We also offer the italian links. We slice them up as well. It is a big seller and makes us different from the chains

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you should see if you can sell them that strap line! lol :roll:

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Nick
I am not sure if this would be an option for you. I have all my meats done by a local butcher. I even advertise this on my menus and web site. The cost is slightly higher than the stuff from the food services but the quality far surpasses anything they sell.

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Daddio, the mind is willing, but the market is weak :frowning:

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fontanini is always my sausage brand of choice. but I put it on raw

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We have sliced, bias-sliced and whole Italian sausage links[/url] and various [url=http://www.burkecorp.com/index.php?option=com_burke_products&task=features&category_id=1&Itemid=67&page_template=T3]Italian sausage toppings available. If you would like one of our salespeople to call you for a consultation please PM me your info.

We also have a few tools and resources which you may be interested in when making your decision:
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[]True Cost of Raw Calculator - Calculate the true cost of using raw meat vs. fully cooked
[]Profit Potential Calculator - Compare the higher profit margin of a specialty versus a standard menu item
[]Cost of Quality Calculator - Evaluate the cost versus benefits of higher quality ingredients
[]Pizza Toppings Portion Guide[/list]