Hit 500 pounds of sausage made in a single month this January - is that a lot or just average for a home butcher?

I got into a debate with a guy at the farmers market who said 500 pounds of sausage in a month is rookie numbers, but my neighbor who's been doing this 20 years said that's solid work for someone without a commercial setup. I hit that number grinding and stuffing every weekend in January, and it felt like a big deal to me until that market guy knocked it down. For those of you who track your output, what's your personal best for a month and do you think there's a standard benchmark we should be aiming for?

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james_ross10d ago

Wait, isn't 500 pounds of sausage in a month pretty impressive for a home guy?

jordan18410d ago

And that's the thing isn't it, we always underestimate what people can actually pull off when they commit.