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I used cabelas jerky kits and they were ok. I was not overly impressed and think they would be better with half the meat reccomended. The flavor was good but weak. I use hi country for my sausage and absolutely love it. Best breakfast sausage I have ever eaten. Here is a link: http://www.hicountry.com/I use their country blend.
I would agree that of the packaged spices, High Country is what I like. That being said, I just made 25lbs of Italian sausage the other day using a Cabelas kit. I have used this a few times now and I really like it.The Cabelas pepperoni kit is ho hum.
Just ho hum. Not sure if less meat would help or not.Don't get me wrong, it is edible, just not fantastic.