Utensil that forms meat into cylinders
I'm making some kebabs, which involves taking a mixture of ground meat and spices, then rolling them into small cylinders. I usually hand roll, but I have to make them in large volume soon and would like them to look a little more like perfect cylinders.
I cannot figure out the name for a tool that might be a cheap, small hand tool that would form ground meat into small cylinders. I picture something that has a scissor handle and a cylinder end, like a meat baller but cylindrical instead of spherical. Does something like this exist and have a name?
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Seems like the bamboo mat used for making sushi rolls would be a good choice for this. Line it with heavy plastic wrap or parchment paper, of course.
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Answer 2
This seems to be one of those gag gift products you find on the web that has attracted attention for its absurdity... reading through the questions and reviews, it's difficult to tell which are jokes and which are genuine... regardless, it seems that the "Ham Dogger", a device for making hot dog-shaped hamburger "patties", may do what you're looking for. And, at the low, low price of $7.99, can you afford not giving it a try? Probably!
Serious Eats has a walkthrough of how it works:
Unlike the other gadgets in this roundup, it doesn't even pretend to be practical. It's a plastic mold that shapes burger meat into a bun-sized log. Figure out how to work it right, and you can even stuff your hamdogs with a thin strip of whatever you'd like (I really can't imagine fitting anything but a little cheese into the narrow trough the mold creates).
- Novelty: 7
- Usefulness: 4
- Construction quality/ease of use: 8
- Overall assessment: It does exactly what they claim it will do, but leaves you wondering "why?"
Answer 3
I believe you can get PVC-like pipe that is regarded as food safe. See here for example. You could just purchase the diameter that makes sense...stuff it....push it out...cut the product to length.
Answer 4
What it sounds like you are looking for is an Extrusion Device.
Something like these Jerky Guns. Where you can press out the meat mixture into long cylinders and then cut off at the lengths you desire.
Here is a youtube video using it to make typical jerky, but as you can see the tips are interchangeable and would allow you to make something akin to a "slim Jim" with a wider diameter.
Answer 5
You could always just roll the ground meat in some clear plastic food wrap and then twist the edges so it's like a giant tootsie roll. The tighter you twist the edges the rounder it gets. I think the sushi roll mat is ok, but it doesn't get the very edges as tight as using this method. Depending on the fat content of the meat in question, it can stick or pull the plastic wrap away from the mat.
I know I was making some yakitori and made the ground meat, i also just every so slightly par boiled the meat to make it more solid and easier to grill later. Also you can could cut them into coin shapes instead of keeping it in the hot dog or tube shape. But the mat also works, but like i said the edges are not as tight and tend to fall apart like regular sushi has the tendency to as well.
Answer 6
A pastry bag may do the job; create long cylinders on a table top and cut to size. That's what my mom did when I was a child for croquettes, which are somewhat softer, but I guess I'd worth a try.
Chances are you already have one at home, so no need to purchase anything.
Answer 7
People are suggesting extrusion devices, and indeed, here's video evidence of such a solution working perfectly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opTXaBZ1kPYA
If you really don't feel like using pipes to do the trick, maybe you could use one of those gnocci extrusion apparatuses:
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