- This sausage stuffer is the original appliance used by John Fischer at Fischer Meats in the 1910s. A sausage stuffer is used to load ground meat into the casing. By turning the hand crank the piston pushes the meat down the canister, through the stuffing tube, and into the casing. This process creates a consistent, uniform sausage, minimizing air pockets and producing a better-looking final product than hand stuffing.