[MAK]

Is the meat from the pigs head OK for sausage? I have heard of brawn and pigs cheeks ( alla jamie Oliver and bath Chaps). We don't eat brawn so all that meat on the pigs head was cooked up for the dogs.
Sausages ? anyone done this?

[kja]

yes the meat from the head can go into the sausage meat

[Mrs Snoodles]

MAK, my friends French mother took our pigs heads for pate which she said was the normal thing to do.  Apparently it tasted good but the texture was something to be mastered.

[artscott]

 Don’t waste the cheeks in sausages, make Guanciale with it (Italian cheek bacon) it takes about 10 days to cure in salt/sugar/spices.  Doesn’t get smoked but air dries for 2-3 weeks either outside or in the fridge and then it’s done.
Guanciale is the traditional bacon for using in carbonara in Rome and tastes much better than pancetta.
I just had a look and there is quite a few recipes on the net for it, but it is really quite easy to make and gives you a special little treat from your piggies that you weren’t expecting.