88451 Thu Dec 01 15:41:56 -0800 2005 4 3 California 0 487247 On the way back into the Bay Area after spending Thanksgiving in Carson City, we stopped at the Lockeford Meat Company (in Lockeford) to pick up sausages. We'd always seen this place while driving through the Central Valley toward Jackson but only stopped after getting a most enthusiastic recommendation from one of our Turkey day hosts. The Lockeford Meat Company makes a large variety of sausages -- more than a dozen. All are huge, meaty links, and there are both fresh and smoked varieties. As Jesse has a yen for German-style brats, we picked up their Bavarian brats, Wisconsin brats and a Dakota-style brat, as well as some apple sausage. (We don't know the difference between these brats yet.) We've only tried the Bavarian sausages so far, but these were delicious -- very meaty and lean pork sausages, nearly an inch in diameter and possibly flavored with some majoram. Has anyone tried any of their other sausages? I recall both fresh and smoked kielbasa, linguisa, Swedish potato sausage, andouille, Italian sausage of various heats, cranberry and blueberry flavored sausages, chorizo, and many more. All made on site. Thu Dec 01 15:41:56 -0800 2005 0 Joan Kureczka 1 487265 I tried their chorizo a couple of years ago. It was very tasty! Fri Dec 02 10:14:30 -0800 2005 487247 0 dimsumgirl 1 5119012 If the owners have not changed for the last few years, it is one of the best sausage makers around. The Bavarian brats are excellent. All their German sausages are authentic and great tasting. Their Linguica is among the best! I am not a local or employee. I live in Milpitas and drive there for my favorites. I grew up on Ohlberg's German Sausage from Fresno and lived in Germany. This has been a favorite even over different owners because the process has not changed. Simply one of the very Best! Take the Detour! Tue Oct 20 22:39:33 -0700 2009 487247 1117972 dscheidt1 1 5146695 Lockeford meat Co Sun Nov 01 08:26:04 -0800 2009 487247 11234 toodie jane 1 5146696 well, trying to insert a link, didn't work Sun Nov 01 08:27:27 -0800 2009 487247 11234 toodie jane