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A Legacy of Award Winning Flavor
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Harold Hanni founder of PS Seasoning & Spices and Pro Smoker 'N Roaster was born during the midst of the Great Depression in 1931. The Hanni family relied on old world cheese and sausage making skills to stretch their resources during those tough times.
Harold’s father Gottfried Hanni taught him everything there was to know about making great cheese and smoked sausage.
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Good Taste Passed On
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When Harold Hanni returned from serving his country during the Korean War he had a renewed interest in the art of sausage making.
As the Hanni family grew Harold shared his love for sausage making with his five sons. Harold’s passion for the craft inspired him to build a homemade smoker from an old chest freezer.
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The First Lil Harry Smoker
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One cold Wisconsin winter day in 1976 Harold’s homemade chest freezer/smoker caught fire and nearly burnt the house down. This near disaster inspired Harold to design a safe way for the home sausage maker to smoke sausage. Harold’s pursuit of a safe smoker became a reality with the Model 100. Harold and his sons began making smokers for grocery stores and specialty shops.
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A Formal Family Business
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Ken Hanni (Harold’s son) and Ken’s wife Kate formalized the Hanni family’s love of sausage making by officially incorporating PS Seasoning as a business with Harold in 1984. Harold was the model for the company’s trademarked mascot. The cartoon icon of Lil' Harry became synonymous with old world flavor and craftsmanship.
Today PS Seasoning has library of over 3,000 seasoning blends and spices. Designed for Sausage Making, BBQ and Culinary use. Pro Smoker 'N Roaster its sister company manufactures smoker/ovens from 50lb to 6,000lb capacity. PS Seasoning and Pro Smoker are industry leader's and look forward to blending their success with yours.
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Another Winning Generation
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Over the years PS Seasoning has won several state and national awards in both BBQ and Meat competitions. Like Reserve Grand Champion "The Big Pig Gig" Wisconsin. PS Seasoning and its customers have taken home hundreds of state and national awards by Associations like The American Meat Processors, Wisconsin Meat Processors, Minnesota Meat Processors, Nebraska Meat Processors, well you get the picture and many more. This is proof that creating award winning flavor profiles isn't our business it's our passion.
Joe Hanni (Harold's Grandson) is continuing the family tradition of sharing great tastes by producing "do it yourself" videos on BBQ, Sausage Making, and Smoking for PS Seasoning and Cabela's - The World's Foremost Outfitter.
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The Tradition Continues
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With three generations of Hanni’s currently in the mix, PS Seasoning continues to provide great tastes and blends. We thank you for your continued patronage and look forward to serving you for generations to come.
Harold Hanni is now retired, but still stops into the PS Seasoning office to see how everyone is doing, take part in some research development study and to reminisce.
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