Wurst Case Scenario

Recently I toured the Thumann's deli plant in Carlstadt for a story for our December issue, whose cover theme is NJ ROOTS: AN ETHNIC PORTRAIT OF THE GARDEN STATE. The Thumanns (whose name, owing to marriage, is now Burke) are one of 12 families profiled in the issue...

Here a worker hangs up a rack of what I think are kielbasa, although I'm not positive. Hot dogs, knackwurst, kielbasa and lots more were being turned out at a frightful clip.

Surprisingly, much of the work at the factory is done by hand, despite the presence of mixing machines the size of cement mixers and convection ovens the size of two-car garages (I'm not exaggerating.) Over the next few days I'll post a bunch more photos from my tour of the factory.

Tags: Carlstadt | photography | Thumann's