Bemidji, Minnesota · Since 1940
Real Smoke.
Real Flavor.
Real Family.
Bratwursts · Sausages · Wieners
Bemidji, Minnesota’s family butcher shop & meat market.
Four generations of smoke and tradition.
What sets us apart
USDA-Inspected Smokehouse
Our facility — not someone else’s.
2,250+ Orders. Zero Cancellations.
When we ship it, you eat it.
Real Wood Smoked
Apple, hickory, cherry — never liquid.
No Fillers. No Shortcuts.
Whole cuts. Real seasonings. That’s it.
Ships Frozen Nationwide
Insulated, fast, and on us over $125.
Our Belief
Made by hand.
Kept by
tradition.
Most meat brands curate someone else’s product. We make our own — and we have since Willie “Jipe” Stittsworth first hung his knives in Ankeny, Iowa. Hardwood smoke, whole cuts, and recipes that never left the family. The smokehouse got bigger. The standard never moved.
Every product traces back to a specific farm we know by name.
Brat & sausage flavors
One family
Retail stores
Lbs / month
Our Selection
Best sellers
Build Your Own
Your box. Your six flavors.
Pick any 6 of our 20+ smoked brat & sausage flavors and we hand-pack your box. One price — $44.99, shipped frozen.
Build Your Brat Box →Our Heritage
86 years in the making
Ankeny, Iowa → Turtle River, Minnesota → Everywhere
The Beginning
Ankeny, Iowa
Willis "Jipe" Stittsworth opens a butcher shop with wife Madge and their kids. By day he cuts meat. By night he builds bombs for WWII. The standard is set from day one.
Second Generation
Bemidji, MN
Willie "The Golden Beaver" Stittsworth — son of Willis "Jipe" — and wife Arla retire early from Bemidji State University to give everything they have to the family business. They grill brats at every fair, carnival, festival, show, and open house across the region — the face of Stittsworth wherever there's smoke and a crowd.
Third Generation
Bemidji, MN
Corey Stittsworth and his brother Clay purchase the Nymore Food Mart in Bemidji — originally built in 1899. Goal: create an old-fashioned meat market. They perfect the brat recipe. It becomes an instant hit.
Family Focused
Bemidji, MN
Corey buys Clay out and runs the operation solo. Tighter. Leaner. Still the same smoke and spice that built the name.
Fourth Generation
Bemidji, MN
Mychal Stittsworth — Corey's son — takes over as owner. He modernizes operations, expands distribution, and begins building toward a Smokehouse production facility.
The MSU
Minnesota Statewide
Mychal invents the Mobile Slaughter Unit — Minnesota's first USDA-approved mobile unit. The concept becomes Friesla. The industry takes notice.
Smokehouse Opens
Turtle River, MN
The Turtle River smokehouse opens. 28 team members. 100,000 lbs per month. 2,500+ retail stores. Still family-owned, still handcrafted.
Ships Nationwide
Everywhere
From Minnesota to your doorstep. The same smoke your grandparents would have recognized, delivered fresh. Four generations of family, nothing important has changed.
The Fifth Generation
Turtle River, MN
Sophie and Willie Stittsworth are growing up in the business. The smoke keeps rising. The tradition continues.