Recent content by hattrick128

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    My first go at Venison Dried Beef !!!

    I have three fresh whitetail in the freezer. Was going to grind it all but now thinking I will section out the muscles in the hams and try this.
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    what cure for jerky?

    Big fan of Hi Mountain seasonings. I use their bratwurst mix as a base to custom make a bunch of different sausage recipes using wild game.
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    Keep Carcass

    Dirtsailer has it right. I use muffin tins to freeze the stock. Two of my muffins equal a cup.
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    GET A DEDICATED STUFFER!!!

    I dedicate my grinder to only filling the plastic meat bags with ground venison, wild hog or other wild game I hunt. My 5lb stuffer is dedicated to sausage making up to a 25lbs effort. I will upsize to a larger one soon. The kitchen aide stuffer is only used by my wife in her feeble attempts to...
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    What's your occupation?

    I am a 27 year electronic systems engineer in east Central Florida and 22 years as a Master Sea Captain on the ocean waters. Some jobs I do both at the same time for DoD contracts.
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    Newbie!

    Just found this forum! Glad to come aboard. Smoking meats for many years from Alaska to Florida. Have owned several but my most useful one is my traffic signal cabinet unit. Though an engineer by profession I prefer a keep it simple, functional and low tech solution to smoking meats...
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    Traffic Signal Cabinet Build

    Guys no need to over think the traffic signal cabinet smoker. I have had one for several years and it is the envy of all my friends....looks just like the one at the beginning of this thread. I was the traffic signal engineer for the Kennedy Space Center in the 1990's and rebuilt all of their...
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