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  1. idaho hutch

    How commercial brand hot dogs are made

    I still haven't pulled the trigger on a grinder yet. BUT... this video of "How It's Made" about how one company makes hot dogs sure does push me towards a grinder! Or at the very least it pushed me away from buying hot dogs again. Well maybe not... I love those hot dog cart dogs!  That is one...
  2. idaho hutch

    Chicken food safety question

    I bought a whole chicken today from the "last day bin" area in a local store. This was a cheap ($1.39/lb) organic, no preservatives etc, chicken. Sell by date is tomorrow, 12/17, and that is why it was so cheap, for organic at least. My intention was to do a quick 2 hour brine/marinade and smoke...
  3. idaho hutch

    Different type of propane regulator question

    So instead of ordering a regulator on line I found one at a propane house here in town. It is KLI International Model 9000. It is a 0-30 PSI regulator. Much more than I need for my 15K BTU burner. So the salesman asked what I was using it for and I told him I can't control temps very well in my...
  4. idaho hutch

    First ever smoke

    So this is my first try at smoking. Actually I tried it once in third grade. My best friend would gather all his mom's butts and smoke them and he looked really cool. I was done after the first butt, but I hope this will be different. So I chose salmon. It seemed an easy first smoke, and it...
  5. idaho hutch

    Doing the roll call thing...

    Just joined and just vacuum packed my first smoke. It was salmon. Will post in fish forum on that.  Always grilled and bought a small smoke box for my grill but it didn't seem to come out that great. So I bought a Master Built Upright Propane Smoker. Probably the size of MES30 I think. Truth is...
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