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    More snack sticks

    I've been looking for a good snack stick recipe for a long time. In getting close. Our family sausage was traditionally dried for many years. It was stuffed and hung in a cool cellar or porch. When it dried, it had an incredible almost pepperoni flavor. I have no place I can dry it here, so I...
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    Sausage time again

    After being away from the smoker and sausage kitchen due to a few health problems, I'm back. Last week I bought two cases of pork shoulder 144 pounds worth. My brother came over and we turned out 72 pounds of our family Italian sausage for the holidays and winter. We hooked up the next day and...
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    Sausage day

    My brother came over this morning and we made 72 pounds of our family sausage for the holidays. I've been helping make or making it for 65 years. The recipe came from Italy with my great grandparents. Simple, but delicious. 18 pounds pork shoulder 1C. Fennel seed 3/4C. Paprika 1/2C salt...
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    Finally making bacon

    I've been wanting to try making bacon for many years but have been unable to find bellies anywhere locally. Money is tight so I couldn't justify a Costco membership just for bacon. A couple days ago I went to the local Wegmans looking for some pork shoulder to make sausage. I struck out there...
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    Passing it on

    My 6 year old grandson is going to carry on my passion. He finally got a chance to help take a deer from hanging to baloney with me. He helped this week. He's always had a fascination for knives and has claimed several of mine already. Here he is stripping the carcass. All business. He helped...
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    A couple recent smokes

    I've had a busy summer and I'm trying to catch up. We did a group dinner for the July 4th weekend. The day before, I made 5 pounds of bacon candy for the gang. I also spatched and smoked a couple chickens for pulled chicken sammies. I put the bacon candy on the shelves above the chicken so all...
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    Substitute for pig snouts/ears, beef and pork hearts?

    Does such a thing exist? I finally got a copy of Rytek's book and would love to try a bunch of his recipes, however pig snouts, beef hearts, etc. are scarce around here. Can pork shoulder or a beef cut be used as a replacement? My wife is hoping I can't find the real thing, but what she doesn't...
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    Thumbs up to Auber Inst.

    Halfway through a Memorial Day smoke of a 25 pound turkey, I noticed the smoker temp dropping. Checking things out, I discovered the 5+ year old dual probe controller wasn't putting power to the element. I sent it back last Friday. It will be back tomorrow. They found a disconnected wire inside...
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    Venison hot dogs

    Been wanting to make hots for a while now. Finally got around to it yesterday. I made 20 pounds using the Sausage Maker's recipe. Did half with jalapeno peppers and extra sharp cheddar. I used 14 pounds of venison 5 pounds of pork butt and 1 pound of pork back fat. For my first try, I'm pleased...
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    Christmas sausage

    Got busy and made 38lbs. of my family's Italian sausage today. Part of my Christmas sampler pack for family gifts. I'm the only one carrying on the tradition. My grandkids are 4 and 8 years old. They're showing interest in helping me. Hopefully they can carry on.
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    Jalapeno hot dog?

    Got my stuffer, got casings, got meat and a straight up recipe. Going to make jalapeno cheddar dogs with it. Going to use extra sharp cheddar, not the high temp stuff. It seems like a 1-10 ratio for the cheese is popular. Can any of you experienced dog guys/gals give me a rough starting...
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    First time with a vertical stuffer

    Finally bought a dedicated stuffer after years of using a grinder. Got an 11# from Walton's. OMG Why did I wait so long to do it! First try was snack sticks with 18-20 mm sheep casings. Never used sheep casings before either. We only had three blowouts in 20#. I was using the 1/2" tube...
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    posting pictures

    All of a sudden I'm having problems posting pictures on a thread. I keep getting a "there was a problem uploading your picture" notice. Never had any trouble before. Anyone have any ideas? could this be related to the server problem yesterday? not very computer smart when it comes to this stuff...
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    Welcome back SMF

    Been trying to log on since 6:00. Kept getting a server error message. Was going into withdrawal.
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    Stuffer problem

    This morning after years of stuffing countless pounds of sausage with the grinder, I finally took the plunge and ordered an 11 pound stuffer from Walton's. I got tired of fighting the grinder and sometimes getting smashed meat going into the casings. The major problem I have right now is I...
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    Another first Brisket

    I got back into smoking stuff big time around three years ago. Made over 400 lbs of Canadian bacon, countless ribs, pulled pork, venison, cheese, etc. However, I've never done a brisket. Last month a friend at camp told me his wife bought a brisket and they wanted me to smoke it for a group...
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    Laying in a holiday supply

    I happened to stumble on a good sale of sharp cheddar. Two pound blocks for $4.99 so I bought all they had. Wound up with 38 pounds. It was the last day of the sale so sadly I couldn't go back and get more. I cut it into 1lb sticks. Into the smoker for 3.5-4 hours of cherry/apple smoke...
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    Scored my first slicer

    I've been watching for a used commercial slicer for a couple years but everything was out of reach. a couple weeks ago I was at camp BS'ing with a couple friends. I have my smoker at camp and I'm usually cooking something every weekend. We were talking Smoking and the subject of slicers came up...
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    Cool Idea

    I just saw this on one of my shooting sites. Cool! Maryland stinks for a lot of reasons...... Some of the most restrictive gun laws in the nation Baltimore Homeysides anyone? Ridiculous taxes, yes, we tax the rain. Move out of state, pay a tax at settlement........ But, every once in a while...
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    Thumbs up to Auber Instruments

    My dual probe Plug n Play controller quit putting out power to the heating element during my last smoke. I called them for a return authorization which I got in minutes. I sent it in last Thursday. They sent an email three days ago saying they received it and it was repaired. The SSR and SSR...
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