Hello from the West Coast of Canada

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brican

Meat Mopper
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Jul 13, 2011
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West Coast Canada
[h1]It seems that I have already put my size thirteen’s in amongst you nice people without formally introducing myself; my apologies muther never drug me up by the bootstraps but all proper like.  [/h1][h1]Been around the block a few times, -- close to five and a half times before settling on the Western shores of Canada I use a Enviro-Pak for hot smoking and a small 7 x 10 x 8 concrete block unit for cold smoking I am thinking of going to 8 x 12 x 8 using a walk-in cooler this next year[/h1][h1]Learned my trade in England eons ago when we had to pay the boss for the privilege of being taken on did a couple of years working for the government (job related) before spending five and a half years before the mast (so to speak) had my own business for the last twenty five plus years.[/h1][h1]Interest; love making sausage it’s a passion of mine from fresh to dried and cured along with bacon and hams and anything in-between. Not done any BBQ stuff as work tends to keep me busy --- I’m a butcher by trade 
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, You'll fit right in here;lots of sausage heads here
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, and another Butcher that you will later have the good fortune of meeting the SOB.
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Until then, have a good time and........
 
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 aboard neighbor!!  Glad to have you with us.  Its now that you have stuck those 13's in your mouth, as so many of us truely value the knowledge and expertise of a man with your credentials as a meat cutter.  We have many questions that you will be bombarded with and I hope those 13's support a patient man as you answer, what may seem to you, as run-of-the-mill questions.

Welcome to the SMF!

Rich
 
What part of the Canadian West Coast?  My wife and I are trying to plan a vacation taking the Ferry up the Inside Passage and spending time in the coastal towns along the way up.  Would love to talk to someone in the area about it.

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Welcome again Brican, I'll be looking forward to your input.
 
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome I will be stepping lightly until I get to know things around this place and possibly drop a few helpful hint along the way

AlaskanBear meat cutters are wannabee Butchers
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Alblancher Home port is just outside of Vancouver, I really do feel sorry for you having to take a ferry all the way up the inside passage
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Being on the ships my favorite run was the Med as there was more to see, still need to do the run along the Baltic one of these days.

Teenuts the following are some photos of what I have been using for a smokehouse

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The hot smoker

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Boneless hams just finishing

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The cold smoker which is way too small

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Cold smoker with European bacon and Sudjuke

For me this is not work; it is a hobby
 
Bacon from Europe 
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Dry cured bacon made with curing salt and a combination of spices (an old German recipe taught to me by a German friend who is no longer with us)

Bacon (dry cured) recipes are one of the most simplest things to make.
 
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