A get well Tribute smoke to Bearcarver (I hope he gets to see this post) Q-VIEW

dirtsailor2003

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• Nov 25, 2012

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I may be a new member to the forum, but I have lurked here for years. I've used many of the recipes, techniques, spices, etc from everyone. My first attempt at Canadian Bacon I used Bear's with great success. So this year when I decided I'd delve into the realm of sausage I read hundreds of threads and thousands of posts and decided that I wanted to try  the "skinless" approach. Mainly because I didn't have a stuffer at the time (that's been resolved).  So of course up popped Bear's recipe!

I wanted to add it to our Christmas crates to go along with the Cheesus and smoked fishes we have done. Then I heard the news, saddened for sure, and I knew that I had to get this done and in the crate. So I hope someone can get a computer in there for Bear to see the results. the pepperoni turned out fantastic, and I'm surprised it made it to the vacuum packer! So here's the final results!

I didn't take any pictures of the raw mixture, I'm sure everyone's seen that.

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• Nov 25, 2012

Into the smoker!

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• Nov 25, 2012

Just out of the Smoker, WOW!!!!

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• Nov 25, 2012

Just out of the water bath after smoking

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• Nov 25, 2012

First slice, Yummmmm!

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• Nov 25, 2012

Sliced! Our slicer is a knife and my arm!

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• Nov 25, 2012

Packed and ready for our Christmas crates!!! I'll be doing another 5#'s for our freezer soon!!!

Thank you Bearcarver for the great recipe!! Get well soon!!!

 

smoking b

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• Nov 25, 2012

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Nice - I too have read a lot of Bearcarver's posts since I joined & learned a lot from him. He has earned my respect as well. Hope he can see your post! 

 

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• Nov 26, 2012

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Nice looking pepperoni..................

 

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• Nov 26, 2012

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Great Job!...JJ

 

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• Nov 26, 2012

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Looks great I know that John would be proud......

 

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• Nov 26, 2012

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LOOKS GREAT ! :drool

 

dirtsailor2003

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• Nov 26, 2012

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It really is great tasting!!! I plan on making another batch, for ourselves in a week or so. Going to be adding some of our smoked Hatch Chiles, we like stuff HOT. Taking baby steps as I jump into the world of sausage making and Bearcarver's recipe is a great starting point!

 

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• Nov 26, 2012

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very nice Looks great

 

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• Dec 15, 2012

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LOOKING PRETTY GOOD, I HOPE THAT IM ON THAT GIFT LIST....LOL  THAT SMOKER DID A FINE JOB FOR YA

 

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Bearcarver

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• Mar 20, 2013

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I am honored by this tribute, and others.

It's nice to see that even newbies are trying & enjoying my Step by Steps.

Glad you liked it!!!

Bear
 

 

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• Mar 20, 2013

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Bear..........D#*n Good to see you !!!!! How are you getting along? Haven't heard any news for awhile. Hoping your getting back to your old self! Thumbs Up

 

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• Mar 20, 2013

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Bearcarver said:

I am honored by this tribute, and others.

It's nice to see that even newbies are trying & enjoying my Step by Steps.

Glad you liked it!!!

Bear
 

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Holy moley!! Nice to see you around these parts Bear!

 

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• Mar 20, 2013

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Bearcarver said:

I am honored by this tribute, and others.

It's nice to see that even newbies are trying & enjoying my Step by Steps.

Glad you liked it!!!

Bear
 

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Hey!! Ya old fart!!!

Nice to see ya here!!!

Craig

 

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• Mar 20, 2013

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Howdy Bear, Hope ya hang around a while...

 

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• Mar 20, 2013

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Bearcarver said:

I am honored by this tribute, and others.

It's nice to see that even newbies are trying & enjoying my Step by Steps.

Glad you liked it!!!

Bear
 

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Good Morning Bear!  Hope you get to come out and play with us soon!  Missing you big time!

Kat

 

dirtsailor2003

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• Mar 20, 2013

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Bearcarver said:

I am honored by this tribute, and others.

It's nice to see that even newbies are trying & enjoying my Step by Steps.

Glad you liked it!!!

Bear
 

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Bear- Glad to see you back up on the forum! I spent many years lurking and following your directions prior to joining SMF. We've really enjoyed a bunch of recipes. My boys were just asking to make some more caseless pepperoni and snack sticks! Thy're a big hit around our house! Thanks!

 

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• Mar 20, 2013

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1.) Welcome Back Bearcarver! Good to hear from you!

2.) These caseless pepperoni's look good. Will be trying them in the future for sure.

 

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• Mar 20, 2013

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Nice to hear from you again Bear! Many of us sure have missed you and hope you're feeling as well as possible!

Edit: btw... somehow I missed this thread before. DS, nice pepperoni and post!

 

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• Mar 20, 2013

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Welcome back Bear!!! So glad to see you're on the mend. Keep going strong and getting better. Really have missed ya around here.

Take care and take it easy!!

Steve

 

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• Mar 20, 2013

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Thanks All !!!

Sorry it took me so long, but I still can't get to my main computer. So far I've been using this little "Net-Book" that a bunch of guys sent me.

I'll try to show up more, but I still have a few problems, including problems breathing, screwed up BP, and my right leg is messed up.

I need an MRI to find out what's causing the problem with my leg, but I'm having trouble finding out what kind of metal is in my left ankle ( a bar & 6 screws from 12 years ago). Depending on what metal it is, they can't give me an MRI. They also want to give me an MRA or a Catscan, but they're deciding which dye is more harmful to my kidneys (Catscan dye or MRA dye). They want to see how bad my descending Aorta is, and we want to know why the BP in my left arm is always 30 to 60 points higher than the BP in my right arm.

So for now I'll be here on a hit & run basis.

Thanks again guys, and Thank All of you for the prayers you've been sending my way!!!!

Bear