Small Landjaegers

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• Jan 23, 2013

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Doing some sheep LJ with some pork

PLEASE FOLLOW BASIC DRY CURING.

Using a LJ pre mix. (im lazy)

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• Jan 23, 2013

Cure 2

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• Jan 23, 2013

Using sheep casings. My LJ press is for hog casings. Soak time is 3 hours with frequent cold water changes.

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• Jan 23, 2013

Got them stuffed and poked.

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• Jan 23, 2013

Weigh each set of LJ links, tag with day/date and green weight. I also number each set. Write all the info down.

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Hanging for a few, going to hit them with some smoke.

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• Jan 23, 2013

Being smaller these will get done faster than the ones i do in hog casings.

 

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• Jan 23, 2013

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looks great.

 

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Looking good!!

What company did ya get the mix from??

I got some from SM..didnt care for it too much..

 Craig

 

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fpnmf said:

Looking good!!

What company did ya get the mix from??

I got some from SM..didnt care for it too much..

 Craig

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Yeah i didnt care for theirs either. This pack is from PSSeasonings who also makes all the Cabelas smokhouse kits.

 

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• Jan 23, 2013

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You're making LJ"s outta sheep?

 

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Looks good so far I have not received any bad seasonings for PS I really like them and their service can't wait to see final product.

 

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You're making LJ"s outta sheep?

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Yup

Dont have access to my LJ presses right now which i made for hog casings.

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Nah, I was teasin ya Nepas about using sheep meat

. The very first line of post #1 struck me kinda funny. Another joke came to mind, but this is a family forum 

, and I don't know you well enough. Sure have learned a lot from you though. Keep up the good work. Marty

 

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• Jan 23, 2013

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Nice start so far! With the smaller casing will that knock a week or two off the drying time?

 

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When I was staioned in Germany we would get LJ(s) and take on flights with a brotchen.  Man...I miss those days.  Thanks for the memory -- this looks great.  Did you hang in an RV closet? 

 

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• Jan 24, 2013

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Bama BBQ said:

When I was staioned in Germany we would get LJ(s) and take on flights with a brotchen.  Man...I miss those days.  Thanks for the memory -- this looks great.  Did you hang in an RV closet? 

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Yeah my wife was in Germany too, she remembers eating these.

Yeah the RV closet is great, Holds pretty decent temps being on an outter wall.

Sheep casings should knock some dry time down allot. Going to weigh again tomorrow.

 

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• Jan 26, 2013

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nepas said:

Yup

Dont have access to my LJ presses right now which i made for hog casings.

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Now that is a gadget I have to build.  I love Landjäger.  Once I finish the Bierbeisser I have going, Landjäger will be next up. 

 

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• Jan 26, 2013

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Weigh day 3.

Ready to weigh again, Tags removed before weight.
 

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• Jan 26, 2013

You can see the weight id going down, which is good. Cant find my ph strips so i just winging it here.

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• Jan 26, 2013

My dry fridge space (for now) The blue cube below the LJ is a fridge fan.

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Sux not having my dedicated fridge here.

 

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• Jan 27, 2013

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Lookin good I have a designated beer fridge, If I lost that       OH BOY NOT GOOD      LOL

 

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• Jan 29, 2013

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This is the 3rd weighing of the LJ. Sorry for such dark pics.
 

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• Jan 29, 2013

Smell is really good, texture is getting firm. No mold of any kind. Temp in the RV is ranging from 67-72. R/H is steady at 66%

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• Jan 29, 2013

They are loosing lots of weight. Going to Florida for couple days and these should be ready when i get back.

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Wow - they're coming along great!  They should be awesome! 

 

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• Jan 30, 2013

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Rick,

What % of orginal weight are you shooting for?  I usually do 60-65% for Landjäger. 

 

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Those are definitely on my list after the Kabano this weekend...They look real good Rick..

 

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• Feb 1, 2013

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Thanks everyone

This is the final weighing. If i let them go to long they will be like eating slices of rocks.

Tags removed before weight.

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• Feb 1, 2013

Really dried nice and close.

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• Feb 1, 2013

I did wipe the LJ with vinegar just in case.


Here are some cut shots.

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• Feb 1, 2013

Shelf stable but probably wont last the week 

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• Feb 1, 2013

Thanks everyone for looking.