Recent content by 12ring

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    Marianski sweet Italian .

    Looks awesome. Where do you get your casing?
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    Hipshot Brats: Huge Success!! (Pics)

    Looks great.
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    Elk to fat ratio.

    We ended up making 30 pounds of SS when green chili and pepper jack. Overall it came out great. One batch had more cheese than the other. Could have used more green chili as well. Made 20 pounds of brats as well. Those came out good but next time we’ll use s higher fat content. I would also...
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    Elk to fat ratio.

    Thanks for the compliments on the bull and for the help with the fat ratio.
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    Elk to fat ratio.

    Hello. I’m not new to smoking meat but I’m very green on making sausage. I smoked 20 lbs of SS years ago and brats as well. Both came out great. I used Hi mountain kits. I called in a nice bull elk for my buddy in September so now we have a ton of meat to get through. Field photo up next so...
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    Deer brat pics and a question.

    I took them out of the package, rinsed them off, soaked them in warm water for a hour, rinsed them again before putting them on the tube.
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    Deer brat pics and a question.

    I made 6lbs of deer/pork brats. I bought the High Mountain brat kit from Cabela’s. I used 3 pounds of Deer, 1lb ground pork and 2lbs pork fat. The hog casings came with the kit. When we pressed the sausage I felt they were to fat. I barely held pressure on the casing while pressing. When I...
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    OFG Summer Sausage, Step by Step and Video

    Good job on the summer sausage. Looks great.
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    Smoked and cured brats??

    They look great.
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    Jalapeño cheddar venison snack sticks.

    Do the casings come in the LEM snack stick kit? If not what kind of casings are you using? I’m just getting into sausage smoking but man i really like it.
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    Elk summer sausage.

    I went big in my first ever attempt at sausage making. I made 25 pounds of elk summer sausage. 21 pounds of elk and 4 pounds of pork fat. Added green chili and cheese to the cabelas summer sausage kit. Overall I’m happy how it came out. Next time I think I’ll do 5 pounds at a time. I’ll also...
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    Lay it or hang it?

    Thanks for the replies. I can’t wait to try some.
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    Lay it or hang it?

    I killed a elk in September. Got a 5lb LEM stuffer for Christmas. Killed a deer last week. I can’t wait to make some summer sausage. I built a stick burner but sold my propane stick burner. I would have to build some type of hanging contraption to hang it. Can I just lay it on the rack or do...
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    Yank-a-billy vortex and wings

    They look great but how did they come out? Was the skin crispy?
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    My first attempt at a build.

    This small fire is all it took to keep it at around 275 degrees. It was smoking TBS at time and other times I couldn’t see the smoke at all. I love this thing.
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