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    Boudin Quesadilla

    Gonna have to try this. Still have quite a bit of boudin in the freezer, made with your recipe Inda. Only thing I do differently is I usually smoke it when I'm done. Labor intensive for sure, but worth it!
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    Hello from East Tennessee

    Greetings from Knoxville, glad to have you on board!
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    Cast Iron On Glass Top Range?

    I redid our kitchen about a year and a half ago and in the process of doing so my wife decided that she wanted an induction cooktop (which has a glass surface). She's the primary cook, using vintage cast iron cookware on it almost exclusively and she tends to be a little rough on things, but it...
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    Couple more CI pans redone

    I cleaned my first couple of pieces of cast iron cookware with a wire brush, but today I wouldn't clean anything with possible collectible value that way. #5 Griswold included. And self cleaning ovens are considered bad news for cast iron among collectors. I've cleaned a lot of pans with...
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    Knife question(s)

    All of that advice on care and sharpening is good. Some can never seem to manage a stone, but there are a number of gadgets out there that do a fine job for those who can't hold the angle on a stone. It's up to you, how good you are with your hands, and if it's a pastime for you or just a chore...
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    Knife question(s)

    I hesitate to jump in here as I have less experience with knife use in butchery or the kitchen than I do in the greater knife community (I have served as the editor for a knife magazine for the last 24 years, and have dabbled in knives for most of my life). I am a BIGTIME supporter of the custom...
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    InkBird - No longer in business??

    Glad to hear the cable worked out for you, in any case. It occurred to me that I could have misidentified the cable and led you astray... that would have been bad!
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    Middle Tennessee meetup April 2021

    Sounds like fun! April is a long ways off under the circumstances but I'll sure consider it when it gets closer. I just started this summer and have a lot to learn but have been encouraged by the successes based on what I've learned here. Am sure I could learn a lot from a gathering like this...
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    Inkbird's vacuum sealer

    I bought one of these in December, before the half-off special, and we've been very pleased with it. Had never used a vacuum sealer before but we're using this all the time.
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    InkBird - No longer in business??

    Somehow I lost my cable for the 6X and it's not turned up all week. Today, as the Inkbird was running low on charge, I went digging through the drawer of cables and connectors and voila -- in the bottom I found a little mini-USB to USB-C connector. Coupled to a standard mini-USB cable, that did...
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    Looking for a smoked Tuna recipe

    Cold smoked tuna? Now I'm watching with interest!
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    Easy-crank sausage stuffer

    That's a good idea, Dave. I have an Enterprise like yours all restored and ready to go but haven't made sausage since I put it back together. Will keep this in mind!!
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    Turkey Brine for smoking

    Big fan here of Jeff's buttermilk brine with a turkey breast. I brine overnight and smoke a skinless breast with hickory, wrapping in foil after 2 hours and skipping the butter-herb part. I'm not yet ready to post my cooks here, but when I get there the first one will probably be my take on...
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    1/16 thin sliced jerky examples?

    I prefer it thin and sliced with the grain too. Have run a few batches like that -- I slice first, cure with an overnight brine including Cure #1 (and NO sugar), rinse off, pat dry and spread out on racks, seasoning with plenty of fresh ground black pepper and smoking with hickory. This gets...
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    Natural gas smokers

    Not trying to sell you a Camp Chef, I promise, but here is the page for their natural gas conversions: Natural Gas Connection Kit -- I don't recall how it affects the warranty, but at least CC is supporting conversions to some extent. Download the Natural Gas Conversion Guide at the bottom of...
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