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    Smoked cheddar and mozzarella

    Looks good, bet it tastes good too. I just fell down the cheese smoke hole, and had to look up times since I just fired up the smoker for my first cheese attempt.
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    MES 30, custom PID controller and downspout cold smoker with Amazin tray

    MES 30, custom PID controller and downspout cold smoker with Amazin tray
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    SOuthwest burger Fattie...can I call it a Fattie?

    The only Fattie that failed me was a spicy turkey sausage. I made 3 of them, and after choking down the first, took awhile to pull the others out of the freezer. It didn't work for me, hopefully others have better luck. I'm sticking with the tried and true pork sausage.  Got fixins tonight for 3...
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    MES DIED!!! need advice

    Geronimo, My MES died at 2.5 years, but got a rebirth and is still putting out some amazing smokes at the 3 year mark.  It's been terribly cold, but missing my smoked meat. Almost picked up a spiral sliced ham last week, but thought I'd wait for a warm spell.  Supposed to warm up this week...
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    MES DIED!!! need advice

    I knew my time would come to do this repair, turned out to be today. Thankfully the Smoking Gods waited till I was up to temp and got close to the amount of thin blue smoke I needed.  I wanted more, but I'm glad it didn't ruin my spiral sliced ham & 5lbs of smoked baked beans. Pack of 10 female...
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    My Favorite Time of the Year - St. Patty's Day Corned Beef sale

    Can you tell us more about the Juniper berries making pastromi? Sounds like something worth trying. Cashew
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    interesting and troubling

    I was glad to see SMF up and running, been having withdrawals. I got locked out, a quick email to the moderators, and I was back on. Very impressed with the speed of service. Thank you Mods. Cashew
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    Taste and smell gone. Having a hard time.

    Big E, I've been like this for years, 1 1/2 ago had throat surgery to open up the airway and it's helped with some things, still have sleep apnea. But my sense of smell and hearing came back on my left side. Still get stuffy, lots of clear runny junk. Way too many tests last month, good news is...
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    Stainless Steel Tray and Holder for #32 Meat Grinder

    My grinder does have the ball bearing's, and looks to run smooth. I need to get a can of lube before I crank more than a few turns. I was also thinking of adding a foot switch to make it safer and keeping it off while grabbing more meat. (Sounds bad..) I have some Corian counter top cut offs...
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    Stainless Steel Tray and Holder for #32 Meat Grinder

    Mulepackin, thanks for the links, will be checking them out. I can see the cheaper and easier, but going for durability.
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    ABTs for the superbowl

    BigRedQ, how's the hands feeling? I won't make ABT's without gloves, again... I'm probably a wimp, but like to be able to feel with hands other than a burning sensation. Cashew
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    Stainless Steel Tray and Holder for #32 Meat Grinder

    I got the same grinder for Christmas, waiting to get a motor before I run some meat through it. Would like to get a direct drive motor, and go without the pulley setup. Still looking for just the right motor, power, low speed and hopefully cost. Any suggestions? Once I get it up and running...
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    Sausage Equipment

    [quote=Pineywoods; Digital Kitchen Scales from Walmart Mechanical 44 lb Scale from Gander Mountain Digital Postal Scales w/ remote read out from Sam's Club Hey Piney, What's up with 3 scales? 2 I get, ultra small/accurate for spices/seasonings, and a large one for meat portions. Which one was...
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    VacnSeal and Reynold's Handi-Vac Vacuum Freezer Bags.

    Seeing the recent thread on the mini vac sealer, didn't want to hijack the thread. Has anyone seen or used one of these in Person? I have a whole house vac system, and very handy so installation would not be a problem. $50-$80 depending on the install, I like how it's off the counter, no storage...
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