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    Life Got Complicated

    :emoji_pray: :emoji_pray:
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    Binoculars

    Nikon, was watching a juvenal eagle chase a hen mallard this morning, they work very well with a harness.
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    Venison and CWD

    EHD causes the deer to run a fever and will often be found dead in or near water, if a deer survives it their hooves will sloth off, CWD have different symptoms. I killed a buck a few years ago that had EHD but survived, not eating any deer that tests positive for CWD. no way to test humans that...
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    Perhaps off topic but hunters are dying from eating meat taken from deer with CHD

    Well it's not a proven thing yet, although it is possible, folks in my hunting circle scoff at the possibility of it due to the time it has been around, bad thing no good method to test humans that are still alive to see if they have any of the misfolded prions. may have been a lot more that...
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    What to replace my recteq rt700 with

    Must be a flyby nighter, not seen since the 5th, may never hear back to see what happened lol
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    Jalapeno/Pepperjack Sourdough

    I see where this is headed, new bread starter, new smoker=wonderful combination lol
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    Masterbuilt electric chip smoker

    Welcome, don't hold your breath waiting on a smoke ring because it wont happen, you can get 1 with a pellet smoker but not a electric, nobody can tell any difference in taste smoke ring or not, shag bark hickory along with pellets or chips in a tube will boost the smoke flavor, I always got...
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    Masterbuilt 560 ashes in cook chamber

    Glad you got it sorted out, bought a bag of lump years ago to use in my Performer, give up on it after 3 cooks due to cinders on my food due to popping, back to Kingsford used the rest in my smoker.
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    Pasta & Scallops

    Looks great, hope our weather clears up for you,I'm in the Knoxville area and rain today Thursday and Friday, clear then till end of next week. safe travels.
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    Fasting

    Prayers sent for all of us.
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    Brining Fresh Hocks

    How much meat weight in 5lbs of hocks?. I'm not trying to start any shit but there is no reliable way to get close when a lot of bones are involved, overdoing the cure can be toxic and cause cancer. the measurements in pops is a known safe brine. I'm not posting anything else fighting Covid and...
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    Brining Fresh Hocks

    Thats the simplicity of pops brine, it makes a gallon probably on the lower end of the scale but always safe, cover meat and inject if thick or around bones. no algabra to determine anything :emoji_laughing:
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    Fine powder ash

    What is spider venom?
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    Looking for a new toaster oven

    I been running a Cosori for maybe 2 years, it has a rotisserie that will do about a 4lb chicken, seems to work well as far as temps go, it wont hold a 9x13 pan if that has ears on it, wifi to tell you when preheated or time is up, I like having digital temp control as it's normally closer so...
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    What to replace my recteq rt700 with

    FYI there is no paint on the inside, that is creosote, scrape and keep on smoking
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