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    what got you interested in making sausage ?

    I was researching how to make bacon. This site popped up on Google. So I starting reading about how to make sausage too.
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    just remembering

    When I found this site I was researching how to make bacon. I got hooked on sausage. Started out with my KithenAid mixer and it's attachments. That was not a pretty sight. Got a real grinder and built a water stuffer. Now I am happy making sausage a couple of times a year.
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    Freezing Sausage

    Yes. I do it all the time. It's just me and the wife at home now, so it is a must for us. Tastes fine.
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    Sausage making plunge

    I found this site when I was researching how to make bacon. I was hooked. Now I sell my sausage to my barber.
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    think of this post as a "public service announcement " for older folks

    I use a Dakota water stuffer. I started out with a homemade version that held 15 pounds of meat, so I was a little disappointed with the size, but I typically only do about 8 pounds at a time anyway.
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    My Special Memorial Day Smoke

    My dad served during World War ii. He graduated high school in 1943 and joined the army air corps right away. He went to basic training and then a tech school, then got orders to go overseas. When he go to point of embarkation new orders were waiting for him. They wanted him to go to another...
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    Home cured corned beef

    Looks tasty!
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    Need Help Troubleshooting Mealy Sausage

    If he is grinding right into the casing, he is not working the meat at all. Grinding into casings will not work, though grinder companies all say it can be done.
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    Uncured corn beef?

    The salt does the actual curing. The nitrites protect against botulism and add the rosy color.
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    My Favorite Day Of The Month (smoking bacon day)

    I'll be retiring at the end of the year. My wife would be delighted if I took up that habit.
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    A-Maze-N Smoke Tube

    You can just light the pellets in the tube and place under your grate.
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    First attempt at bacon

    The first time I made bacon my daughter told me I ruined bacon for her. She won't buy it from the store anymore.
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    Brisket ready TOO early .... Help

    I have left a brisket in a cooler overnight and it was still warm in the morning.
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    Help is needed

    I have a 9 pound Dakota hydraulic stuffer. I love it. I usually do between 5 and 10 pounds at a time.
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    BACK HOME AND SMOKIN!!!

    In Ohio we have 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter and Road Construction.
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