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    How to add Phosphate to my brine/prep process? Pork butts brine...and phosphate injecting? Asking how to, not ya or nah!

    Normally I brine my pork butts for about a week in a salt and and brown sugar brine. I have recently had great luck injecting some lower quality cuts of beef with CosmoQ injections night b4, smoking to desired doneness and then sous vide for hours more to get tenderness, been real happy with...
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    Has anyone used the "Heavy D" Stick burner attachment?

    I will take some pics when I complete my latest project. yes the fire bricks just help maintain a more consistent temp.
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    Has anyone used the "Heavy D" Stick burner attachment?

    reading through this thread I thought I would comment. I have two pellet smokers and I have installed pid controllers on both, put fire bricks in both, and have the biggest smoke generators that smokedaddy makes (big kahuna??). they work awesome! have the convivence of pellet set it and...
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    Tri-tip yummy

    They are not pre seasoned, i seasoned with my altered version of jeffs texas style rub, i add some sugar and paprika to it and changed some of the ratios of other things. but i assume you were not asking me about the Aldi ones!
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    Tiny air bubbles in hot dogs...

    That is hilarious!!!!
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    Tri-tip yummy

    Smoked some tri-tip last weekend...It turned out great!
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    Tiny air bubbles in hot dogs...

    not sure why the images loaded twice...sorry
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    Tiny air bubbles in hot dogs...

    I made hot dogs this weekend with the ol champion juicer. Emulsion is great, however there are lots of tiny air bubbles in my final product, anyone have any tricks they use to remove these? I think my wife will divorce me if i purchase a commercial vacuum stuffer. My goal is to replicate the...
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    cooking for hire(kinda)???

    Had a guy I know(not a close friend) ask me to smoke some meat for him for a birthday party. I have not ever cooked for any large groups other than my own family or personal parties. I am not licensed and not looking to get into catering. I figure the cost of meat i will have receipt. He want...
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    HELP! seeking smoked sous vide beef rib reciepe/method/advice

    I have cooked many things with my sous vide cooker and many things with my smoker. But Beef ribs are on thing I have never cooked in either. looking for advice, methods, reciepes pretty much any help I can get.
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    Homemade pinapple brats!

    see above for recipe, let me know what you think if you try it.
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    Homemade pinapple brats!

    see above for recipe, let me know what you think if you try it.
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    Homemade pinapple brats!

    Meat after freezer
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    Homemade pinapple brats!

    seasoning (good without pineapple also) I make enough for 100lbs at a time so ratio as you wish. I measure by weight. 2lbs canning/pickling salt 1/4lb white sugar 5oz ground Black pepper 3.5oz rubbed sage 2.5oz ground ginger 2oz ground white pepper .7oz Coriander .7oz Nutmeg .6oz ground celery...
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    Homemade pinapple brats!

    Wife and i made 20 ponunds of pinapple brats today, 10 pounds of breakfast sausage and 10 pounds of plain ground pork, last night!
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