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    Buying Meat in Iowa

    just so everyone knows most Fairway and Hyvee stores will honer each others deals/coupons so if you usually go to one but the other has a sale take the add/coupon in with you and they should honer it. We have both in our town and have done this many of times. Hope that helps
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    new smoker build

    for the size of smoker I am looking to do I guess I figure it would be more cost effective. I don't know of a electric smoker of that size that isn't very expensive. If anyone has any smokers in mind please post link to them. thanks
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    new smoker build

    looking to upgrade from my small Cajun injector electric smoker to a bigger homemade electric to be able to make larger batches. mainly cooking sticks, jerky, bacon, ring bologna, summer sausage, and other snack type meats.  I plan to build it with a large metal box that will be insulated rough...
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    new to site

    I am from SE Iowa and have been smoking with a smaller electric smoker for about three years. Some meal type stuff like turkey and pork but mainly sticks, jerky, bacon, ring bologna, and summer sausage all made with venison base. looking to build a larger electric smoker to up the size of my...
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    smoker build help

    I am new to the site but looking for knowledge from everyone. I currently use an small Cajun injector electric smoker and do great work with it. I want to up the size of batches I can make used mainly for jerky, sticks, bologna, bacon, and summer sausage.  looking to build a electric smoker out...
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