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I ended up using this and I haven't had any issues: food grade synthetic gear oil, 460 viscosity. I paid about $20 for a quart. I also don't use my grinder heavily. I do a max of about 10 lbs of meat in a batch because I have a small smoker.
It's been awhile since I've posted but have no fear, I've been making and smoking sausage!
I did my first batch of venison jalapeno cheddar chubs Sunday (6 lbs) along with my 3rd or 4th batch of bambi stix (5 lbs). (I'll post the recipes when I have them in digital form. Stay tuned.)
I...
Can't beat the price on those pork shoulders, wow!
"I only stuck myself with the knife once and took a big slice out of my thumb but I survived."
Way to literally put yourself into your product. lol (Glad you're ok.)
All your sausages look great! Love the sticks!
Thanks all for the positive comments and the points!
Got my new meat grinder plates today. Upped the plate from 6mm (1/4") to 12mm (1/2"). The vintage grinder blew through 5 lbs of meat in about 2 mins. with no clogging. Yeah!
I think my medium plate was simply too small for the first grind. In...
Diller's Choice is a spice blend from Strawberry Farms company containing dill, lemon peel, parsley, onion, and black pepper.
(https://www.strawberrytreefarms.com/store/dillers-choice/c11993db-7ea8-4392-af77-532707194175?category=all).
We buy a ton of their spice blends from them.
...my Hakka and onto mats
Into the smoker...Meat TV
My timeline for today:
From drying to water bath took 5.5 hrs (I use military time)
11:45 115*
13:15 125 started smoke with a mix of cherry, hickory, maple, and pecan
13:45 135
14:25 145
14:45 155
15:15 165
15:45 ...
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