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  1. tallbm

    How to handle natural casings

    I store on the tubes with no issue.
  2. tallbm

    Elk bologna & fermented venison bologna

    It's looking good from here! Like has been mentioned, I'm getting excited for hunting season and halloween weekend hope to make some things happen. I think I'm only going for deer this year and maybe 1 good 200-225lbs hog if I see one. I like the hogs at 180lbs or smaller BUT if I'm only...
  3. tallbm

    Question about Bacon cure recipe?

    Hi there and welcome! Your salt is higher than 2% if your goal is 2% salt. Why is this? It is because Prague Powder#1 (Cure#1) contains salt along with the nitrite since it is only 6.25% nitrite and 93.75% plain salt. Like @mneeley490 I also use the digging dog calculator and convert things...
  4. tallbm

    Anyone Using an Autobag Machine at work or personally for anything?

    I hear ya. Handloading doesn't really save any money but it does allow someone to shoot pretty much whenever they want, provided the weather is cooperating. Bulk buying components means a good volume to be had. Plus there is the bonus of avoiding the local gun store. 99% of the time the...
  5. tallbm

    Grinding spices

    What I like most about the magic bullet and grinding peppers (or grinding anything) is that once done grinding you can pull the canister and set it upside down and let it sit for 10 min so all the dust settles in side. Then it's easy to open and pour out. With chili powder, you don't want to...
  6. tallbm

    Enabler Post - Vitamix deal

    Best sauce making purchase I ever bought was the Vitamix E320. No more straining skins, it just obliterates seeds and skins. 2 weeks ago I threw in 2 pounds of roasted (scraped them 1st) hatch chilies with seeds still in them, onion, cilantro, and fresh squeezed lime juice. Started the blender...
  7. tallbm

    Grinding spices

    Hi there and welcome! I use my Magic Bullet with the grinder blade. It does a good job for me. No complaints at all :D
  8. tallbm

    Anyone Using an Autobag Machine at work or personally for anything?

    Yeah it would be nice to package up rounds like that. That sucks about the theft but yeah at least they didn't get the guns. If it weren't so hot I'd be at the range I have a good bit of work I want to do with a number of handloads. For example, Shilen is in my backyard and I was able to get...
  9. tallbm

    Anyone Using an Autobag Machine at work or personally for anything?

    Oh yeah they cost a little bit lol. The ones from the US are like a minimum $15k at the moment but things fluctuate like crazy right now depending on if they are made in the US or not and/or tons of parts not coming from the US. Like most stuff I see these machines are made in China and are...
  10. tallbm

    Anyone Using an Autobag Machine at work or personally for anything?

    Well I don't know of anyone using one of these for work or any other reasons so I figured I would turn to our trusty community here since I can heavily rely on the input/feedback versus other sources lol. In short an Autobag machine uses a spool of pre-opened bags that it will feed, blow open...
  11. tallbm

    Marketplace Insurance changes for 2026

    Fingers crossed brother! It doesn't hurt to get prepped and know what providers they will actually accept that way when the time comes you can narrow down your search to those providres. I would still then eyeball a plan and get the doctors offices to actually look exactly at the plan you are...
  12. tallbm

    Marketplace Insurance changes for 2026

    That sucks. In my state no doctors really want to accept anything but Blue Cross Blue Shield and I don't get any discounts from the marketplace so I just go with Blue Cross Blue Shield personal-individual plans (plans not offered through employers). I work for myself and have done the song and...
  13. tallbm

    Electric Smoker Temperature Controller

    You could eliminate it and just be very careful watching temps in the smoker but most pids don't have a real alarm to warn you on your phone and most of us rely on wireless thermometer alarms for over temp. Did you wire around that switch when you rewired for a PID? If so then it wouldn't even...
  14. tallbm

    Electric Smoker Temperature Controller

    Hi there and welcome! This may sound like a silly question, but does the MES heat up when you plug it straight into the wall? Don't leave it like that for long since it is uncontrolled but that will at least isolate that it's an issue with the controller instead of something like the safety...
  15. tallbm

    Alternative Sweeteners for Sausage?

    High there and welcome! I'm not sure about browning but my guess is Allulose would be the closest option that is low carb and it is closer to the sugar family than other good alternatives. As was mentioned already, avoid any of the maltodextrin and dextrose stuff. It is not sugar but your body...
  16. tallbm

    Doing a brisket tomorrow-wish me luck!

    Congrats on your 1st successful brisket, they will only get better from here! In my MES at a steady 275F and unwrapped the whole time, I find about 1hr and 7-10min per pound is usually the area that it can be tender and done. I only pull when it is tender, never by time or temp. Then add +4...
  17. tallbm

    Doing a brisket tomorrow-wish me luck!

    Hi there and welcome! One important thing that has not been mentioned yet. It's best to avoid wrapping at a temp like "when it hits 165F". What most people fail to mention is that if you wrap brisket too early, you will make roast beef instead of BBQ brisket. It is majorly disappointing to...
  18. tallbm

    Curing times differing WILDLY online vs what I've learned...

    Yeah this site and it's people are the best source of curing and cooking info I've found anywhere online. The youtube videos and all those online recipe blog posts are off a good bit or completely wrong like 90% of the time. When it comes to safety, it is best to do what is sure to work. You...
  19. tallbm

    Planning ahead - Upgrade to Sausage Making Equipment

    The one I did had a removable paddle but the ends of it were multiple pieces with springs and meat would get into all of them and the portions of the box they fit into, etc. etc. Worse thing I've ever had to clean with processing.
  20. tallbm

    It's Hatch Time

    Yeah that's what I did. I just had/have so many that like defrosting 3 pounds yesterday and scraping off the char was like a 30 min straight ordeal of mess that my upper back hates hahaha. I then threw them in the vitamix to make a sauce. With the vitamix, in the future I can just cut the...
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