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Please!!!!!!
There is no perfect smoker.
Let's get back to talking about the Smokin-It smokers here and leave the Masterbuilts out of it, mention of Masterbuilt brings back WAY too many bad memories!!!!!
=Martin=
OMG!!!!!!
In this case, you only need to worry about the cure amount if you intend to "cold smoke" ...if not...just go ahead and cook the sausage in a safe way.....you've already added PLENTY of salt !!!!! :icon_eek:
Please PM me or one of the other helpful folks here if you have questions...
No, not usually.
Plain citric acid lowers the pH of the meat, denatures the proteins and raises heck with the binding of the sausage...which leads to a crumbly sausage.
Encapsulated citric acid was developed to avoid that problem...the acid isn't released until after the bind phase, when the...
120ppm to 156ppm nitrite is fine. There's no good reason to use as much as Ruhlman/Polcyn suggest....even 200ppm is more than enough for short-term curing.
=Martin=
You can get a smaller tube from LEM or Sausage Maker....1/2 inch O.D....3/8 inch I.D.
In fact, I have an extra LEM tube...brand spanking new...$15.00 via PayPal and it's yours......it'll definitely fit the Grizzly 5lber.
I bought one of the little LEM tubes for snack sticks when I had a...
No! No! No!
You don't have to live with that...don't try to fix it and don't assume that it's Weber's fault...it likely happened in shipping.
If it was sold by Amazon (and not some who sell on Amazon) return and replacement is free.
You need to get on the horn with Amazon, ASAP...ain't anybody...
Commercial pickled eggs are produced at tight parameters that ensure safety.
That's not something that can be safely done at home without a high-end pH meter to measure the equilibrium pH, etc.
~Martin
There are several reasons....most importantly the eggs need to be kept refrigerated.
Here's a good place to start......
http://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_06/pickled_eggs.html
~Martin