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Bird on the menu
Got friends coming over today so we are making some chickens. They are looking good and should be done in about an hour. Tuning plates work great! Gotta love it! -
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Smoked sausage recipe and process
Agreed. I use the rations mentioned above. Pork fat can usually be gotten from your friendly neighborhood meat cutter. I agree that the premix route is good for your first time. It will have all the proper amounts of cure too (assuming it is for a SMOKED sausage). Temps are imperative! You... -
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Do i need fermenting agent
Agreed. Both products will give the sausage the signature tanginess. Of course the real way is with starter cultures which you can buy at www.butcher-packer.com . I have not yet used the culture myself and have great results with Fermento. Semi-dry sausages like summer sausages do have low pH... -
Casing sources in Jax, FL?
Thanks a bunch. I will probably swing by the airport location on my way in or out. Thanks to all for the help. -
Casing sources in Jax, FL?
Hello All, I am going to Jacksonville, FL this weekend to see family. I need some more sausage casings and wonder if there is a known source down there. I am sure the regular 34mm hog casings are very common but I need some 22mm sheep casings. They have doubled their price online since I... -
Boston Butt Prices
I just did a large BBQ for church and had to really shop around b/c every place wanted over $2 a pound!! I ended up at Sam's Club with a case price of $1.02 per pound.. Normally I wait for a sale of around .99 a pound or so and it can usually be had. Mr. Mac, I agree with you...He is risen indeed! -
I bought the Book
Great news for you! My old copy is 10 years old and falling apart. I just ordered the new edition last night ($16 though). I saw my brother's new editon copy and it has a lot more new info in it. You'll love it. I love that book as well as a relatively new one by Stanley Marianski called Meat... -
Howdy Amigo's
Yes, welcome. The tri tips seem to be a SoCal thing much like brisket is to Texas. I may try some sometime if I can find them here. Yours look great. -
Lets Build a Smoker
Great job! I have never made the cervelat but have looked into before. Glad to know the paint can idea worked out too. I have decided to go with an electric burner for my smoker. I just remember how I rarely had to mess with my old one and I did not have the explosion problem you mentioned...- jjmrascal
- Post #20
- Forum: Propane Smokers
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First Summer Sausage and Salami in Smoker
That is going to be wonderful! People who don't think they can make sausage or that there is some kind of magic to it would be surprised at how easy it is to do! Good job! -
Lets Build a Smoker
As I told you in my previous post, I have been reading up on this and agree that a safety valve / thermocouple is the way to go. I cannot find one anywhere for propane. I have not yet tried an appliance store. Would they sell a setup? I was going to play w/ the idea of a pipe burner set in the...- jjmrascal
- Post #16
- Forum: Propane Smokers
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Helleaux From Louisiana
Hey Dude! Welcome to SMF. You will learn a lot here and contribute a lot too! Post your Qview, the good, the bad, the ugly too. That's all part of the learning curve. Before long you'll be telling us all about that smoked gator tail garnished with mudbugs! -
Hello from the SF Bay Area-East bay actually
Welcome! My wife makes bread from wheat she grinds. She's been out of practice but is getting back into it now. Look forward to your contributions. -
The first sausage I have made
Make sure you have the correct amount of water in the meat mix. Some types (summer sausage, salami etc.) don't use water but Italian and Brats do use it. Sometimes I have to use more than the recipe calls for. I like to add until the sausage squishes through a clenched fist smoothly. Not too... -
Lets Build a Smoker
I am very interested in how this turns out b/c I built a new sausage smoker last year like you did. I cut a second drum in half and use that as a base/fire location. It has a hinged door to close it off and provide access for the fire pan. I have an adjustable intake on it. I, too, found...- jjmrascal
- Post #14
- Forum: Propane Smokers
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Camp Oven White Bread recipe
Makes sense. I'll have to try it!- jjmrascal
- Post #21
- Forum: Dutch Oven Recipes
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Camp Oven White Bread recipe
I just got a good deal on a Lodge 14" bread oven. I bought it at the Lodge factory outlet in Tn. I am new to dutch oven cooking but want to get into it. All the recipes, including this one, are for 12" ovens. How do you adapt them to 14"? Do you just do it the same way? I do understand the...- jjmrascal
- Post #17
- Forum: Dutch Oven Recipes
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Finished my tuning plate mod
My G-Dawg, my BBQ buddy likes the mod! Critics like it too! These are the plates the day after the first cook. I was just happy I did not need to hire a welder to do this. I spent five buck on the scrap metal from work and six more on some good sabresaw blades. The rest was my time one...- jjmrascal
- Post #7
- Forum: Wood Smokers
