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  1. torp3t3d0

    Best places to buy wood in NOVA

    MY SON IN LAW SUPPLIES ALL MINE....HE HAS ANY SPECIES YOU MAY NEED....He lives in Germantown, MD....I live in Oakton/Vienna
  2. torp3t3d0

    Ref; Maple Sugar

    I use it with brown sugar in one style of my bacon.....tried to use mapleine but not as much flavor
  3. torp3t3d0

    Casings a little tough

    I've found that the longer I smoke them, or the higher temp that I smoke them, the casings get tougher......so what I do is to raise the internal temp to 155 digs in a water bath......as one sausage maker said "155 dogs in water is no different that in a smoker, oven or what ever,,,,,,only thing...
  4. torp3t3d0

    Pork Belly Score

    Yeah..almost the same thing happened to me, but I turned around and drove the 22 miles back to the store and paid them....as my mom said...if ya take something without paying for it, you just a common thief......hope the bacon tast good, and you didn’t share with your kids your “good”fortunes “
  5. torp3t3d0

    Need some Advice

    I TBLspoon Tinder Quick per pound 1 Tblspoon Brown Sugar I tablespoon Maple Sugar.... Put in a 2 or 1 (depending on size) gal zip lock bag Rub in the TQ inside the bag (then you won't lose any of it) Rub in the Brown sugar/Maple sugar mix inside the bag Seal up and put in refigerator for 14...
  6. torp3t3d0

    Not getting email notifications & All folders of PM messages gone

    Bear sent me this..... They've been trying to iron out problems since they changed platforms. Jeff's been working on it pretty much. You could try adding a comment to the following Thread. Tell what you did & what's not happening...
  7. torp3t3d0

    emails from my watched forums....

    Somehow I have stopped receiving any emails from the smoking meat forum....what has gone wrong and what do I need to do to start getting information again.
  8. torp3t3d0

    MES 40 Question

    Thanks for the information Pete
  9. torp3t3d0

    MES 40 Question

    You mis understand....the swing only was notices when using the firebird.....I was not testing....thge issue was with the MRS 40
  10. torp3t3d0

    MES 40 Question

    here is a copy of the profile....just click one the link: https://share.fireboard.io/7664A9 thanks Pete
  11. torp3t3d0

    MES 40 Question

    I have been using my MES 40 with a mailbox mod to do a lot of smoking since going about 2 years ago. Spent a lot of money going through the remote thermometers that have been recommended on the site. Found a NEW one that I just love...it is a FireBoard system......since using it and...
  12. torp3t3d0

    Made my first brats...

    Been searching for a good recipe for brats.....have not found a good one yet....would you share yours? Pete
  13. torp3t3d0

    Am I missing something

    Was aware of the free shipping and such....I also buy mostly from small businesses....just wanted to try cold smoking with maple wood so I did not need to order a lot......was just taken back by the shipping costs.......so please don’t come and burn my house down....
  14. torp3t3d0

    Am I missing something

    Went to reorder pellets from A-MAZE-N- products......cost of pellets ~$11.98 for 2 bags...cost of shipping $10.76.....I guess I'll look local for pellets from now on.....that doubles the price of the pellets!!! Pete
  15. torp3t3d0

    Food Containers for bacon

    Yup.....that's the way!!!
  16. torp3t3d0

    Food Containers for bacon

    I've actually found 2 and 2.5 gallon zip lock bags that work great.....I can do a 5+lb pice in the 2 gallon bags....and I can do the rubbing of the cure and the spices in the bag therefore not losing any of it (vice doing it on a pie plate) Pete
  17. torp3t3d0

    Collagen sausage casings

    Syracuse Casing has the best around, they ship, and can be kept for months in the refrigrator....their address: http://www.makincasing.com I used the casings from "The sausage Maker" (they are from China and not as good)....DSyracuse casings are from USA only! Pete
  18. torp3t3d0

    Smoked Breakfast Sausage

    for smoked stuff I like the larger grind.....Bearcarver suggested that.....he has helped a great deal
  19. Smoked Breakfast Sausage

    Smoked Breakfast Sausage

  20. torp3t3d0

    Smoked Breakfast Sausage

    As a little boy in North Carolina, I loved sausage my Dad brought home from a local market.   Never found anything that tasted like it in all my travels with the Navy....... Decided to try to make/recreate the sausage myself......(remember I am working on a taste that a 10 year old remembers...
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