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  1. olaf

    Cookin' This Weekend Just Got Interesting

    South of me they're going to get hit I'm on the northern edge so just a couple inches when its over.
  2. olaf

    NEW STUFFER

    Here's a video link to the newer version of mine
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    NEW STUFFER

    I have no problem stuffing myself. Not sure where you can find this stuffer its powered by water from your faucet which pushes a piston down the tube. This cost me about 80 dollars 25 years ago. The stuffer tube is 13.34 mm outside diameter 9.75 mm inside diameter and will hold 7 lbs.
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    Actual % Sodium Nitrite Calculation in a Curing Mixture

    I thought they would just dissolve the sugar salt and nitrite in water then dehydrate and grind
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    Actual % Sodium Nitrite Calculation in a Curing Mixture

    That's what I came up with
  6. olaf

    Need advice on installing vents on Masterbuilt 30" analog electric

    It can get expensive trying to customize a smoker hopefully someone with experience with a masterbuilt can help. I built a smoker from a warming cabinet it has become a bit spendy but is putting out some great food but other issues develop 1 I am losing too much heat, 2 temp probes are in the...
  7. olaf

    Andouille Sausage - Try number 1

    Looks like I have another recipe to try. there is no great andouille sausage up here, too far north. My problem sometimes is making large batches what you have there looks pretty tasty.
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    First time using Natural casing for meat sticks question?

    The last time I got sheep casings they were about the same size as the hi mountain casings. I have used their hunters blend as a hot dog which turned out pretty good. I guess your only options are to cut open those casings and get the sausage into something smaller or link what you have. --...
  9. olaf

    Dark spots on meat

    It's an oxidation of the iron component of something. Not a problem if (if the meat is fresh) I've heard they package meat with carbon monoxide to stop this from happening.
  10. olaf

    how you gonna spend it

    So what did I hear that 1400 costs me 38K? Buy a freezer have my nazi proof and Japanese nambu repaired
  11. olaf

    Hot smoked Salmon

    Thats what I haven't done for a while good stuff. What was in your rub?
  12. olaf

    Maverick temp probe question

    I'm having an issue with mine today with ribs I'm trusting the probe near the ribs for now and just manually plugging in the heating element.
  13. olaf

    "Ideal" type of collagen casings for Lancaster County sweet sticks?

    If you can wait until Thursday or Friday you can get them here https://www.waltonsinc.com/21mm-smoke-collagen-casings
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    "Ideal" type of collagen casings for Lancaster County sweet sticks?

    The fresh casings are not meant to be hung in a smoker not strong enough. The smoked are suitable for smoking. Basically fresh for fresh sausage smoked for smoked.
  15. olaf

    More Sourdough Starter

    My dad told me his mother would make 5 loaves at a time every couple days and always had a jar of starter, this was back in the '40's & 50's. Would this be the same process that she was using? There's no way it took five weeks to make a loaf they would have starved.
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    Has anybody else had this happen?

    Are you basically getting an ad that covers the page forcing you to close the browser? If so that's what I was dealing with a couple weeks ago, BASF ad. I just switched to the Samsung browser with an ad block extension.
  17. olaf

    Our pup ate a dryer sheet last night.

    My lab had eaten a plastic bread bag it passed but I had to help get it out
  18. olaf

    Another good day for meat processing

    No foot switch yet its something I want and then forget about once I put it all away
  19. olaf

    Favorite Chef Round 2 voting

    Awesome I enjoy being able to throw some more votes your way.
  20. olaf

    Another good day for meat processing

    25 year old dakota water press stuffer (serial number 32) trying out the new jerky shooter for the snack sticks. Grinder is a #32 on a 1 hp motor with a gear reduction unit turns at 115 rpm works pretty good.
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