Search results

  • Some of the links on this forum allow SMF, at no cost to you, to earn a small commission when you click through and make a purchase. Let me know if you have any questions about this.
  1. torp3t3d0

    Kielbasa Time

    Really looks good....my first attempt left me un-satisfied as the sausage was "dry"...did not have the business I was hoping for....any ideas what my problem may have been...I use pork butts with no additional fat added......thought that might be it. Pete (torpedo)
  2. torp3t3d0

    Got a belly from my Grandson, SO I MADE BACON , steps & q-view galore

    Just a "nubie" comment.....Tried hanging the bacon when I got started and didn't like the "stretching" of the slab that occurs.....so I went to doing them just on the racks....keeps them more consistent in thickness......
  3. torp3t3d0

    My first Batch of Kielbasa Sausage.....woo-hoo!

    thanks for sharing...... Pete (the subman)
  4. torp3t3d0

    My first Batch of Kielbasa Sausage.....woo-hoo!

    would you share the recipe? Pete
  5. torp3t3d0

    BACON (Extra Smoky)

    Did my first "dry cure" using the Bearcarver method....cured in the frog for 5 days and froze for 3 hours before slicing.......(first attempt made salt pork that was so bad I threw out).....this is great tasting....used maple sugar to give it a maple flavor that my grandkids love.....thanks Bear...
  6. BACON (Extra Smoky)

    BACON (Extra Smoky)

  7. IMG_1535.JPG

    IMG_1535.JPG

  8. IMG_1534.JPG

    IMG_1534.JPG

  9. torp3t3d0

    First bacon belly , wet brined POPS

    if you want the BEST maple extract check out Mapleine (http://www.walmart.com/ip/Crescent-Mapleine-Imitation-Maple-Flavor-2-fl-oz-Pack-of-6/29473368) My mom only used it for making maple sugar when I was a kid (too poor for any store bought stuff) and I've used it for over 40 years.....use a...
  10. First bacon belly , wet brined POPS

    First bacon belly , wet brined POPS

  11. mapleine.jpg

    mapleine.jpg

  12. torp3t3d0

    Costco bellies.... THANKS for the lead on that..... Dry brined bacon Aug. 2015... 8/23 money update

    #1.    My Dad was a sausage maker (for fun) and left me 5# of the stuff....I have enough pink salt to satisfy all of northern va.....
  13. torp3t3d0

    Breakfast sausage patties

    I actually smoked some of mine....missed the smoked one I got in NC as a kid....these came out tasting a lot like the sausage you get from Cracker Barrel....
  14. torp3t3d0

    Tasso

    Where do you get the rub...commercial? Or your recipe?
  15. torp3t3d0

    Costco bellies.... THANKS for the lead on that..... Dry brined bacon Aug. 2015... 8/23 money update

    Dave and Mr. T: have learnt a lot about bacon from ya.....everytime I read one of your posts I keep asking myself, "why don't you do that"?....Never had luck with the "dry" cure....first couple of time I made "salt" pork....so I went with Pop's Brine and have had good luck..... Want to try the...
  16. torp3t3d0

    Breakfast sausage patties

    What's the issue?  I do the same, but I use the papers I get from Sausage Maker in Buffalo, NY.....looks like you have it down.   We peel mine off still frozen brown it, add a fried egg and cheese on toast/bagel/english muffin and chow down
  17. torp3t3d0

    Tasso

    do you add the bbq sauce (Sweet Baby Ray's, for example) to the brine or after it "drys" and before ya smoke it?   Haven been thinking of making some myself...
  18. torp3t3d0

    UMAi Landjager

    Just bought some of the UMAI mixes as well....will report when I use....
  19. torp3t3d0

    Pork cushion meat. Fat content?

    Resturant has it everyday for $1.14 a pound....never used it.....interested in what the discussion uncovers
  20. torp3t3d0

    PWE Maple Sausages

    I love making sausage but I had/have a hard time with the collagen casings.....never could get them to work...any hints you can give? Pete
Clicky