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  1. tallbm

    Making your own sausages?

    I think you are getting a lot of great info. Bare minimum: 2 of these Meat Totes from Academy for mixing and holding meat before stuffing and to put stuffed sausage into. This is working space stuff and makes handling and cleanup and refrigerating a breeze. Oh and if you aren't doing tons of...
  2. tallbm

    Sandwich meats

    I do, now how big around/wide do you want the meat to be? I have fibrous casings that are 5.7inches in diameter so I have sandwich bread size meat!!! One thing to consider though is that these are too thick to really smoke all the way through, so I get smoke on them and then finish in the...
  3. tallbm

    Texas Style Turkey Breast ~ Blue Light Special 😄

    That looks great! I caught the same deal and have 2 whole chicken breasts curing that will be cooked up tomorrow. I think I may grill them though as I LOVE cured grilled turkey. I'm also noticing that Kroger and Tom Thumb have $0.99/lb whole turkeys this week so that is great with how...
  4. tallbm

    SMF Members-Only Deal from LEM Products

    Very awesome!!!
  5. tallbm

    Such Great People on this Forum

    I 100% agree this is the best online community out there. I work in software and IT so I'm using sites and online tools a good bit and run into a number of different communities with all the hobbies and things I do. It's sad how toxic, lost, ill, and/or extreme people are "living" out most of...
  6. tallbm

    The First Ham

    The ham looks good. You mention brining it, but did you also inject the brine/cure solution into the meat ALL OVER and especially parallel to the bones and perpendicular at bone level in addition to any injections at meat level? The injection will ensure the cure travels fast enough deep into...
  7. tallbm

    Elk Sausage Fat Source

    I think you will do well if you decide to go with some pork fat or if you keep with the beef fat. Now you know you have options for different flavors and kinds of meat products you make :D Oh yeah I'm with you 100%! I also learned to harvest and handle the meat quickly and well. No leaving...
  8. tallbm

    Carb Friendly Charro Beans using Black Soy Beans

    That just made me so hungry hahahaha great meal!
  9. tallbm

    Elk Sausage Fat Source

    Hi there and welcome! Well if you follow the USDA guidelines for ground beef or pork is to cook to 160F internal temp or higher. The USDA guideline for whole muscle pork and whole muscle venison is 145F internal temp or higher. So cooking venison burger or any of the other ground meat to rare...
  10. tallbm

    Elk Sausage Fat Source

    The venison I get each year taste like really really lean beef so when I mix with beef fat it is very beefy in flavor all around. I like using the beef fat for making sandwich meat that is beefy like my pastrami or even my bologna. I'm usually using my saved brisket fat but there have been...
  11. tallbm

    Anyone want to rewire/rebuild my MES? Central New Jersey

    Hi there and welcome! I've helped 2 if not 3 people out on this forum that have never literally cut or spliced wire together before attempting this and they knocked it out of the park even with all their worries. With that said, it would be most likely to find a friend that your wife wouldn't...
  12. tallbm

    What in the Sweet Baby Jesus is going on? Meat prices.

    I'm glad my freezer is pretty well stocked. Only taking 2 deer this year vs the 3-4 I normally take. I will be really tempted to take a 3rd animal if a good 200-225lbs feral hog shows it's face. I normally like them a little smaller but if I'm only going to grab one I want it to have more...
  13. tallbm

    Campbells Canned Tomato Juice does NOT Store Well!

    I think you are on to something with the rations not having tomato juice lol. I didn't check the best by date. There is a good chance it was exceeded. Once the little can I set down in the sink sprung a spraying leak as I was going to clean it, I immediately grabbed a bag to trash it all and...
  14. tallbm

    1st Attempt At Hot Sauce

    Hi there and welcome! I am not any kind of authority on hot sauce making but the little bit I've done in the past has me thinking you don't have enough to make a bottle. MAYBE if you combined them all but as was mentioned by someone else here, it's best to stick with 1 pepper so you know what...
  15. tallbm

    Campbells Canned Tomato Juice does NOT Store Well!

    So I just learned a very interesting thing today. Apparently canned Campbells Tomato Juice doesn't store for years at a time where I believe the tomato acid eats THROUGH the can! These cans are the soda style cans, not the thicker soup style cans. I cannot say with absolute certainty that the...
  16. tallbm

    What in the Sweet Baby Jesus is going on? Meat prices.

    Strictly on the original question of prices, yeah even here in TX prices are going up a good bit and we usually have amazing prices compared to the rest of the country. There has not been a $1.99/lb sale on whole packer brisket any time this year! Usually there are about 4 good sales. I also...
  17. tallbm

    Smoked Turkey Legs

    I also thouroughly inject my cure/brine deep into the meat and all over. This speeds up the cure/brine time penetration quite a bit.
  18. tallbm

    Smoked Turkey Legs

    After I conquered Smoked Turkey Drums, I ran into the holy grail. Smoked Turkey Thighs!!!!! Ran into a situation where like 8 packs of turkey thighs were on 50% discount and was like "hmmm I wonder how well they will taste done like cured smoked turkey drums??" Well I did it and OMG it's even...
  19. tallbm

    Smoked Turkey Legs

    Hi there and welcome! Those look great to me! Yeah cooking a little longer or maybe just hold them at 190F for a little while wrapped in foil and they should tender up for you. I love these things and am always looking at the grocery store for quick sale turkey parts. The store by me...
  20. tallbm

    My modified MES 30

    Yeah I had thought about something like that too! Also there is just laying it on any of it's sides where the chords are not sticking out. I assume it's that PID on the milk crate. Mine sits on top but elevated by 2 little pieces of plastic to give it some space between the controller and the...
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