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  1. tony111

    cured,smoked...HAM

    Just finished my firt pork ham. It was 18lbs. with the bone in but I deboned it so I could run it through my slicer when it was done. It was injected and soaked in brine with a sweeter than sweet cure from LEM. Soaked for 6 days , washed of and soaked in clean water for about an hour. Just over...
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    Cracklins

    Nice job on the cracklins , made some myself last week. I got 4qrts of lard and a mess of cracklins....till the friends showed up.
  3. tony111

    Source and/or material for jerky shelves

    I used to work at a stone quarry and we used stainless steel screens to screen the different size material. They were 4ft. x 4ft. with different size wire and openings. They had to be replaced after they had a hole worn in them ...normally a small hole at one end or the other. They make some...
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    First bacon Qview

    The slicer is a Hobart 411, and is old as the hills but works fine .The wife found it in the classifieds about a month ago. the guy wanted $200 for it ,but I got it for $180. Had to do lots of cleaning on it and the sharperner is missing....oh well. It is a very heavy piece of equipment , like...
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    wild hog

    I had 3 domestic pig hearts this week. the wife put them in the presure cooker with some onions and chicken broth for about 45min. They were great ! I ate 2 for supper and the third on sandwiches with hot mustard for lunches for a couple of days. Don't know about wild pigs but I would guess the...
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    First bacon Qview

    If it was up to me I would have had it tonight...but the Mrs. had cubed ham steakes thawed out. I don't argue with the cook
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    First bacon Qview

    I made the hooks out of some #9 wire. Had made them up to smoke deer loins . I just got the slicer several weeks ago ...alot of elbow grease but it sure works nice
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    First bacon Qview

    My first attempt at bacon from a hog I butchered last weekend. Did the bellies and jowles with Mortons sugar cure for a week . Did a cold smoke for 2 hours with hickory ,apple ,and sassafrass. cooled and put in freezer to stiffen up before trying to slice . Here is how it came out, will try it...
  9. tony111

    Might be getting a Hog, help me pick the cuts!!!!

    Slaughtered 3 hogs last weekend. They weighed 235 240 240. We paid .35 per lb live weight. I have my own processing room in my shop. Meat saw, grinder, cuber, slicer, lard press-saugage press and I made my first batch of lard and cracklins two days ago and they turned out great. Have not done...
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    St. Louis Style in Ohio!!!

    Congrats Majorlee ! I like your homemade smoker. This Ohio weather can be a real B....H to try to plan a good smoke.
  11. tony111

    Wild Hog

    Would love to hear how it turns out. We are just getting some wild hog in this part of Ohio. A few taken in my county last year. I have been told by some of my southern friends that it is sweeter and leaner than domestic hogs. Good luck to you
  12. tony111

    Pulled Venison Loin

    I had a pair of venison loins that I had no room for in my brine that I am doing 2 large hams in . I had already injected them with brine so I just hung them in the unheated section of my shop overnight [38 F] The next morning I went out to clean the butcher area and decided to throw then in the...
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    Ohio smoker saying hello

    I have been lurking here for several weeks and thought it was time to say hello and thanks for all the knowledge that is shared here. Sorry to say that I have little knowledge to share. I am in west central Ohio and have just purchased a Masterbuilt Electric Smoker.I have done several venison...
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