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  1. shawnthomas

    Whole hog!

    my two month old son was at least cheering us on!
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    Whole hog!

    It was a family affair wife labeling vac sealed product...good thing the wife does not know this forum even exists...or she would kill me for this photo
  4. shawnthomas

    Whole hog!

    package the trim in 4# packages so can practice my sausage making skills about 5#'s at a time!
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    Whole hog!

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    Whole hog!

  9. shawnthomas

    Whole hog!

    Had a small gilt that I did not get sold and she was the last one of that group so instead of feeding her longer I decided to butcher her. Purebred Berkshire! Kept the whole loins, ribs, shoulders and belly...ended up cutting belly up also due to lean and thin. Not surprising in the she was...
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  11. shawnthomas

    Crisping smoked wings.

    Yep I agree, naked is best!
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    Hot dogs and cocktail smokies

    Where can I find lin poli recipes?
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    Crisping smoked wings.

  14. shawnthomas

    Crisping smoked wings.

    I smoked 10 pounds of wings this afternoon. Going to cool them and refrigerate them tonight. Plan is to take tailgating tomorrow. Going to lightly dredge them in flour and fry them with propane turkey fryer in the tail gate lot. Question is what temp should a guy fry already cooked and...
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  16. shawnthomas

    Aged ribeyes!

    They were great, did have that good aged flavor you get from aging, did not have the funky take you get from aging too long. My take home from this go around is 45 days from packaging is good. Basing time in my fridge off 45 less package date. I used prime grade Angus. Have done good looking...
  17. shawnthomas

    Pineapple bratwursts...

    Thanks guys, I will have to check out lens recipes. I was also thinking dehydrated pineapple. I have some I purchased, but I don't have any more pork to grind as of now and my next hog does not get butcher till they come back from the Spencer fair in northern Iowa. Will sure try some then!
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    Aged ribeyes!

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    Aged ribeyes!

    They were already 18 days old/package date. I put them in the fridge above Pink Himalayan salt blocks, just above freezing, with a couple of fridge fans, for 30 days. Have done this with 4 whole ribeyes to date(I only do one at a time. So no expert by any means). For my wife and I 45 days...
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