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  1. chad martinell

    Pepperoni First try: Some Questions

    Thank you for the information. I appreciate it. Maybe I stumbled into a win on this one, as I used cure #1, not #2. 1 tsp. appears to be the right amount for 5 lbs. of meat based on my findings through this site, and I smoked to an IT of 150°. Basically I made a snack stick, not a traditional...
  2. chad martinell

    School me on meat slicers please.....

    Yeah. The result is mixed for me. On one hand I would have liked to just receive a new one that wasn't broken and not have to do the repairs myself. On the other hand, I'm glad I don't have to try and package/ship this back to it's origin. In the end I look at it as a kind of blessing. I get to...
  3. chad martinell

    Cook for a living??

    That sounds like a great plan. Just be aware of all the restrictions and such that food trucks face. Here in CA it is rough. The truck has to pass more tests than a B&M, you have to have a commercial facility at which to park the truck and store food, each county and city has its own...
  4. chad martinell

    Pepperoni First try: Some Questions

    Yes, and yes.
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    School me on meat slicers please.....

    Any particular reason? They have been incredibly responsive with 3-4 emails exchanged in the span of 4 days. I didn't expect that at all and thus far I am pleased with the customer service.
  6. Pepperoni First try: Some Questions

    Pepperoni First try: Some Questions

  7. chad martinell

    Pepperoni First try: Some Questions

    So I may have jumped the gun making my first pepperoni snack sticks, and I want to know if I made any mistakes. Here is the recipe I used: 2.5lbs. Chuck roast 2.5lbs. Pork loin 1/4C Kosher salt 1tsp. Pink curing salt #1 1tsp. Cayenne pepper 1/2 tsp. allspice 1tsp. Anise seed 2tsp. Fennel seed...
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    School me on meat slicers please.....

    I submitted a refund request through Amazon and the seller contacted me asking for pics of the broken parts. I sent them the pics and they are sending me the parts. I don't expect them to arrive anytime soon as I assume they are coming from overseas.
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    School me on meat slicers please.....

    I worked for about a year loading trucks at UPS. I've seen the stupidest packaging used so many times... a cardboard box? Let's fill it with tiny screws and no liner of any kind. Hello tiny, sharp screws in my truck and on the belt all night long! Somebody put a heavy railroad spike into a thin...
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    School me on meat slicers please.....

    I got my Sanven 10" yesterday via UPS. It arrived in less than stellar condition. First the plate that shifts up and down to adjust the thickness of the cut was not working. While working on it I took off the sharpener and another piece. Then had to open up the bottom and take a look inside...
  12. Sliced turkey breast for sandwiches?

    Sliced turkey breast for sandwiches?

  13. chad martinell

    Sliced turkey breast for sandwiches?

    Well, I wasn't going to have the time to bribe (turkey already thawed and would go bad if I didn't get it cooked tonight). So I covered it in butter, Rosemary, pepper, salt, and some Meyer lemon zest and threw it in the Traeger. Let it go for a while and then found that the heat was gone...
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    Pellet grills

    I have a Traeger Jr. and I love it. I can say that it does have issues with maintaining temperature consistency, and I'm sure not putting money into a insulating blanket or anything, so I deal with it. Some point pretty soon I'm going to have to get a bigger smoker anyway, so maybe at that point...
  16. chad martinell

    Cook for a living??

    When I owned the sandwich shop I was the one making cheesecakes. From start to fridge takes approximately 4 hours for a batch. I was also holding down my 40+ hr/wk engineering job at the same time. I worked 5 days a week at my regular job, and weekends plus at least one weeknight at the sandwich...
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    Sliced turkey breast for sandwiches?

    I'm also about to smoke a boneless turkey breast. I've got it thawing in the fridge at the moment. Hadn't thought to brine it, but maybe I'll put off the smoke for one more night and put the turkey in brine tonight. 
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    Cook for a living??

    I have been a part owner of a sandwich shop in the past. It failed (never partner with 5 other people, particularly if at least 3 of those people are not trustworthy). I would love to be in the culinary world full time. I have toyed around with starting a chocolate company, a cheesecake...
  19. chad martinell

    Ramping Up!

    Thanks. It's been a fun weekend. 
  20. Ramping Up!

    Ramping Up!

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