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  1. deerjackie

    numbers are not adding up here

    I started using powdered milk in my home recipe for summer sausage and using 2 different meat thermometers and one installed in uds. i am running 140 first hour 150 second hour then on up to 170 but my internal is getting to 156 before drum ever gets to 170 doing 2,2.5 lb rolls to try out...
  2. deerjackie

    read this.

    thats what i thought. get it ,sand it, paint it and keep out of weather in shed for years to come. thanks for the opinions. will post pics of uds and fridge later.. dj
  3. deerjackie

    Sausage grinders and stuffers

    you did well. should have a stuffing star so you can remove plate when stuffing,i have to leave blade on mine and remove plate when stuffing or meat will get behind meat screw and kick it out of engagemenr lugs. yours may differ.
  4. deerjackie

    anyone have a beef summer sausage recipe?

    i have killed several deer this year but all good things must come to an end. does anyone have a recipe using 70-30 ground beef? i saw some recipes thst did NOT include instacure and has ne wondering. my venison recipe includes instacure. thanks
  5. deerjackie

    Sausage grinders and stuffers

    some small grinders come with a stuffing tube kit and you can kill 2 birds with one stone.
  6. deerjackie

    read this.

    i put out a local add on pc want to buy metal lined fridge,one door not working i get a reply back on one for 20 bucks and it still works but freezes up and needs a thermostat the gentleman says. i am going to use a single hot plate in it , hope i am not messing up a working antique
  7. deerjackie

    side pipes on a uds

    i could nearly swear i saw one somewhere that re connected at the top like it was a re circ of some kind.
  8. deerjackie

    side pipes on a uds

    ok.so its placed there for easy reach correct?
  9. deerjackie

    got smoke a rolling

    even though temps can be controlled for summer sausage,i have an extension cord issue. its 20 yards to the shed and the cord is getting warm at the outlet in the house.yea i know,the shed needs hardwiring. we use this cord for lights only most of the time. its a big diameter cord but not big...
  10. deerjackie

    side pipes on a uds

    what are the pipes i have seen on some drums that go from top of barrel to the bottom? heat and smoke exchangers? looks like they are connected with a 90 degree elbow at both ends. thanks for the info. dj
  11. deerjackie

    got smoke a rolling

    got bologna off smoker. 4 hrs at 180.heavy smoke,mustard,brown sugar and a splash of homemade applejack in pyrex bowl. adjustable slicing knife and i call it jacks sweet and smokey 4 hr bologna.yall stop by and get some hillbilly caviar. gone huntin at 5 am. happy 2010!!!!!!!!!!
  12. deerjackie

    got smoke a rolling

    well u cant be all bad living close to milledgeville. i put no 8 on ground wed. still hanging by uds. i hunt a lot of little farms.ky and tn
  13. deerjackie

    got smoke a rolling

    do you deer hunt?got a place to deer hunt?
  14. deerjackie

    got smoke a rolling

    i got first coat of paint on uds at 7 am at 5 pm i scored,applied mustard and brown sugar to a 4 lb bologna chub and like doc holliday told wyatt earp, we are rolling. i will post pics as soon as i figure this thing out. happy new year yall. fill the neighborhood with hickory smoke not firework...
  15. deerjackie

    preforating casings

    i found a recipe and it called for 2 cups non fat dry milk to 10 lbs ground meat in case one does nt have a postal scale. i add 25% cheap sausage plus the 2 tsp instacure plus the spices.
  16. deerjackie

    preforating casings

    12 oz per 25 lb.thanks. i will give it a whirl and chop it up finer. getting ready for a 25 lb cookoff soon.i have some longer casings i need to use up.what would be the max length casing i should use with my drum at 170 max temp to keep from getting too close to the heat. my element is...
  17. deerjackie

    Sausage casings

    mulepackin, how much and what kind of binder should i use with my non binder home ss recipe?
  18. deerjackie

    hello from west TN

    Well, thank yall very much for the more than warm welcome.
  19. deerjackie

    preforating casings

    thanks. i usually put the holes in casing before stuffing. i think mulepackin hit the nail on the head when he read my recipe had no binder in it. i will post my recipe that i got on pc once i add binder and see that it works. also, casings are sticking to sausage if this helps pinpoint binder...
  20. deerjackie

    preforating casings

    i am using my own recipe shown in last post and no i am not using a binder. that may be the problem. i will search for a home recipe that has a binder in it and tested amounts. thanks for helping me out and this is a 1 man band here,from hunting to the smoker,i have smoke rolling at both...
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