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  5. Garlic sausage - with pics

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    Garlic sausage - with pics

    Loosely inspired by Polish kiełbasa wędzona, I decided to make some garlic sausage Sunday evening. Here's what it took: 3860 grams - pork butt, cubed (8.5 pounds) 10 grams - cure #1 70 grams - salt 120 grams - garlic, minced 35 grams - black pepper, coarse 35 grams - onion powder 20...
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    Kielbasa - Fersh garlic vs. Granulated question

    Making kielbasa right now. I'm using 120 grams of fresh garlic in 8.5 pounds of meat. We'll see how it turns out tomorrow...
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    Sous Vide "London broil"

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    UMAI vs standard casings

    I've never bought any rubs or spice mixes, so I didn't even consider buying the UMAi seasoning/cure mixes. I'd rather know what I'm working with so I can adjust it the next time.
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    UMAI vs standard casings

    I've purchased the UMAi casings, but haven't used them yet, so you can qualify my answers... With the UMAi, you cure for a couple days in a cool location and then dry them in a standard fridge. With traditional casings, when you dry them, you need have controlled temperature and humidity, which...
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    Vacuum Seal Whole Uncut Brisket While Hot or Chilled?

    You will suck out more juices if you seal it hot. Don't use more vacuum than you need, for the same reason.
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    Sous Vide "London broil"

    Thanks, Bear.  Even though the sous vide devices allow us to repeat our process exactly, we can still get differing results because of the lack of consistency provided by the meat! I made some chicken breasts earlier this week (@ 145*) and they  turned out a lot drier/tougher than I experienced...
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    Sous Vide "London broil"

    After 22 hours, I took the London broil out out of the sous vide bath and put it under the broiler for a minute or two on each side. Here it is getting sliced: As you can see, it is a LOT less red than the flat iron steak, even though I set the sous vide circulator at 130* (versus 132* for...
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