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  1. checkerfred

    Problem With Fat

    Thanks for the replies...It seems like it's just the kind of fat....my grinder is fine...I have a 1hp cabelas commercial grinder and its brand new with brand new blades....and they are installed correctly...I don't really know how to explain the problem but it grinds up fine, except it comes out...
  2. checkerfred

    Problem With Fat

    I am having a problem with my fat in sausages and I can't figure it out.  I am making sausage with venison and mixing fat in.  I get my fat from a local grocery and it is trimmings off of pork butts.  Anyway, the first problem is when I grind it, it comes out through the plate in long...
  3. checkerfred

    Shad Roe (Bear's Favorite Food)

    hmmm, so I've been catching lots of crappie here lately and many of them are full of eggs.....are they fishy tasting? 
  4. checkerfred

    White bass

    I'd like this recipe...I have a bunch of white bass I wanna smoke!  
  5. checkerfred

    10lb pork butt this weekend, need some prep advice

    Great info!  I have a ton of these things laying around!  I have been using a bleach solution but this would be much easier!
  6. checkerfred

    A-Maze-N vs ProQ Cold Smoke Generators

    is it possible to use chips in the model that allows dust and pellets?
  7. checkerfred

    Cabela's 1hp Grinder on Sale

    Now I really can't wait to use it...I'm gonna have to go find something to grind lol No problem Catz!  I couldn't help it either....I ended up getting this one much cheaper than I could've bought the LEM for and it has a longer warranty!
  8. checkerfred

    Cabela's 1hp Grinder on Sale

    OH and the warranty is much longer too!
  9. checkerfred

    Cabela's 1hp Grinder on Sale

    I just got mine in the other day and can't wait to try it!  It was a terrific deal.....when I ordered mine, I got free shipping though I had to pay an oversize fee of like $6 I orig. owned a 1/4 hp LEM and it burned up on me...took it back to academy and they had the 1/3hp on sale for the same...
  10. checkerfred

    Cabela's 1hp Grinder on Sale

    If anyone needs a heavy duty grinder, cabelas has the 1hp commercial grinder on sale for $399...
  11. checkerfred

    Landjaegers PT II

    man these look so good....I saw some in a seafood/deli market and they wanted $5 for two little sticks....looks like you have about $60-70 here! lol
  12. checkerfred

    Bologna Hot Dogs

    Looks good Dan!  Did you use the liver or substitute bacon instead?
  13. checkerfred

    Fermento/Buttermilk Questions

    Thanks Debbie!  I live in North-Central Alabama so we don't really have harsh winters.  Our winters are usually around 30-35 deg....sometimes the temps drop in the teens and 20's but not for a real long time.  I can ferment in my oven but will prob have to make a curing chamber to dry cure...
  14. checkerfred

    Fermento/Buttermilk Questions

    Thanks Debi!  I will try the liquid next time....I made some summer sausage using the powder, and I let the powder sit for an hour, then stuffed my sausages and held at room temp for 6 hours.....they had just a very slight hint of tang....not enough for me though When you use the liquid, do you...
  15. checkerfred

    MES and AMAZEN

    Thanks I definitely need to get one of these....I've tried putting chips in a pan, the soldering iron/soup can deal which works better than the chip pan, but I want smoke that I don't have to constantly monitor Doug, I bought a digital meat thermometer as well as a digital...
  16. checkerfred

    MES and AMAZEN

    do these amaz n smokers add much heat when they burn?
  17. checkerfred

    First Snack Sticks - failure and sucess QVIEW

    They look even better now....I put a temp/hygrometer in my mini fridge....with a wet towel soaked in white vinegar/distilled water....I have a humidity of about 66% and temp of 50*....they've dried down quite a bit now and look/taste better....I did cook some of the fat out tho
  18. checkerfred

    Fermento/Buttermilk Questions

    Thanks Nepas...I bought some Saco cultured buttermilk powder at walmart and have used 5% of a 2.5 lb batch of summer sausage...I think I figured about 7 TB worth of the powder....Ryteks conversion was 1oz = 4 TB...I calculated that 5% of 2.5 lbs of meat would be 2oz, or 8TB, and I used 7 just to...
  19. checkerfred

    Fermento/Buttermilk Questions

    I have some on the way so will try it when it comes in....will post some qview when done!
  20. checkerfred

    First Snack Sticks - failure and sucess QVIEW

    Thanks Cougar!  Gonna try again soon and will try your smoking time/temps
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