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  1. tjkoko

    Hand Crank Meat Grinders

    And also, for a small fee Chop Rite will resurface your plate and sharpen the knife.
  2. tjkoko

    My first try at making bread.

    The ear.  Reread my previous post.  8)
  3. tjkoko

    Hand Crank Meat Grinders

    Here's is the current website for Chop Rite parts.   It's now known as Chop Rite Two.  You may need only a new stud and washer.  The stud itself screws into the end of the feed screw.  And just the other day I ordered a few parts from them.  And I might suspect that either the pin has worn (is...
  4. tjkoko

    First attempt at making sausage

    You can also try carmelizing your onions prior to mixing into the meat.  That way you'd need less than what you used for this batch.
  5. tjkoko

    My first try at making bread.

    Looks good.  Please PLEASE show us a photo of the crumb. Bread anatomy: 1. Crust 2. Crumb (the interior).  The crumb is either open or closed: big or small holes 3. Ear which is formed next to the slash.
  6. tjkoko

    Pizza stone recommendations?

    My first baking stone lasted 10 years until it cracked.  It cracked because I subjected it to every kind of abuse known, including throwing ice onto it to produce steam.  8^0  And after four years of no abuse my Fibrament stone is holding up well.
  7. tjkoko

    Pizza stone recommendations?

    I use a FIBRAMENT baking stone.  And get the rectangular one, not round.  That way you can bake more stuff with it.
  8. tjkoko

    Cuts for Beef jerky

    London Broil is just a slice off of the bottom round cut. Otherwise I use either top or bottom round or rump roast, always slicing parallel with the grain.
  9. tjkoko

    Need venison jerky recipe

    There are tons of folks around me who hunt and process deer.  They season (EDIT) and smoke their deer jerky the same way that beef jerky would be processed.
  10. tjkoko

    So, how long would you use wood pieces for..........

    I live in the heart of pecan country and don't even think about how old the pecan wood is, unless it just fell off of the tree.  I like to allow  it to dry for at least six months or so, at least thru the summer months.   And were not at all concerned down here with its moisture content.
  11. tjkoko

    Hello from the swamps

    ...in the southeast.  I work for a giant security firm and so prefer to be a bit low key and private with my exact location. I cure and smoke pork bellies into bacon using the Weber Smokey Mountain smoker.  I am an avid foodie and regularly bake bread and tartes and make yogurt.  Recently I...
  12. tjkoko

    Hand Crank Meat Grinders

    My first post here. The Porkert Meat Grinder was (still is???) produced in the Czech Republic and is considered the best manual unit, rated up there with both the Chop-Rite and Enterprise. In the hardcopy catalog from AlliedKenco.com, they suggest doing the following when it comes to sausage...
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