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  1. hangmanli

    Remote 2 probe meat thermometer questions

    fellas, I’m new to smoking and just got a Bradley Smoker. I bought this dual probe remote meat thermometer. The reviews were good. However I’d like to know if any of you folks have used this model? Does anyone have any experience with it? Good or not? ThermoPro TP20 Wireless Remote...
  2. hangmanli

    New from Long Island

    hey fellas, New to smoking and just got my 4 rack Bradley digital smoker. So much to learn about smoking. Just receive the book by Rytek Kutas. Serious Bowhunter here in an area overrun with deer. We are allowed Unlimited does. Three freezes nearly full. Need to do a lot of smoking!!
  3. hangmanli

    Summer sausage and other sausage internal temperatures?

    fellas, I’m new to smoking and just bought a Bradley digital 4 rack smoker. I did 25 lbs of summer sausage with the LEM seasoning packet with Instacure. I used the 2 1/2” burgundy fibrous casings. realized that I overloaded the smoker the first time with 20 pounds. It took almost 24 hours...
  4. hangmanli

    Newbie: Just ordered my first smoker

    Can you post any specific part numbers or links to these more powerful heating elements? I just tried my Bradley Smoker for the first time. I had 20 lbs in the oven the first time. I had 5 pounds in there for the second time. I went faster the second time around. By the way what is the...
  5. hangmanli

    Newbie: Just ordered my first smoker

    It’s a 4 shelf Bradley digital smoker. I had 20 lbs inside. I think I overloaded it. I bought a two probe remote control meat thermometer that has a couple thousand 5 star reviews. So I’m pretty sure that the meat thermometer is accurate. I did a second batch with 5 pounds of summer...
  6. hangmanli

    Newbie: Just ordered my first smoker

    Right now I’ve had 20 pounds of venison summer sausage hanging since about 9 PM last night I started at 140° for two hours. Then I’ve been bumping up the temperature in the oven 10° every couple of hours It’s nearly 5 PM on the East Coast and this thing has been going since 9 PM last...
  7. hangmanli

    Newbie: Just ordered my first smoker

    I got @ 25 pounds of summer sausage in 2 1/2” fibrous casings done earlier. I found a thread which said to dry them out in the smoker oven (with no smoke) at 100 degrees for @ 1 hour to dry the casings before smoking. I have a two probe meat thermometer with a wireless remote. I started at...
  8. hangmanli

    Newbie: Just ordered my first smoker

    Thank you for the helpful advice I just ordered one of the books that was recommended in this forum by Ruytek kutas What does blooming mean?
  9. hangmanli

    Newbie: Just ordered my first smoker

    I bought 24” fibrous casings for Bologna & Summer Sausage a while ago. I just realized that the trays will only accommodate @ 12-14” lengths If I use sausage hooks I can only Hang lengths that are @ 12-14” Can I cut these 24” fibrous casings in half and tie them again? Thanks for any...
  10. hangmanli

    Newbie: Just ordered my first smoker

    The Bradley digital smoker arrived today. Right now I have it on the seasoning process described in the owners manual The first thing I wanna do is a lot of summer sausage (pork & venison) However the recipe booklet does not deal with either venison or sausage Is there a good book which...
  11. hangmanli

    Newbie: Just ordered my first smoker

    Hey folks, I just ordered my first smoker which is a Bradley four shelf unit. I also ordered the cover, Remote control meat probe/thermometer, and a couple boxes of the bisquettes. The reason I chose this is because it supposed to be fairly idiot proof for a newbie like me. I live in an...
  12. hangmanli

    I love the bags from Vacum Sealers Unlimited!!! Pics included!!

    Lisa Do you have a promo code for this month? I haven't tried your Ultra bags yet. Just ran out of food saver bags. I was on the website and didn't realize the shipping was over $20. Thanks for any promo codes for this month or next month.
  13. hangmanli

    I love the bags from Vacum Sealers Unlimited!!! Pics included!!

    I'm new here and have been using food saver bags for years. What does the beer can test supposed to reveal or prove?
  14. hangmanli

    New here. Questions about Morton's Tender quick

    I just ordered the AWS-1KG scale with some calibration weights. Also found the Morton Tender Quick and canning salt online. Just ordered those as well. I found a bunch of homemade ground meat jerky recipes online that all seem to call for canning salt & Tender Quick instead of the...
  15. hangmanli

    New here. Questions about Morton's Tender quick

    The calculator is interesting. I tried to convert everything from metric into ounces. As a rule I have been making 5 pound batches of ground meat jerky. that being said is there any general rule of what proportions of tender quick and any other salts that should be used ? I'm just...
  16. hangmanli

    New here. Questions about Morton's Tender quick

    I have been making a lot of ground meat Venison jerky by using the LEM seasoning packets. I've been looking online for other homemade jerky recipes using ground Venison meat. I found a bunch of recipes which did recommend using Morton's Tender Quick as well as canning salt. The problem is...
  17. hangmanli

    Hello everyone. New here

    Hello, I live in Long Island New York. I do a lot of bow hunting on eastern Long Island because we have an overpopulation of deer . I have not bought any type of smoker yet because I don't know much about it. I do have a LEM meat grinder with sausage tube attachments. Also a meat mixer...
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