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  1. illini40

    Detecting Steel Shot in Waterfowl

    Thanks for all of the replies everyone. Thank you. This may be silly, but how small do you need to slice/cut everything up? Thank you. Anything specific I need to look into for one of these? Seems like there are a lot of options/brands/etc out there. Thank you. Any experience with the...
  2. illini40

    Meater - differences in models?

    Hello Can someone please help me understand the key differences and considerations between the different Meater thermometer models? Are they all WiFi? Thank you!
  3. illini40

    Detecting Steel Shot in Waterfowl

    Hi Before I run duck and goose meat through the grinder (and a mouth), I’m curious for how you ensure there is no shot still in the meat? Are there detectors you have had luck with? Most of the birds taken would have been with #2 or BB.
  4. illini40

    Bacon Jam

    Thank you. It is definitely worth the try. Thank you. It is great...seems a little weird, but so tasty. Made another batch (along with a batch of apple butter) this evening to top off homemade biscuits on Christmas morning.
  5. illini40

    Bacon Jam

    Here are some of the mini jars that we have portioned it out in. Hopefully these will get delivered today with some other meat goodies.
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    Bacon Jam

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
  7. illini40

    Bacon Jam

    Good Evening We’ve been prepping Christmas gifts to share with friends. To add to the collection, we made a big batch of bacon jam. This stuff is fangeroiaky The guidance for this recipe came from some help that @Steve H gave me last year, when I tried making bacon jam for the first time. The...
  8. illini40

    Label / Packaging Vac Sealed Gifts

    Thank you, both, Eman and Steve. Any pictures of your finished labels by chance? Sounds like a great idea.
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    Label / Packaging Vac Sealed Gifts

    I realize this may seem silly, but I’m curious if anyone has any suggestions. I have made venison jerky, pork jerky, beef jerky, smoked cheeses and will finish beef snack sticks tomorrow. These are all to gift to some of our friends for Christmas. Everything has been vac sealed. Does anyone...
  10. illini40

    Snack Sticks - Check my plan?

    Trying my hand at a second batch of snack sticks. Will smoke these 7lbs of sticks tomorrow.
  11. illini40

    Jerky Boards - Worth it?

    The venison and pork that I sliced with the new board seemed to turn out great. I put them in a ziploc in the fridge over night. Are they good to go straight to vac seal today and stay in the fridge? I plan on gifting in about 1.5 weeks for Christmas. Cure was used. Side note - used the board...
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    ECA - Insight Please

    Thank you gentlemen. This is very helpful. It does not sound near as complex or intimidating as I was thinking. Just to confirm I’m following everything - the pros are that you can smoke your cured sausage right after mixing/stuffing (rather than holding over night), as well as a traditional...
  13. illini40

    ECA - Insight Please

    Good morning Would someone be able to share their insights and help me understand encapsulated citric acid (ECA), in regards to cured sausage and/or snack sticks? I’m referring to something as follows: https://www.waltonsinc.com/encapsulated-citric-acid What are the pros / cons of using...
  14. illini40

    Jerky Boards - Worth it?

    I was able to try out the board on 2lbs of pork loin and 2lbs of venison. Overall, I would say it worked pretty darn good. It was making much more consistent 1/4” slices than I could free hand. The knife was surprisingly sharp. Once you get down to small pieces, it is a little tricky. But that...
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    Storing for future gifting

    Good evening. I’m circling back to this thread to see if there are any other thoughts on this topic. I may do some jerky up this weekend, and it would not be handed out until right before Christmas. Is the general consensus that vac sealed in a fridge would be fine before gifting? Or is...
  16. illini40

    Getting some Christmas gifts ready...

    Looks good! I’ve never tried pork jerky. Am I following that you suggest slicing pork thicker? Any specific flavor profiles that you like for pork?
  17. illini40

    Goose Sausage/Sticks- Fat?

    Appreciate your help. I may be a slow on the uptake...if the pork should be 50/50 ratio, how are you just using pork butt to get to 50/50? Or are you saying don’t grind the butt in its entirety, and hold back some meat to get to a 50/50 for the pork?
  18. illini40

    Jerky Boards - Worth it?

    I ended up picking this up at Farm and Fleet yesterday. I figure it’s worth a shot. I hope to try it out in the next week or two. I’ll share my thoughts after testing it out. https://himtnjerky.com/jerky-cutting-board/
  19. illini40

    Goose Sausage/Sticks- Fat?

    Thank you for the advice of using pork butt. What ratio should I use of goose to pork butt?
  20. illini40

    Goose Sausage/Sticks- Fat?

    Hello I am considering turning some goose breasts into sausage or snack sticks. What do you recommend for a fat mix in? Pork or beef? Would pork butt or belly work, or is just fat best? Thanks
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