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  1. mds51

    Jerky Cannon Sausage Advice

    I have a jerky gun and it is OK for snack sticks but A vertical stuffer will do much better for full length casings and larger size sausage. I started out slowly with this hobby adn even though i like the jerky gun for what it is made for, I have to cut the collagen casings to fit the short tube...
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    Salami Stick

    Can this recipe be done with Cure 1 and dried or smoked completely to a safe temperature with using Fermento?  And would you please share the recipe. Thank You mds51
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    Sleep Apnea

    Keep up the good work and I  hope the May 20th night using a machine makes a big difference in your quality of sleep and how it will positively affect your life. mds51
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    Smoked Salmon for Sushi

    In my opinion you can not and that is why i purchased the AMNPS pellet smoker from the AMAZEN Smoker company and Todd Johnson. I use the MES wtihout heat and put the AMNPS in there and it does a great job. Even for hot smoking up to the low 200 degree settings i use the pellet smoker for the...
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    Smoked Salmon for Sushi

    Your best bet is go up to the Search bar adn type in Cold Smoked Salmon or Lox and look at the recipes and techniques that the forum members have used to make cold smoked Salmon.. I have learned a lot from this forum and the the Lox that I have made from these recipes was excellent. i used a lot...
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    Sleep Apnea

    Good Comments by All!!  I work for a Sleep Specialist and have see the positive results a sleep study and being fitted with the right mask and equipment can do for a person with sleep apnea or related sleep disorders. This can be great preventive medicine to avoid serious illnesses like heart...
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    Kabanosy Recipes

    Thank you for the additional recipes. This will help my next attempt. I am also going to try a milder wood than hickory for this sausage that I make into snack sticks. One other idea is trying three hours of smoking and the remainder of time needed to get the sticks up to 150 or 155 degees will...
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    First shot at Kabanosy

    Would you please share yoru recipe for the Kabonosy. I used one of the other recipes on the forum to make snack sticks and they were good, but there was not enough flavors from th nutmeg and caraway amounts that I  used to make them. I also used Hickory Pellets and smoked the sticks for 8 hours...
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    Masterbuilt Smokers removed from the local Sam`s Club

    After reading Todd Johnson`s thorough comparison of the his old model MES and the new MES unit , I went to Sam`s Club to check this unit out for myself. I had to ask th store manager where they were being displayed and he informed me that all the the new units had been removed for an unknown...
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    KC BBQ!

    Some of the best Smoked meat I have had was from Little Jakes Eat It and Beat IT ,and Oklahoma JOE`S in Kansas City!! Welcome to a great site to learn and develop your skills. mds51
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    Sweet Lebanon Bologna

    Another good looking start for Sausage. Why do you need Dextrose if you are using brown sugar? Also would you please provide exact measures for this great recipe. Thanks mds51
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    Panchetta

    Looks like the start of a great cure. Where do you get  the special bags? Thanks mds51
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    GREAT Dry /fermented cure salami. ready to eat final photos.

    I would appreciate both recipes and your end results looks great. This is exactly the product I want to make!! I really miss my basement in Ohio, but I can create a curing chamber really fast if all it takes is that and Cure # 2 . Thanks  mds51
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    Dry Curing Sausage

    This is great that you are sharing your infornation with the forum. I have wanted to do this type of curing, but i have not felt comfortable enough with no experience to try this form of sausage making. This will be an interesting site to watch and learn. Thanks NEPAS!!  mds51
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    A-MAZE-N Products Hits #10,000 Orders Today!!!

    I have said it several times in this Forum, but between the information that I gain from this site and the great product and support I have received from Todd, I have become a successful meat curer and smoker. It is hard to decide which is better Todd or his product!! His quality support is...
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    Cold Smoking Salmon

    I will take some pictures of the final results. . I modified one off the forum by adding  Fresh Dill Orange and Lemon Zest and Orange flavored Vodka sprinkled on the Dill. I saw he recipe on the Food Channel and did a little mofifying. The rest is just 1/2 cup Brown Sugar and 1/2 cup Kosher...
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    Cold Smoking Salmon

    Thanks Todd!! i think you are right and i will do it that way. The cold smoke time is so short that I do not want to keep the milder Alder wood from doing its job. I have not purchased Smoked Salmon since I got  the AMNPS and the guidance from this forum!!  Go Sooners!!! mds51
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    Cold Smoking Salmon

    I have just cured an entire fillet of Salmon with the skin on and it is in the refrigerator forming the Pellicle since last night. I will be cold smoking it with my AMNPS this evening for the the OU/A&M game . Would it affect the smoking process if I put a light coat of Olive Oil on the fillet...
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    Northern Tool Kitchener 5 lb Vertical Stuffer

    Thanks again for all the great information. I knew I could depend on someone on the forum having the experience and right answers for this product. I have been using a Jerky gun to make the snack sticks and even though it works well you are limited as to the length you can make the stick by only...
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    Northern Tool Kitchener 5 lb Vertical Stuffer

    Thanks for the good information. The grizzly unit is still less than the Northern that is on sale right now. How about smaller tubes for snack sticks and smaller casings? Are these available with this unit?
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