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Double Smoked Spiral Ham & Smooshed Taters
Rick, is that the whole ham from the package you bought in the photo? It's just the 2 of us now and I've not done a spiral ham recently as it's just too much meat for 2 people. Your small one looked like a good compromise. I did not know Sam's had the smaller ones (or is that just part of... -
Coffee Grinder To Make Pellet Dust
You know you can use the pellets "as is" in the tray, right? I only use pellets in mine.- dward51
- Post #5
- Forum: Smoked Cheese
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are pellet smokers don't last for a long time?
Also pretty much every part on a pellet smoker or grill can be replaced by a somewhat handy user/owner. There are even companies who market digital PID controllers to replace the stock ones. Other than the controller, it's basically 2 motors and a small electric heating element. Also it's...- dward51
- Post #24
- Forum: Pellet Smokers
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$9.98 for lumberjack pellets at dicks sporting goods
Last time I ordered from them, I ended up getting them for about $7.89 a bag shipped (stacked discounts worked that time - which was unusual). They shipped me about 1/3 of a pallet (20 bags), each 20lb bag in a separate box via FedEx. I'm sure my FedEx man had some choice words for me that day...- dward51
- Post #16
- Forum: Pellet Smokers
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PitBoss Vertical
Just the initial burn in as described in the manual. You want to run it at a high temp for a while to make sure all the oils and stuff from the manufacturing process are burned off. When I did my burn in, after I was satisfied it was done, I tossed some sausage on and dropped the temp down...- dward51
- Post #16
- Forum: Pellet Smokers
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Sticks & Summer Sausage
I've got to try some stick in my Pit Boss vertical one of these days. Those came out great Rick! -
Pit Boss Charcoal Pellets
I know the Lumberjack brand version has good reviews, I have seen a couple of videos on the PitBoss brand and they say the flavor is like charcoal thin blue smoke. I'm thinking of picking up some of the $9 bags at Wally World to try as the Lumberjacks are $15 near me. I have about a 1/3 of a...- dward51
- Post #2
- Forum: Pellet Smokers
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PitBoss Vertical
Rick, I run the water pan dry and only as a secondary heat deflector in my PB5. I moved the water pan to the 3rd hole from the bottom and the temp swings seem to be less as there is a little more volume of air for the flame to heat around the sensor which is below the pan (at lowest level). I...- dward51
- Post #13
- Forum: Pellet Smokers
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Cure #1
Go ahead and get a good spice and cure measuring set of scales. These should be able to read in 1/100th of a gram. Cure is the one thing you want to be spot on. Most larger scales have a wide margin of error at lower weights. Cure #1 is 5.7 grams for 5 pounds or 1.13 grams per pound of meat... -
Papaya importer fires back at FDA; says it isn’t linked to outbreaks
FDA needs to send them back a very short letter - two words.... "Challenge accepted" It's one thing to be on the radar, and another to be the focus of the radar- dward51
- Post #3
- Forum: Food Safety
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just want to make sure, this is THE cure 1!
The cure #1 is 6.25% "cure" and 93.75% salt base. So if the recipe calls for 18g of salt and 2.5g of cure, the recipe is already including the salt part of the cure in the total salt. Some people like more salt than others, but the recipe is the recipe he used for the flavor he developed...- dward51
- Post #8
- Forum: Hot Smoked Bacon
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just want to make sure, this is THE cure 1!
Yep, cure #1. One "LEVEL" teaspoon to 5 pounds of meat. If using a high resolution gram scale (one with 1/100th of a gram resolution), you want 5.7 grams for 5 pounds, or 1.13 grams for 1 pound of meat. Dissolve it in some warm water and then mix the water in your meat if making sausage. A...- dward51
- Post #2
- Forum: Hot Smoked Bacon
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Best snack stick casings? More tender....
Also be aware even collagen casings can be old and dry out. Fresh ones will perform better. The older dry ones will tend to not stick to the meat and separate after cooling. The worst luck I ever had was with any of the LEM ones at Bass Pro or Academy retail stores. No telling how long those... -
USED Backwoods Party Smoker
X2 on good deal. Just too far for me. I would love to have a Backwoods Party or a Humphreys Pint.- dward51
- Post #6
- Forum: Classified Ads
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Best snack stick casings? More tender....
I've had good results with AC Legg's #116 seasoning. I've tried others which I do like, but #116 is my go-to and favorite. The seasoning out of the bag is very good, but I also doctor it up for a little different flavor. Here is one of my prior threads with the recipes (#116 plus changes I used... -
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STRONG taste from Instacure #1 Pink Salt/Prague Powder???
Also not all scales are created equal. Do not try to use a larger digital scale to weigh smaller quantities as they can be off by a couple of grams. That can be 50% of the amount of cure (5.5g for 5 pounds of meat). Get a smaller scale for spices and cure. One that has 1/100th of a gram... -
Best snack stick casings? More tender....
Those old time snack sticks in a jar like you described are made by a fermentation process which is totally different from how we make them normally. It's a longer combination of smoking and drying in a controlled environment. NEPAS has made some that way, but it's a lot more time and effort... -
Pid wiring question
yes that should work. Just remember those screw terminals will be hot with AC voltage. I presume the terminals and SSR will be inside an enclosure and not subject to accidentally brushing against any of the screw terminals as those will be "hot" when the unit is plugged in. Also remember...- dward51
- Post #34
- Forum: Smoke Houses
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Willies Sticks
Ouch, get better Rick. I know somewhat how you feel. Last Sunday, I was going to load some pellets in the PB5 vertical smoker and ended up falling forward and slamming my knee on the deck. I look like I lost a fight with someone wielding a cricket bat on my right knee and lower leg. But...
