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  1. dward51

    Can I cook on a random piece of hot rolled steel after I remove the mill scale?

    If it's got mill scale on it, it sounds like raw steel. As to "pickled steel", it is my understanding that pickling is using an acid to remove surface impurities such as the mill scale. If you have scale, I doubt it's pickled. Also the acids are usually common ones and really should not...
  2. dward51

    Trends and advertising claims don’t mean countertop cookers are safe for home canning.

    One thing I have noticed about the insta-pots is that in a lot of videos and from watching friends who have one, more often than not, the user tends to do the quick release of the pressure so they can open the top sooner. The 35 year old stainless manual pressure cooker I have does not have a...
  3. dward51

    Losing LOTs of temp when opening

    And only open to put meat in, rotate meat around, baste, or take the meat out. All other times keep it buttoned up (this advice is really for any type of smoker, but a smoker with a full front "door" will dump all the heat as soon as you open it, but it will recover).
  4. dward51

    Trends and advertising claims don’t mean countertop cookers are safe for home canning.

    I have wondered about these electric pressure "cookers" for a while (with some skepticism) We have had an old school manual pressure cooker for decades. It work great and although I don't can, my mom and grandmother did. I do remember we always had to start the time after the cooker came up...
  5. dward51

    COLOR of Homemade Sausage

    The "hot links" I remember that were red like that were dyed casings. The meat inside was generally normal colored. I've seen red collagen casings, but I have not seen dyed natural casings. Nothing better that a split hot link (or red hots as some call them) on a buttermilk biscuit IMO...
  6. dward51

    SMF Recipe Collection - Late 2018

    Wow, Thanks!!! Are there other annual collections on the site for prior years? If so, I missed them, so can someone post a link.
  7. dward51

    Has anyone used the "Heavy D" Stick burner attachment?

    Looks like as a bonus, you get some free charcoal for the regular grill if you have one.
  8. dward51

    Smoked Cheese Puddles

    Wow, their recipe for "Melty Cheese Slices" sounds and looks pretty much like Velveeta cheese blocks. Cool.... https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/melty-cheese-slices Pouring it into a mold to set for slicing - looks just like melted velveeta to me (photo from the link above)
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    Has anyone used the "Heavy D" Stick burner attachment?

    Lightbulb moment!!!!!! Who cares if the entire stick is consumed as long as it puts out clean blue smoke for an extended period of time and does not overheat the chamber. Plus less stick consumption is a plus, as you may only need one stick or smaller sticks conserving your supply. PS - I'm...
  10. dward51

    Out watering the plants...............

    Oh my, just talking about growing those will get you put on the DHS watch list! But they look just perfect at this stage
  11. dward51

    Smoker Potatoes

    Great idea. Thanks for sharing. I'm adding this to the P.W.E. section of my recipe archive
  12. dward51

    Sausage Patties (in my Air Fryer)

    I hesitated to jump on the air fryer thing until last year. I dipped my toe in the air fryer pool with a small unit and loved it. So back around Christmas we bought the Power XL Air Fryer Oven Elite. I use that thing every day now. From sausage patties in the morning to fish and other meats...
  13. dward51

    How long does a person expect a grill to last?

    I have a Summit S-670 (the big one) and love it. Watch craigslist and other local sale circulars. I picked up a spotless one the prior owner had maybe used 5 times (and cleaned it back to "new" every time) for $1,000 a few years back. He paid $2,800 for it and was moving to PA for a new job...
  14. dward51

    Cannot keep my A-Maze-mn 5X8 lit..

    I think you have 2 issues, with #1 below being the main issue. 1) Over time the pellets have sucked some moisture out of the air. The pellets are very low moisture content when made (virtually zero). The natural tendency for humidity is to reach equilibrium, so if your ambient air is 50% and...
  15. dward51

    Making snack sticks question on stuffer

    It's the design of the stuffer. They way they use a 90* elbow off the bottom is different that the way the LEM and other stuffers do it. I have a Northern Tool 5lb stuffer thats about 11 years old and this is what I have left over in the bottom of mine (basically it's the same as the old nylon...
  16. dward51

    Mailbox sale

    Home Depot also carries that Brand/Model. They will probably match the price and generally have them in stock.
  17. dward51

    WTF is Amazons problem!

    Yeah, but you are supposed to have the money in the bank at the time the check is issued. Not float them. It's harder to float now that the checks are actually processed at the bank where the merchant deposits it instead of the old way where it had to make it's way back to the issuing bank...
  18. dward51

    MES heating element MOD

    Yep, you can thank Photobucket for breaking all the How-To stuff on the internet in 2017.
  19. dward51

    Its Peer Preassure

    Yep, watching this one for sure....
  20. dward51

    masterbuilt blames A-MAZE-N for dead unit.

    yep, they deliberately used that as an excuse to deny customer service. That is not good at all. If it keeps up, they deserve what they will get (customers will move elsewhere - at least the ones who have done any level on internet research once word starts to get out). Either that or the CS...
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