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  1. Norwester55

    Owens Collagen Casings?

    Has anybody used these? Searched and most recommend The Sausage Makers or Waltons. Sausage Maker is back ordered on what I want and my 1st Waltons order is somewhat of a debacle right now. I don't know if I'll be ordering from there again depending on how its resolved. Yeah, that cranky old guy...
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    Boarshead Cheese Smoke

    Splurged on some Boarshead Horseradish Cheddar and their Chipotle Gouda the other day and got around smoking it tonight. 4 lbs Chipotle and 2 lbs horseradish. 3 1/2 hrs with pecan. I taste tasted the Boarshead HR and Cabot HR side by side and the Boarshead was quite a bit better IMO but...
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    Fires In Oregon

    We have quite a few fires in Oregon right now along with high winds. One of the biggest is the Beachie fire east of Salem in the Santiam Canyon, with the winds pushing the smoke and fires due west. At least one maybe 2 small towns in the canyon are completely destroyed. Theres a lot of places...
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    1st SS Attempt

    I made this last week. Sorry not a bunch of pics but my hands are always too goopy to run the camera and the dog doesn't seem to be interested in learning how. I used Owens regular SS mix. 7 1/2 lbs of 80/20 hamburger and 5 lbs of pork sirloin. After mixing it I was worried that the sirloin...
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    Small Cheese Smoke

    Just smoked a bit that I picked up at Costco and Trader Joes. PSA- don't trust Trader Joes package sealing. I left a few packs of their cheese in the fridge for a month and had to toss a nasty dried out package of Stilton Bleu. The other two had mold on them but it was easily carved off. I...
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    Chef JimmyJ's Poultry Brine And Rotisserie Chicken

    Is delicious! I soaked a 5 lb chicken overnight, let dry for 4-5 hrs, trussed it up and let it spin for an hour and 20 minutes on 380*. Let it rest breast down 10 minutes. I didn't take a dinner plate pic because much of it didn't make it off the counter. Breast meat is very moist and has just...
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    Smoke And Gateway Sale 30-50% Off

    30% off on the Smoke and 50% off on the Gateway. That's the best sale I've seen on the Smoke since I got mine at 25% off. For half price I snagged a Gateway because I'm a gadgetaholic. https://www.thermoworks.com/
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    Extremely Tough And Dry!

    Not sure what happened, I even had a can of water in there for moisture! Haven't tasted them yet, can't even slice them. ;) Heatsinks for autotuning my PID. After procrastinating about it for almost a year I finally got it hooked up yesterday and autotuned tonight. I bypassed the controller...
  9. Norwester55

    20 lbs Of Brats

    Pork butts were on sale the other day so I snagged a few. After de-boning and grinding I ended up with almost 20 lbs worth so I topped it off with some trimmings from the freezer. I used this recipe...
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    Mini Fridge On Sale

    I think I may pick one of these up for brining/curing. I'll measure 1st because its not very deep (or wide) but the Rubbermaid containers I use for brining pork loins/bacon are pretty skinny. It doesn't have the mostly useless freezer at the top either...
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    Amazon Links & Firefox

    Myself and at least a few other forum members can't see Amazon links while using Firefox. I've looked thru my forum/Firefox preferences and options, disabled Adblocker etc and still can't find the problem. They show up if using Edge. eta Its not the upgrade, its been this way for awhile.
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    Tis The Season

    Finally cooled down a bit so I could get started smoking cheese. The local Waremart had Tillamook medium cheddar on sale this summer for $3.98 a 2# block so of course I ended up with 20 lbs! :) I smoked 6 lbs the other night, 6 lbs last night, and I'll do another 6 tonight and then I can move on...
  14. Norwester55

    Ninja Ultra Prep Food Processor $36

    A good buy on a food processor if you don't have a spare arm and a leg to spend on one. I just got mine today and have only grated some cheese and made bean dip with it but it seems fairly well made for the price and gets good reviews. Normally $79 and the Amazon page says its $43.15. But if you...
  15. Norwester55

    1st Sausage A Success So Far

    I picked up 18-19 lbs of chicken thighs on sale earlier this week , deboned ended up with a tad under 15 lbs. I decided that @tropics chicken Italian sausage would be the way to go. Used McCormicks Italian seasoning (4 tbs) because I keep forgetting to order marjoram and they want an arm and a...
  16. Norwester55

    Amazon Links & Firefox

    Anybody else unable to open Amazon links with Firefox browser? I can see an "a" like in Chilerelleno's post below but can't open by clicking on it. I checked using Edge and it opened. Just wondering if there's a problem with Firefox. Running the latest version on PC. If its not just me I'll...
  17. Norwester55

    New Air Fryer

    I had a small (3.2 qt) one that bit the dust a few weeks ago so I started searching for an larger oven type that would fit the limited space I have. I like the ones that SmokinAl and Bear have but I'm just cooking for myself and I didn't want to have to drag it out of the storage room every time...
  18. Norwester55

    Jarlsberg Wedges On Sale

    At Costco thru 5/12. $4.30 off per wedge. Too warm to smoke cheese here now unless I want to start at 4am but I'm going to stock up on it. Because you can never have too much cheese!
  19. Norwester55

    Coffee Rubbed Shoulder

    I use Joe Carroll's "Fette Sau" coffee rub on beef quite a bit and was wondering how it'd be on pork. I had a 7 1/2 lb pork shoulder in the freezer and decided to give it a try. Thawed and rubbed yesterday and smoked it about 5 hrs today over pecan at 250. Pulled at 200* and let it rest for 15...
  20. Norwester55

    SOLD 36 inch Smoke Hollow Propane Smoker, Salem OR SOLD

    Works fine, I seasoned it, made 1 batch of jerky and then switched to an electric smoker. Stored inside. $100 gets you the smoker, a new $25 mailbox (for the mailbox mod) and a new $12 Bayou Classic needle valve. $75 for the smoker itself. Moving and don't want to take it with me. I'm in Monmouth.
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