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Howdy! Should I use wild pig fat in my sausage? If so, from where? I shot a big boar last weekend and as usual just quartered him out and then butchered for chops, sausage, and jerky. I usually get pork fat from a local butcher to make sausage (20%) but am wondering if I could/should have...

I was making a batch of wild pig jalapeño cheddar sausage today and ran out of time as i'd set the MES temp too low before going out on some errands and then had an evening appointment. The IT of the links was about 123 or so and I'd earlier smoked them for a couple of hours. I pulled out my...

Made my first batch of summer sausage yesterday using some ground elk and wild pig I had in the freezer (about 1/3, 2/3), adding some domestic pig fat. Total was about 6 lbs. I used a friend's seasoning recipe that included sure gel and ECA and added cheddar and dried jalapeño. Turned out...

Hi All - will be trying my first batch of summer sausage this weekend and have a couple questions. I'll be using lean wild pig with domestic pig fat (figure 80-20) and a homemade spice mix I got from a friend. Will be using Cure #1, Sure Gel, and Encapsulated Citric Acid. I understand that...

Second time sausage maker and first time with my MES 35 and cold smoker pellet tube. I made 5 lbs of pepper sticks (Hi Mountain seasoning mix) and 5 lbs kielbasa (Hank Shaw recipe). Both used 80% lean wild pig and 20% domestic pork fat. I started off low (120 degrees or so) with no smoke to...

Hi all - newbie here who has been buying stuff perhaps faster than he's been thinking about how to use it. I've made one batch of sausage using a KitchenAid attachment and my pellet smoker - they turned out great and it got me hooked but I realized that I need a better setup. I bought a LEM...

Just took my first batch of homemade sausages off the smoker and it turned out OK. I used 8 lbs pork shoulder, 2 lbs lean wild pig, 1.4 lbs fat, 1.4 lbs hi temp cheddar, and AC Legg seasoning. Things I learned and questions: - Using a KitchenAid attachment sucks. Took far too long and was a real...