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  1. DrewJ

    Buckboard Bacon - 1st Attempt

    Hey All, Our local Hy-Vee had pork butt on sale for 97 cents a pound so I bought the two biggest I could find. I have been wanting to try buckboard bacon for a while so this was my perfect excuse. I butchered (in more way than one) the butts and cubed up some for instant pot carnitas (which...
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    Thoughts on this FoodSaver

    Hey All, My current vacuum sealer is dying and I am hoping to upgrade on a budget. Costco has this model on sale right now for $100. Anyone have this model? The reviews seem decent but not great. Here is a screen shot since you need to log into the Costco site to see it. Thanks! -drew-
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    Pastrami from Beef Sirloin Tip (pic heavy)

    Hey All, A while back I posted about a good deal I got on a couple of beef sirloin tip roasts on this post. I decided to try curing with Cure #1 and ordered a bag off Amazon. Here is how I made it: Here is the roast I used (I actually used a slightly smaller one but it's the same cut and...
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    Just some pulled pork

    Our local HyVee had pork shoulder on sale for 99 cents a pound and I was out of pulled pork in the freezer. Perfect timing. We like to have a supply in the freezer for sandwiches, tacos, quesadillas and pizza so here is 14 pounds of raw pork turned into some tasty pork goodness. Rubbed with my...
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    Pastrami from Beef Sirloin Tip

    Hey All, Stopped by a local supermarket on my lunch break and found they had beef sirloin tip on sale for $2 a pound. Having never used the cut or knowing anything about it I bought 2. I have been wanting to make some pastrami from scratch using the cure-smoke-sous vide method and thought this...
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    Plum Wood

    Hey All! I have a small plum tree in my yard that needs to come down due to some fungus issues. It is not very healthy anyway and our tree guy said they rarely come back from this fungus issue. Wish I could remember what the fungus is but I don't recall. I've researched here and it seems that...
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    Weber Rotisserie

    Got a new toy coming my way. I remember my dad cooking turkey on this thing when I was a kid and since I'm 51 now I guess this could be considered a family heirloom. The rotisserie and all the other accessories are newer and I'm looking forward to having a charcoal grill back in the house. I...
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    Roma tomatoes on sale.. (pic heavy)

    So time for another batch of smoked salsa. Roma tomatoes were on sale for 44 cents a pound for Cinco de Mayo so I picked up about 8 pounds of them and turned them into smoked salsa. This is a good batch for store bought tomatoes. Nothing beats garden fresh but here in MN we are months from...
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    Simple Double Smoked Ham

    I've been wanting to double smoke a ham for a while and when I ran across this in the discount meat bin at my local supermarket I couldn't pass it up. They discount meat about to expire and I have come across some great deals there. 8 buck for a 10 pound ham! There were three total and I wish...
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    Sunday Smoked Cheese

    Ran out of smoked cheese and have been waiting for the temps here in MN to warm up enough to do a cold smoke. Sunday was perfect with ambient temps around 34f. Here is the newest batch of cheese going into the smoker. My 3 and a half year old helper wanted to be in a pic too. Here we are all...
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    Popcorn Tin "Mailbox" Mod - My Version

    Been wanting to build my own Mailbox style smoker for my MES 30 for a while. Came across this popcorn tin full of popcorn for $5 over the holidays and recalled this thread. I realized after I got it home I wouldn't be able to fit my Amazen tray in it upright so I decided to go sideways. Added a...
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    Sous Vide Pork Loin

    I've been wanting to put my $13 sous vide machine to the test so I thawed out a half of a pork loin. With the help of my 3 year old sous chef here it is bagged up with salt, pepper, a little bit of thyme, crushed garlic and a drizzle of olive oil. Brought it to work with me and sous vide it...
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    Apple Sausage Recipe Help

    Hello All, Last fall the family and I went to an orchard here and they had some really good apple sausages. So good I bought a couple of packs from their freezer case to take home with me. Good thing I did since the orchard changed owners and their new "apple brats" are boring store bought...
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    "Mailbox" mod question

    Hey All! I have been wanting to add a mailbox type of device to my MES 30 for a while now. I have had a few ideas from building my own out of wood to hacking up a perfectly good tool box I have that doesn't see much use. Today at work I came across an old cash box that might just do the trick...
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    Sous Vide Deal

    Your mileage may vary but I picked up 5 of these for me and 4 of my co-workers on my lunch break today. https://slickdeals.net/f/12118315-power-precision-cooker-ymmv-as-seen-on-tv-13?src=frontpage Use brick seek to check stores in your area...
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    Smokey Onion Dip

    Alton Brown has a recipe for onion dip that I love. Here is a link to the original recipe. I make it quite a bit and mostly use it on plain old potato chips or corn chips but it is an excellent topper for baked potatoes as well. I was thinking that this could be the start of a good smokey onion...
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    Smokey Salsa

    I saw some guys on Facebook making smoked salsa and it looked dead simple to make and pretty tasty looking as well. I gave it a try last weekend. Here are the pics. Roma tomatoes, onion, garlic, green pepper and 1 jalapeno (I'd do more but the wife doesn't like spicy). The onion is for another...
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    2nd Cheese Run

    I smoked my first cheese back around the holidays and the stash is almost gone. So before the weather gets too much warmer I wanted to get another load in the fridge to mellow. Should be ready to go just in time for perfect cheeseburger weather. Here are the pics. The latest victims: Can you...
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    Desiccant

    Hello All, I know that keeping pellets dry is very important to keeping the AMPS lit. I have access to a large supply of desiccant packets that came with computers that we received here at work. Is it safe to toss a few of those in a container with some pellets to keep them nice and dry? My...
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    Starting My First Canadian Bacon

    Started curing my first pork loin this weekend to make Canadian Bacon using Bearcarver's Tenderquick method. The local supermarket had loin on sale for $1.99 a pound and I picked up two 4 pound chunks. I only have one photo because I need to keep an eye on my sous chef while handling raw meat...
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