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  1. Hijack73

    Rice and Gravy, Louisiana style

    I am burnt out on Mexican flavors, so I went Louisiana for the big meal cook this week. Rice and gravy is not talked about much, but Inda and other natives would vouch for it! I made this one out of a bit of mixed meat, but all beef. It's got some chuck in it and some sirloin chunks. It's...
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    Tis that time again. Freezer stock getting low!

    I went babbananas last year after I got the hang of rolling my own smoked sausage. I made a batch every weekend for like 2 months, freezer was full lol. Now that I've emptied out the freezer, it's that time again. Lesson learned - the longer it's frozen, the more the texture suffers. This...
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    Roast beef po'boys

    I got a buddy who took the family to NoLa for vacation this week. I told him not to leave until he'd had a roast beef po'boy. He knew to get gumbo etccc...... But one of my favorite Louisiana foods is a roast beef po'boy. He got one, first day, and sent me a pic. It was killing me. I could...
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    Bang for your buck steaks.....

    In this day and age, at least in my area, there is no such thing as a "bang for your buck little known great steak". It wasn't just the pandemic that brought us here, it's just that times have moved on. I clicked on a link earlier to watch some very famous youtuber ( I assume 250k subscribers...
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    The KitchenAid curse

    Welp, I've now killed 2 KitchenAid mixers. The one I got for Christmas is a bowl lift model. I just went to make a batch of cookies, raised the little crank to lift and lock the bowl into place, and something in it broke. Turned it over to see what I could see and there's a little piece of...
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    PSA for deep south peeps

    With these sub 20 temps and garage fridges don't forget that your freezer might start to defrost. Unless you have a higher end unit, the fridge will not run enough to keep the freezer at temp. I put a big pot of hot water in it at night to make sure it runs long enough to get the freezer all...
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    SC BBQ hash, Midway style

    So I was inspired by @Gonna Smoke to revisit this. I'd wanted to try it his way (and I will) but I had the craving for Midway BBQ beef style. I did add about 15-20% pork belly just because I wanted to. Started with a little less than a 3lb chuck and about 3/4 lb belly. Tossed on the smoker...
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    Ollie's deal #5 Weston grinder

    I'm not 100% sure if this is a good deal, but Ollie's finds generally are. Local store has about a dozen #5 grinders for 49.99 #5 will do the job. I had a cheap #5 for quite some time back 20 or so years ago. It's more than capable of smaller runs, and an excellent way to get away from store...
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    Intentional Thanksgiving leftovers reborn (beef alert!)

    Was assured by the local Kroger affiliate (Harris Teeter) and the Publix guy that rib roasts would go on sale again the week before Christmas, so I decided to do both of the ones in the freezer (bought during last years Christmas sales) The one for the big pig out was cooked to 127ish, and...
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    smashburger woes

    For at least 20 years, and probably much closer to 25, I've been a staunch "I don't eat store grind" camp and firmly in the "it's all grindable" camp. Yes, fat is important. Grinding top round and expecting it to act like ground chuck just doesn't work. But as far as mixing and matching or...
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    Cheese steak sausage

    100% beef on this one. I'm extremely pleased with this one. Extremely simple with only salt, cure, black pepper, garlic, and onion (2 ways), cheese (white American and provolone) and a little nfdm. I wanted it to taste like a cheese steak. It tastes like a cheese steak, so WINNING Meat...
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    Pastrami smoked sausage (test batch #1)

    I had a pretty good sized brisket flat in the freezer I got back in February of this year on clearance. About 8 lbs. When I thawed it out, the fat had oxidized a bit, so I trimmed it all off. I'd been saving it for pastrami, but since it had zero fat left on it, and I want a little speck with...
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    blowouts

    I am using a unit of casings that I bought back in early March right before my kitchen had to be replaced. This last run, I had a casing that I loaded onto the horn and it blew out about every 8-12 inches. It was ridiculous. I assumed it was just a bad casing, so I cleaned it all out, loaded...
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    HEADS UP SIRLOIN DEAL

    Publix (last sale day is Tuesday 8/6) has whole sirloins for 4.99/lb I bought 2........ Broke 1 down already. Very good choice vac packs. Am going to have to decide if I want a few butts (.99 at Harris Teeter) or another one of these. Probably butts cause I am dying to run some sausage now...
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    We have a something you couldn't live without in the kitchen thread, so what is something worthless in your kitchen?

    I own a coffee maker. I would rather drink mudpuddle water than coffee. I forgot I had one until my kitchen cabinets got ripped out. I think my daughter used it maybe twice, then decided she didn't like coffee..... I'm tossing it lol. 2nd thing - my insta pot. I think it makes meat...
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    Calling all plumbers

    So with the slab leak I just had, the plumber tried like heck to sell me on a whole house re-pipe. He quoted me what I could buy a decent used car for, so I declined. Talking to my neighbor today, he told me he did his himself running pex though the attic. I did a little youtubing and it...
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    Life without kitchen for a month

    So Friday night/Saturday morning at about 3AM my phone rings. I'm out of town. My daughter says there is water coming up through the floor. We are on a slab, I start praying that my pipes are in the walls. Got a plumber out on Monday, and I wasn't lucky. Slab leak. It has apparently been...
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    Redemption - smoked sausage

    Round 1, nobody won. Round 2 - with the tools suggested here and the wise council of the heads of the sausage tables - I knocked it all the way out. IMO, flavor and texture are perfect with only 1 tweak to note. More red pepper flakes. I might have 2.....
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    Hot dogs

    I'm not much on hot dogs (because who likes eating lips, colons, udders and other meat scraps) but someone I love is crazy about them. Since I bought a stuffer - I'm sure I'll end up there eventually. I know most of you guys use an juicer or a processor to emulsify hot dog mixes, but I have...
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    Sausage stuffing - or how I got mad and threw a bunch of junk away.....

    I did a thing. I decided I'd get one of those little $8 packs of casing ends and pieces and just see if making a smoked sausage would be something I enjoyed. My grinder came with stuffer stuff, and I figured I'd be good to go on a 5lb practice run. Saturday the bits and pieces showed up. I...
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