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  1. dan5047

    Ratios and Percentages, lean vs fat, etc.

    I've been honing my skills making venison summer sausage and have come across many threads regarding lean to fat ratios and percentages. Each post confuses me more it seems. To me, if I'm looking to achieve a 75/25% lean to fat ratio in a 15lb batch of meat, I'd use 11.25lbs of lean and...
  2. dan5047

    Bitter taste / creosote... Help!!!

    So I've been smoking meats for about 5 years or so and have had some really good results with all types of meat. But I've had some problems with bitter smoke flavor. My setup: Side firebox type horizontal barrel (nothing fancy). I like to use a bed of charcoal to establish a good source of...
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