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  1. AustinMc

    First time salami using Umai

    ya man....good idea.....I always seem to swing for the fence when I should play in the little field first!! figure I will give 5lbs a go....then do another 5 lbs. a month after. Thanks for the feed back....cheers
  2. AustinMc

    First time salami using Umai

    Well once again I turn to this site for answers. I'm going to give this UMAI a go and was unsure of it, and then I see that you guys have given it a shot. I take it that you are all happy with the results. I'm going to do 20# of sopprasata, is there any special things I need to know? I guessing...
  3. AustinMc

    Sausage fat content

    I did a summer sausage the other day, and as recommended by another person on this forum(and by the way...thank you)....as he said...." I like my wild game..."wild game''....not substituted by pork!....which is why we are doing venison, not pork sausage!.......he suggested 80/20( 80 venison/20...
  4. AustinMc

    Chicken Sausage

    As again, I thank you for the advice.....I was thinking of a sweet Italian chicken recipe and I will look it up.....and was also going with the cure......as for the salmon....caught it in tofino BC....west coast....think it was only around 25lbs...I usually made candied salmon from some of...
  5. AustinMc

    Chicken Sausage

    well since I joined here(last month or so), I have done jalapeno Cheddar Sticks(elk & beef), summer sausage(elk), and bratwurst. I have also taken advice on the type of temperature gauge to get(went with Igrill3).....thank you ALL for the great advice........Now if any one has a great chicken...
  6. AustinMc

    5-Day Smoking Basics eCourse

    Yes please.... sign me up
  7. AustinMc

    Fat back vs pork butt

    it helps out tremendously.....thank you....now to find some fatback.......cheers
  8. AustinMc

    Fat back vs pork butt

    wow....thank you for all the input....greatly appreciate, and I agree.....I am a little worried about doing a big batch...I have a 15lb stuffer, and figure I could do about 10 lbs in my smoker (Bradley)....think I have about 20ish lbs of meat, and using what you mentioned about 50/50, gives me...
  9. AustinMc

    Fat back vs pork butt

    think I might run the 60/40, but also chew up some pork trim in also......think for 10 lbs....add 1lb trim
  10. AustinMc

    Fat back vs pork butt

    thank you for the answers, helps out greatly..........60/40 is what I'm going to run with
  11. AustinMc

    temperature gages

    thank you for the help.....ordered them up
  12. AustinMc

    Fat back vs pork butt

    just going to be doing some elk summer sausage this weekend(which is why I needed to know about temp gage) but the recipe I have(Jalapeno/cheddar SS) is calling for fatback. What is fatback?? and can I just use a pork butt.....I was thinking on doing 80% elk/20% pork butt. Will this be enough...
  13. AustinMc

    temperature gages

    thank you again.....
  14. AustinMc

    temperature gages

    awesome.....thank you.....I will try to find one!!! Much appreciated...cheers
  15. AustinMc

    temperature gauges

    just starting out in smoking, and wondering what is a good temp gauge to use. made some sticks the other day, and had a hard time with mine to get an accurate reading....also, do I leave it in the meat the whole time it is cooking....cheers
  16. AustinMc

    temperature gages

    good day all......just starting out in the world of smoking, and have a quick question as to which temp probe a person should use. I did some snack sticks the other day(which turned out good) but had a hard time getting internal temp correct(was shooting for 153f)...seemed the one I had was not...
  17. AustinMc

    Good day.....sorry to pester you, but I am just starting out in the smoking department....my...

    Good day.....sorry to pester you, but I am just starting out in the smoking department....my questions....what kind of temperature gage do you use(want should a person have)...did some beef sticks the other day...turned out good, just found it hard to monitor internal temp(shooting for...
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