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    Sons of the American Legion

    A new Sons of the American legion started in our town a couple of years ago. I am looking for any suggestions on activities/ fun events to get some members involved. We have probably 30-50 members, but only get 5-8 at the meetings. We do a couple of fundraisers a year to raise money for some...
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    Pork loin: Whole or Sliced?

    So I am in charge of doing a couple pork loins for a party at work. I have had good success smoking a pork loin first, then finishing in the sous vide. I have always sous vide the pork loin whole (as big as will fit in vacumn package). I was thinking for ease of serving at work, maybe vac...
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    Adding fat to sticks

    So I have tried making beef snack sticks, using our homegrown ground beef, but end result seems a little dry. We have excess ground beef from our locker, so I would like to use our own. Question is, would there be a way to add some fat to my existing ground beef to make a better snack stick...
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    Breakfast Peppers

    I have always loved stuffed peppers, and always enjoy breakfast, so I had a crazy idea of doing breakfast stuffed green peppers. First I sliced the peppers in half and cleaned. Next whip some eggs up like you would if you make scrambled eggs. Spoon the egg into each pepper, then add whatever...
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    Shopping for a slicer

    I am looking into purchasing a 10" slicer. I am interested in what everyone suggests. I have been watching Craigslist for a used Hobart, but have not had much luck so far. I have looked at Beswood and Lem's big bite slicers. What is everyone 's recommendation?
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    Saved the Gobbler

    This has been on my bucket list for a long time, so last summer when we butchered a pig, I had them cut one pork crown roast out. We had Thanksgiving last Sundays at my parents, so I smoked a spatchcocked turkey for that dinner. Now on to today, I figured perfect time to take an item off the...
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    Low carb Reuben

    Well, after having corned beef and cabbage on St Pats day, we ended up with some leftovers. I have always liked reubens, but was wanting to adapt it to our low carb lifestyle, so I thought I would give it a try. I realize it is not proper to call it a reuben, since it is not on rye bread...
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    Looking at slicers

    I am in the search for a new slicer. Currently have a small, electric slicer with about a 6" blade and 75 watt motor. I am wanting a bigger one that can cut faster, thinner, and a larger deck. Any suggestions on either a used hobart or new one from either Cabelas or Waltons? Maybe $200-400...
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    Beef Weekend

    I figured I had time last weekend, so I pulled this nice round cut out of the freezer. I asked the butcher last year when we took our beef in, to leave me the best large pieces of the round for dried beef and jerky. I started on this piece, and got it all trimmed up, and then split it into a...
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    Making a Bradley like a MES

    So I read a lot about the MES smokers and some using the mailbox mod with the MES. I use my pellet smoker for a lot of my smokes, but I plan on trying bacon, dried beef, and hams in the next month or so, and I currently have a Bradley and was planning on using it fornthe cured products. My...
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    Ham curing help

    I have used Pops brine on some chicken, chicken wings, and turkey legs. I also agree with everyone, hats off and thanks to Pops. I am now wanting to try some hams and bacon. I will probably use the equilibrium method for meat and water weight. We raise our own pigs, but I have been unhappy...
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    Fresh Marinated Zucchini

    I have plenty zucchini in the garden ready, so I thought I would try marinating some to have with our quesadilla burgers. I sliced them about 1/4" thick, and then in a bowl mixed EVOO, a little kosher salt, cbp, garlic powder, onion powder, and thyme. I have them stirred up with a light...
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    Quesadilla burgers

    This is an adventure that I tried a few years ago, and now the kids hardly ask for a regular burger. I usually use about a half pound of ground beef per quesadilla burger. The best luck I have had is to have a paper plate that matches a similar diameter to the shells you will use. I take the...
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    Home Raised Brisket & Pulled Beef (Que View Pics)

    I got to looking a week ago and we had nothing going on last weekend, so I pulled out a whole brisket and three roasts for smoked pulled beef. I figured just as well have the smoker full as long as I was at it. These are from our own black angus that we raised, and the beef was aged for two...
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    Question on Pops Brine

    Some of you may have caught my thread on the smoked turkey legs, which were great. I have a question about pops brine, since that was my first time using it. Here we go: I see people brining fish, whole chickens and turkeys etc. Do you always add the cure #1, or sometimes just the salt and...
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    Smoked Turkey Legs

    I have been wanting to try this for about ten years. I see many people refer to these as Disneyland legs, but my only encounter was in Indianapolis at the Brickyard race, and saw a street vendor that had these, and they were incredible. I called the local meat market and asked if they had any...
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    Alice Springs chicken

    So I thought I would treat the wife to her favorite meal, so she loves the alice springs chicken at Outback, so I thought I would give it a go along with bacon wrapped asparagus. Chicken is laid out and tenderized, along with a sprinkle of kosher salt. I basted the asparagus with EVOO...
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    Tender Breaded chicken gizzards

    Last Friday afternoon I had a request from my wife that she wanted crispy chicken gizzards for the weekend. I also love gizzards, but hate the sports bars tough as leather prebreaded gizzards they serve, which i usually request a knife for. So i started my adventure, got two lbs of gizzards...
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    Smoked Prime Rib

    I ended up with a boneless ribeye from a business associate i do business with, so i decided to wet age it, since it was cryovaced. I started aging it at Dec 19, and pulled it out on Jan 26th. I cut into theee pieces, froze two and thought I would smoke one, thanks to Bears step by step page...
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    Instant read depth markings

    Has anyone found a high quality handheld instant read that has some type of marking every 1/4" or so. I always probe the full thickness of the meat, then mark with my finger, remove, then reinsert at half the distance . Seems if there were markings, once this is done the first time, you could...
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