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    Cheddar deer sticks

    Made 15 pounds of cheddar deer sticks this evening....used about 11 pounds of venison and 4 pounds of pork. My seasoning is from butcher and packer. Used my half inch stuffing tube I recently got and was able to stuff longer casings. They are in the fridge till tomorrow night. I also ran my...
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    Rust on smoker racks

    I'm gonna fix my electric smoker, the heating element went bad... My racks are rusty and was gonna use white vinegar soak them for 24 hours and then steel wool and then wash in dish soap. Any tips would be helpful
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    Deer cheddar brat patties on the grill

    Had today off, got all my brats and jerky vacuumed sealed and had these 5 patties to go on the Weber! Added a couple hickory chunks for a little smoke. Yum!!!
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    Jerky almost done

    About 2 hours in I decided to get out my other dehydrator instead having 11 trays on one....I do rotate the trays halfway through.... I have taste tested it and it's delicious but crazy how 5 pounds of meat turns into 1.5 pounds of jerky....might be close to 2 pounds since I do have some still...
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    Custom end grain cutting boards

    I wanted to share my cutting boards I make in my wood shop. I mainly use purple heart, red heart, hard maple, walnut and cherry.
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    Got deer jerky in the marinade

    I got 5 pounds of deer jerky sliced up and soaking in the marinade. I used high mountain original seasoning. I also add hickory liquid smoke to my marinade. I use about a 1/4 cup of cold water per pound of meat for said marinade. I usually add cayenne pepper too but I didn't have it on hand...
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    Questions on brats

    Im gonna be doing brats later today or tomorrow. Any tips would be helpful. I'm doing about 50 percent deer and 50 percent pork. I understand you have to twist the links left then right as you stuff them. I accidently got 2 different mixes one with a cure....I'm doing 10 pounds and these will...
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    Deer sticks

    I made a batch of 25 pounds of sticks about a month ago and now want to make more......I get my sticks kits from butcher and packer. They only have 10 and 25 pound kits. Trying to decide which one to get.. I have roughly 25 pounds of venison trim to grind with 10 pounds of pork to add to it...
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    Drill for bucket meat mixer

    When I made my sticks I used my cordless hammer drill and it mixed great except my battery dies really quick. So ended up finishing up by mixing by hand. This hammer drill giving to me from my dad....always been ok for drilling a couple holes in concrete. I don't really want to spend over a...
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    Vacuum sealer unlimited bags???

    Are the ultra bags from vacuum sealer unlimited heavy duty? I picked the bags from ziplock in December and am impressed with them but if the utlra bags are just as good? You get more for your buck! The pics are from today. On the left is vacmaster bag and right is ziplock....as you can...
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    Grinding day with new lem big bite #8

    Today was grinding day with my new lem big bite #8 grinder. Did 40 pounds of deer and added 10 pounds of ground pork . The first coarse grind went really quick and the grinder just ate everything I threw at it. My second grind fine grind 3/16 inch plate took alot longer than I thought it...
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    Sausage stuffer ???

    I'm new here and need advice on sausage stuffers. I'm mainly going to do snack sticks with 21 mm collagen casings. After all my research I have it nailed down to 2 vertical stuffers I'm trying to decide between. The lem big bite dual gear 10 pound and the hakka dual gear 10 pound stuffer...
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