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Just bought first offset smoker to learn on! Help me fix it...She's a cheap one
tbh i started on a char griller - $500 at the orange box store on sale. i liked it well enough, was able to dial in temps pretty well and made some amazing food on it. i usually use charcoal for heat and splits for smoke, and just buy the original kingsford pack. i might spend a little more...- netspyder
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raised beds - learn from my experience
all topsoil from the lanscaping place. 7 yards total -
what's next?
sooooooooooo ... what's next? mexican/spanish theme for cinco de mayo? are we waiting for fireworks on the 4th of july?- netspyder
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raised beds - learn from my experience
sooooooo. some years ago i built some raised beds out of cedar - 2x8 double layer 3'x6' area. they're great. heavy, and a pain to move. $200 apiece to build. here they are this year refilled with ... well ... fertilizer. this year i wanted to add 3 more raised beds - to triple my cucumber... -
am i stuck with lumpy sausage?
yeah, it turned out ok - just took forever to send it back through on the small die (45 minutes or so constantly running the grinder). what would you use 3mm for? hot dogs? -
am i stuck with lumpy sausage?
ok... well, that was an ordeal. @SmokinEdge you were right... i shouldn't have gone with the smaller die. meat paste. and it was hard going the whole way -- the lem plunger isn't a snug fit, so it'd spooge out the side then create air pockets... oh well. live and learn. and my parents... -
am i stuck with lumpy sausage?
ope yep it helpfully says so on the edge of the die. ok - wish me luck ! dropping the lug into the freezer for a bit to chill it out -
am i stuck with lumpy sausage?
right? i thought that was kinda weird too after i started mixing it up... hence the post. only thing i can think of is that maybe that fat was still cold enough to be solid and didn't mix very well -
am i stuck with lumpy sausage?
i will give that a try. the large die again or the small one? the small one has ... 1/8" holes? or therabouts. they're probably actually metric and i didn't read the thing. -
am i stuck with lumpy sausage?
and maybe i'm over-thinking it and i should just bag it up and call it a day... not like my parents are making patties - they add it to spaghetti or lasagna -
am i stuck with lumpy sausage?
it was mostly frozen when ground. i didn't temp it. it didn't smear when ground. but now i've added water and the mixture is starting to tack up, but when i run my hands through it, it still feels a bit 'chunky' (unlike other sausages i've done - but this is the first time i've used loin and... -
am i stuck with lumpy sausage?
seems like fat chunks. the meat seems soft holes are... what maybe 5/16" -
am i stuck with lumpy sausage?
soooooo i need some advice from the sausage masters... i'm mixing up some italian sausage, and at this point i sent it through the grinder, mixed in the seasonings and the water... but it still feels lumpy. it'll be bulk packed (not cased), so i guess its not the end of the world if i have to... -
peppers started. onions trimmed
if they're leggy, then probably they're not getting enough light. if you're using lights, try and lower the lights so that they're almost on top of them. i also put oscillating fans on my plants this year to encourage them to fatten up the stems. -
peppers started. onions trimmed
babies r looking GREAT. onions need another trim. i'd put them outside but can't yet get down the hill with a truckload of dirt. -
peppers started. onions trimmed
6 each black pearls and cayenne, 10 jalapenos, 5 each cherry bombs and habaneros. man, i really like these heat mats - all but 2 sprouted within a week. -
peppers started. onions trimmed
i want to say i started them in early january ... i read somewhere that onions are more tolerant to longer starts... and less prone to getting root bound in trays, so i wanted to make sure that they had some good growth before moving them outside. this'll be my first try at onions - last year i... -
peppers started. onions trimmed
gave the onions a trim and put pepper seeds in pots to start. it's going to be a good year :) -
Made some beef tallow
the first couple of briskets i did, i just pitched the trimmings... but then ... i realized that ALL of those recipes that call for "vegetable oil" would be soooooooooo much more delicious with beef tallow. plus i needed some tallow to add when i wrap. really does make a difference in the... -
winter pastrami
it loses some of that 'wow' factor when it's sliced the next day compared to when it's fresh. but still tastes delicious!
