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    Lowest temperature for gravity fed or IVC smoker

    I recently started smoking sausage and want to do more of that and expand into meat snack sticks and jerky. I am using a Kamado Joe right now, which I love, but I want to buy a gravity fed (probably Assassin or Myron Mixon) or an LSG IVC. I was able to keep my KJ running at 150F without much...
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    Help. Looking at a chamber sealer

    Old thread but FWIW, I got my new chamber sealer from JVR about a month ago and I love it. https://jvrinc.com/jvr-vac100-vacuum-packaging-machine I've bought a lot of LEM equipment and been happy with them, but the form factor of the vac100 specifically was appealing to me and I based my...
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    WARNING.. for those with a vacuum chamber sealer...

    That sounds like a good idea. I had to look it up because I thought it would have to be a lot colder than a fridge would make it, but at 29.5 inches Hg of vacuum, the boiling temperature of water is at about 50F so that should help a lot. Thanks for the tip.
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    WARNING.. for those with a vacuum chamber sealer...

    The bar clamp isn't airtight, but the seal it produces should be. Since the seal isn't applied until the air has been removed from the chamber and the bag, I don't see what would be pulling the powder out of the bag. I'm sure this is obvious and I'm missing something, so I'm going to have to...
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    New member in Eastern PA

    My name is Shane and I'm new to the forum. I bought a Kamado Joe a couple years back and have really enjoyed smoking meats with it. Recently went down the rabbit hole of sausage making and decided that I want a vertical smoker. I was zeroing in on a pellet smoker when I discovered gravity fed...
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