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  1. Coach JoeQB

    JCam is my new Hero!

    Ok, so I followed JCam's brat recipe. The test piece was totally the best brat ever. I left out the caraway(my family isn't a fan). 1 Tbsp Sugar 3 Tbsp Salt (if you wish to smoke these, add 1 tsp cure #1) 2 tsp Black Pepper 2 tsp Onion Powder 2 tsp Garlic Powder 2 tsp Ginger 2 tsp Marjoram 1...
  2. Coach JoeQB

    Not Chad Roberts but good!

    Here's my sourdough: 100 grams Leven 350 grams water (bottled) 400 grams Bread Flour 50 grams Whole Wheat 12 grams Kosher Salt
  3. Coach JoeQB

    How to ruin perfectly good Kielbasa

    So I followed all the advise and made awesome tasting kielbasa. Problem, the casing is like shoe leather. The meat is pink and delicious, the casing ruins it. I got hog casings packed in salt from the sausage maker. I rinsed them then soaked them in water with a little vinegar. I soaked them at...
  4. Coach JoeQB

    Guanciale Help

    Yesterday, I made a pasta dish with guanciale from Italy. It was unbelievable! Of course now I want to make my own. Is the process the same as pancetta, only with jowl? I have made pancetta and it was fairly good, but the guanciale I had yesterday was great. I will check my local butchers for...
  5. Coach JoeQB

    Italian Cheese and Parsley Sausage

    So one of my favorite sausages ever is Cervalta more commonly known as Italian Cheese and Parsley rings. Here in Georgia(Florida for that matter too) rather difficult to get and expensive when you can($18 an lb.). So after much research I figured a recipe. The results are good as any from...
  6. Coach JoeQB

    Poolish Bread

    So here's my Poolish bread recipe and how I make it. When I was making Sourdough bread was a 3 day process and lots of labor. I started making this loaf and ditched the starter with great results. Poolish 150 G Water ( I prefer bottled spring water, but I have used tap water that I leave out at...
  7. Coach JoeQB

    Help I got taken!

    So I bought a Char Broil Electric Smoker off FB Market place. Looks brand new clean ready to go. Set up to do Sausages and no heat. Now what? Joe
  8. Coach JoeQB

    Hello from North Georgia

    I am a retired football coach, originally from Brooklyn. I love baking bread and just started making sausage. I have a Big Green Egg and thinking of getting an electric smoker for the sausage. Joe
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