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  1. golson

    Pitmaker Safe Temps

    All, I have a Pitmaker Safe and had it for a few years but have a question on smoking venison sausage. Is there a way to get the smoker temps at 125F to 145F without buying a cold smoker? I don't want to buy another smoker. I have a Big Green Egg and a Recteq, but none will do any cold...
  2. golson

    Help Me Decide Please......

    Hey all,   I been smoking meat for a while but I am so done with my MES40 that I need a new smoker. My goal is to smoke Jerky, Summer Sausage and all kinds of pork.....So I was just thinking on building a backwoods clone or a fridge smoker. What are your thoughts and how big smoking chamber I...
  3. golson

    Need Quick Look Please

    Hey Folks,    I am going to build my first fridge smoker and I found this fridge. Is this a good fridge to build? Do I need one with a lower compartment? Here are some pics of the fridge. Thanks for any help...greg
  4. golson

    Help With Summer Sausage Temps

    Hey all,  I have done a couple batches of summer sausage in the past with great results but this time I am very disturbed of what happened. I used a PS seasoning mix with maple cure to do a batch of venison and pork butt. So I changed my ratio just a little bit from 80/20 to 60/40. That might...
  5. golson

    Deer Backstrap for Summer Sausage

    Hello everyone. Has anyone used the backstraps or tenderloins of a deer to make summer sausage? I am about to make some and have about 10 pounds of backstraps........Please let me know...
  6. golson

    Good Spicy Venison Recipe

    Hey folks, I smoked a lot of vension but really could not get that kick in my sausage that I was looking for. I usually do the jalepeno and cheese mix but want a more kick. Does anyone know of a really good spicy or hot venison summer sausage recipe or mix to buy online so I can make sticks...
  7. golson

    MES 30 with AMNPS

    I started using the AMNPS with pellets in my MES 30 but cant keep the smoke going. It goes out about 10 minutes when door is closed. Any tips to keep it smoking?
  8. golson

    First Time Jerky Sticks

    I am going to make for my first time the jerky sticks in my MES 30 with the Jerky Gun. I have a couple questions. First I have done strip jerky before and came out great. but for sticks: 1. Difference in using or not using casings for sticks. Does it matter 2. How many pounds per rack will my...
  9. golson

    30 lb. Digital Country Style Smoker

    All,  I have a MES 30 and seem that the temps in mine vary 30 degrees plus and minus from set temp. I read a lot of people having some similar issue. SO I wanted to look at another smoker that might maintain a better temp. Will the 30 lb. Digital Country Style Smoker be a good choice or just...
  10. golson

    Smoked Venison Summer Sausage Storage Times

    I tried to do some specific search on smoked venison storage time but did not get too far....I have some smoked venison in 20" links vaccum packed and stored in fridge. What is the safe storage time in the fridge and in the freezer if I choose to move them there. Thanks
  11. golson

    Longganisa lucban Sausage

    Ok, this might not be the right place to ask this, but has anyone made Longganisa lucban sausage? This is a fantastic sausage for any occasion.....My wife is from the philippines and she buys it here locally but I want to make it to my liking......If you never had this sausage. Go to an asian...
  12. golson

    I Did It..............First Time Venison Summer Sausage....WOW

    Well I was very nervous the day before I started my first summer sausage.....I got my seasoning from "AskTheMeatMan", and it turned out unbelievable....Better than my local butchers summer sausage...Almost tempted to give him some to get him jelous......Well the only problem I had was the time...
  13. golson

    Deer Batch Fine....Beef Batch NASTY.....

    All,  Well I did a terrific batch of Deer last week and it came out perfect but the Beef Jerky is like a leather belt and still moist after 13 hours. I used Eye of Round and the same seasoning mixture as I used for the deer. Here is the process of both. Deer: Hi Mountain original seasoning 4...
  14. golson

    Is This A Good Fridge For Conversion

    As always I love to build things.....I saw all these posts on fridge conversions and  I think this is a good candidate. It seems to be a Frigidaire and in descent shape. Now my biggest question....What would be the average cost to convert this fridge to electric?
  15. golson

    MES 30 Smoking Heavy Residue

    All,  I am sure there is an easy answer for this. My MES 30 that I used only 3 times now wants to smoke without chips in it. I believe it is from the grease drippings but very hard to clean that out. Is there an easy answer for this? I hate my meat to smell like burned grease....
  16. golson

    Sausage Smoker Opinion

    I am looking strictly for a sausage smoker that is vertical and can maintain a good inside temp. I found the SausageMaker 30 LB. Country Style Insulated Smokehouse that might do the trick. Anyone have experience with this and any alternatives....Here is a link to their website...
  17. golson

    Baby Back Ribs First Time Help......

    Well after a successful weekend before my ribs cooking whole chicken and salmon for first time. My ribs did not turn out as I planned..... Here was my method: - 2 whole slabs at Kroger. Removed membrane and rinsed. - Next I prepared my MES with water pan and hickory chips to 225F. Using the...
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  18. golson

    My first ever Smoking experience.....Not Bad...

    All,  Well I was real nervous but not too much. I started my saturday shopping for a 4 pound whole chicken. I found two from Publix. I took them home and prepared my Brine. I never brined before either so it was a first. I used (@font-face { font-family: "ＭＳ 明朝";}@font-face { font-family...
  19. golson

    Bradley Bisquettes in MES

    I am searching in here trying to see how people use the bradley bisquettes in an MES Electric Smoker. Can I get some tips please? Thanks.
  20. golson

    Smoking Venison Summer Sausage

    I been reading many different opinions on how to properly smoke your venison and setup in the smoker. I really don't have room to mount the 20" sausage casings vertically in my MES smoker. But I could cut them in half and tie them off. Now I was told and read the best results are to put them...
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