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    favorite homemade pierogie RECIPES?

    Will anyone share your favorite homemade pierogie RECIPES? Thanks in advance!
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    homemade pierogie RECIPES?

    Will anyone share your favorite homemade pierogie RECIPES? Thanks in advance!
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    Holiday Sausage Making

    Keeping the tradition alive with making some fresh sausage over the Holiday. We made Sweet Italian, Mild Italian, Country Style, Brat's & Chicken Sun Dried tomato. Always look forward to doing this every year with the family.  Best wishes to everyone this New Year!
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    Frozen Hog Casings

    Hey everyone! I picked up ALOT of hot casings about a year ago and they been frozen solid in the freezer ever since.  I was just curious on your thoughts of should I toss these out or are they still ok?  I have read that they lose their strength and can tear.  Thinking of tossing them but...
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    SLICER

    Folks, Thinking of purchasing a meat slicer.  Any suggestions on a specific one?  Not looking to spend a fortune.  I have seen LEM & Cabelas brands between $100 & $130.  That's about my price range. Thanks! Brendan
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    Freezing bologna

    Guys, I'm freezing some bologna. Is it ok to leave the cloth casing on or do you have to remove it? Thanks
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    1st attempt at bologna

    This was my first attempt at smoked bologna.  really happy with the way this came out.  purchased the cloth casings from a local butcher right here in good ol' Berks County, PA.  50 - 50 venison / pork ready for smoker! breakfast the following mornin' samich' for today!
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    bologna in fridge

    everyone. I made some bologna in the smoker over the weekend and used TQ for the cure(1 tbsp. / pound of meat).  My question is, how long will it last in the fridge before it goes bad?  I want to leave some in the fridge and then freeze the rest. Thanks Everyone
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    bologna storage

    Hey peeps. So I made three bologna's today, my questions are... 1. How long will it keep in the fridge (made with TQ)? 2. what are the options for freezing some of it (ziplock freezer bag good enough)? Thanks!
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    Venison balogna recipe

    Allright, hit me with your favorite venison balogna recipe please!!!
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    Casings

    Everyone- Looking to do my first bologna. Going to smoke in smoker. What is the best casing? Fibrous or muslin? (Just options) Do fibrous take smoke? (thinking they do). As always, I appreciate everyone's opinions so thanks! Berks county PA Dutch boy lol
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    Bologna ingredient question

    Guys in trying to get set to make some bologna. I have a few question. 1. Does the typical grocery have powdered dextrose? 2. some recipes call for citric acid and some don't. Why is that? 3. Should all recipes require powdered dextrose (about 1/2 tbsp /lb)? 4. Should all recipes require soy...
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    Muslin casings

    Where is the best place online to order muslin casings? Thanks y'all!
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    Preheat smoker temp to kill germs

    Hi everyone, I convinced a friend of mine to go UDS. Now that he has it built he was questioning me about getting the preheat temp up high enough in order to kill off and germs or bacteria. His smoker gets up to 330ish. If I remember correctly the temp to destroy all the bad stuff is 250 for...
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    Pig roaster rental

    I'm looking into doing a pig for a party my dad is having this summer. Do any of you recommend a place where I can buy a pig and rent a cooker? I would like to cook the pig myself. This would be in the Lancaster, pa area. Thanks y'all!
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    Andouille sausage - gumbo recipe

    Just made some andoulle sausage over the weekend and was wondering if any of you have a good gumbo recipe maybe with a little seafood in it???
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    20 gallon plastic container - safe?

    I recently bought a few of those 20 gallon round plastic tubs from lowes to grow some misc vegetables in. Then I started to read about how this may not be safe and the chemicals in the plastic can leech into the food??? Anybody know if this is ok?
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    Andouille sausage

    Hello everyone! I just made some andouille sausage over the weekend. I went ahead and froze the sausage before smoking. I figured when I'm ready to eat I will then hot smoke. Is this ok or should've I smoked it then froze? Thanks!!
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    Muslin cloth casings

    Anyone have some simple instructions on how to make these? I believe the material beeds to be the unbleeched kind right? Any help would be great!
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    Snack stick storage

    Ok so I understand that you can leave a properly cured snack stick on the counter for about a week. My question is this, I had vacuum sealed some and just thawed then on the counter for a day. Can I still have them on the counter for a week or do they need to ref right away since they were...
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