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  1. dave17a

    Fruitwood

    Does fruitwood need to cure? I've heard no. Thanks for any info
  2. dave17a

    Lotsa pork.....and beans

    Did a butt Saturday for supper todayFirst, diced up some bacon seasoning from own cured bacon for 55 oz. can of Bushes origanil.Bout half an onion, two small ones, last from garden, couple cloves garlic, rib meat off a slab i froze.Get what ham I could of bone I had from last years xmas.Threw...
  3. dave17a

    Kielbasa. LenPoli's recipe

    Len Poli's recipe. All poked into 32mm casing and trying to keep temp down at 165 with hot plate and ampns, filled with hickory. up, down, up, down. Smoked till it reached 165. Don't Remember Hrs. Bad pic Sorry. All vac sealed, 1# apiece. Ate up 1#. Got appetizers in another thread, on next...
  4. dave17a

    Kielbasa Appetizer for Christmas

    Kielbasa I stuffed up, will post in another thread,so busy, anywho One pound, slit through and stuffed in some Pepper Jack I smokedDoubled up the one because cut to thinStrechted some Best Choice homestyle biscuits around 'em. Melted up some real butter and mopped on, sprinkled some rub, in oven...
  5. dave17a

    Hung up on electric smoker for sausage

    Little Chief just keeps jumping at me for under a 100 bucks. Just one temp though. Southern country, and one other around 150 to 200 bucks, can't think of name off hand went from 100* on up to 250. DO NOT want Masterbuilt or bradley. Thanks for any input.
  6. dave17a

    Habenero Hot sauce

  7. dave17a

    Fermenting(The Mother) Question

    It reads after initial fermentation, add measured amount of raw apple cider vinegar. You do this to the whole batch in fermenting jar, or after straining and ready to process? Does doing in brine affect the Mother to use for next batch. Thanks. Just a little cornfused. Threw last mother out...
  8. dave17a

    Garlic powder

    Well decided to make some powder this year. Second year of growing garlic. Got next crop in ground, looked like all rooted, will shoot some leaves up a few inches. Anywho, got 1.8oz. of wet garlic, before dehydrated.IMG_20181010_163935 by dave17a posted Nov 23, 2018 at 9:22 AM. What a pain...
  9. dave17a

    Did up some hot sauce

    IMG_20181014_111022 by dave17a posted Nov 23, 2018 at 9:22 AMIMG_20181014_103929 by dave17a posted Nov 23, 2018 at 9:22 AMIMG_20181014_111657 by dave17a posted Nov 23, 2018 at 9:22 AM Finally put to use and fermented jalapenos with some serranos. Did recipe from the Perfect Pickler recipe book...
  10. dave17a

    On fermented peppers(aka hot sauce.)

    Have frozen serranos and jalapeno from garden. Also have fresh peppers. Think frozen will work just as well after thawed? Can't really see a differance except maybe for how they are after thawed, not crispy. Thanks, dave
  11. dave17a

    Cured and smoked bellies in fridge, limit on left hanging

    Two weeks now. Do alot. Won't say what happens to  all that good smokieness. Good after week. Wondering if i could slice as needed. Dedicated fridge. Everything I read, long as air movement all good. Thinking the longer hanging. the sooo much better. Thanks all
  12. dave17a

    Christmas pulled pork eggs

    Cold smoking eggs with PC in amnps. Bout 4 hrs. Meanwhile, pork for eggs. Just used country style ribs. Cheaper and cut from pork butt right? Rubbed down and put in at 225*  with hickory on Weber kettle grill for about 4hrs. or so till 145 it. Put pork in food chopper, dang neer minced...
  13. dave17a

    Dry chamber fridge conversion

    Would it still work with evaperator fan not working. Freezer is good. Thinking of ripping out that compartment, putting in all the regulators, pid, humidifier and such.                                  Thanks, Dave
  14. dave17a

    Dave Omak, Oregon garlic

    Amended soil and tilled good. Have black gumbo here. Should've put sand in but as usual, move on. But after 10 days here we are. going to mulch, been warm. Question is, don't worry bout it? Yhis will get roots established?  Always just had heirloom growing around from old homestead stuff. First...
  15. dave17a

    new pit for cold smokin(bacon)

    Had some blocks laying around, so dug down in pond dam a hair to put smoker at top for uphill draft. 16x32  on inside Facing west. Prevailing winds are north,south. Gonna be 8 feet to box. Post more pics when I get it there. Used an OK Joe last season to box, burned way to hot. It rained in...
  16. dave17a

    Had a cool spell pics

    Bought a few 8 oz. blocks on sale, one cream cheese with onoin soup mix poured over top. Did apple pellets for about 5 hrs. in Amazin pellet smoker.  Pics Well not in order. First pic of 3 xtra sharp, 3 pepper jack,  1 mozzerella and same on Colby Jack. Put some cream cheese mix on biscuits...
  17. dave17a

    Dav

    Looking for a top freezer fridge. If you live in or near Cass county Mo. Need it for bacon
  18. dave17a

    Monday the 4th

    Put on  Thighs and legs. Soaked in Mcormick's herb and butter. Button shrooms stuffed with cream cheese, chives out of garden, sharp cheddar and bbq rub. New Weber 22". Fru cook in back. Fry cook. Fuel on one side, this thing is the cats meow. Put on, rubbed down with melted butter. Getter...
  19. dave17a

    Celery Powder

    Go to anamericanhomestead.com. You tube deal. All about celery powder .It is venison.  Does salamis and such and hangs for 6 months or so. Whatcha think?.  watched him eat it. Still here
  20. dave17a

    What have we got started in our garden. Pics please

    Just had 2.3 " last night. Thank goodness rain moved off. Feel sorry for folks up north. More plus flooding. Got taters on right, Yukon gold and Kinnebeck. Doing excellent. White, red and yellow, sweet, onions to left. That was early stuff. Only lettuce, swiss chard and did later. got green...
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