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  1. dae06

    Cabelas grinder/Stuffer. How good does the stuffer attachments work?

    I have to tell the truth, I bought the cabela's 1/2 hp grinder and love it. We grinded up 10 pounds of venison and pork butt for breakfast sausage. The grinder works awesome. I then attached the biggest stuffing horn to fill 1 to 1 1/2 pound sausage bags (you know, the white ones meant for...
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    Ground venison with bacon as fat?

    Sorry, I have to say it, but because bacon is not 100% fat, your mix will be slightly leaner than 80/20. Will it matter, probably not, but you are adding a little more meat also when using bacon. Bacon can vary from 10%-90% fat, so the higher amount of fat the bacon has, the closer you will be...
  3. dae06

    Homemade smoke generator, is there too much smoke?

    Update: I did my first bacon cold smoke. I decided to make my own mixture to burn in my smoke generstor. I used apple pellet, chips and lump charcoal. The result was fantastic. I got a nice Thin Blue Smoke (TBS) and no creosote. I used a hot plate in the smoker also just to keep the temp up for...
  4. dae06

    Smoke Daddy Pellet Pro - Advice

    I made a similar (to the Smoke Daddy) generator and though it is pretty new to me, it seems to produce too much white smoke. It currenly gives off a very bitter taste. I will take "Jerky nut's" advice and try chips instead of pellets. This may create a more of a light blue smoke. Here is a...
  5. dae06

    Homemade smoke generator, is there too much smoke?

    I have done a trial on cheese. I did  1, 2, 3 and 4 hour trial. They all tasted terribly (bitter). Although I did not let the cheese sit in the fridge like I found out later mellows out the flavor. I will try the chips, unfortunately, I have 20 pounds of apple pellets at home. Maybe I'll try the...
  6. dae06

    30" oven racks

    I want to build a smoker that is roughly 32" wide and 24" deep, give or take a bit here and there. The only oven racks I find are around 23"-24" wide. Where are you guys finding 30" wide racks? Thanks
  7. dae06

    Hot/Cold smokehouse build

    I had seen your post before, it looks real nice. So the only thing you have done as a fire retardant was to put bricks on the floor and on each wall beside the burner. Anything on the ceiling where it might get real hot?
  8. dae06

    Hot/Cold smokehouse build

    I've been reading a lot of threads on here about building a smokehouse, My main concern is preventing it from starting on fire. I see some that have have issues with this. What is the consensus on fire retardent materials for the inside of the house? I see a lot of people using Durock, but will...
  9. dae06

    Homemade smoke generator, is there too much smoke?

    Nice read. I too am a fan of the Thin Blue Smoke (TBS) while hot smoking, I'm thinking I will want to tone down my smoke generator while cold smoking, but will also make sure I have pretty good air flow to eliminate any stale smoke issues. I guess the only way to know is try it in different...
  10. dae06

    Another Newbie

    Newbie to this forum. I've been hot smoking for years. I started with an offset smoker (cheapie) and found it too sleep depriving for the overnight brisket smokes. I made my first UDS a couple of years ago and loved it from the start. With the help of a Maverick ET732 and an iQue110, I'm in...
  11. dae06

    Homemade smoke generator, is there too much smoke?

    Danny and Dave, Thanks for the info. Here is my setup info: I am using a 3 1/2" ID pipe 18" long. The pellets are in a cage type cylinder made from glorified hardware cloth that sits inside the pipe and creates the smoke. I do not wet the pellets. I have an air intake at the bottom of the pipe...
  12. dae06

    Homemade smoke generator, is there too much smoke?

    I am new to cold smoking and need some advice. I made a smoke generator and it really puts out the smoke. I want to cold smoke some bacon, but don't want to ruin it in the process. Can anyone tell me if this is too much smoke output for cold smoking bacon? I will be using apple pellets and my...
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