hello SMF, My bame is Trevor and i've been reading this fourm for a couple months now and I love it. I was at bass pro last year and saw a small charcoal vertical smoker ( i think you all know which 59.99 one im talking about) on sale and decided to buy it on the spot with a 4 pack of chips (mesquite, apple, cherry, and maple), went to get a pork loin right away and smoked it with maple later that day. Let me say I always loved charcoal but the smoke just took it to the next level. Anyways I was hooked since then and 2 pork loins, 2 chickens, 3 turkeys and alot of pre mad sausages later I finally decided to join this site and share in some of the smoking adventures.
I also got sick of buying prepared sausages and seen so many great tips and ideas here I had to try it. I'm on a small budget so I picked up cuisinart cmg 100c grinder/stuffer (did 3lbs pretty quick) and a foodsaver sealer.Made some fresh (no cure) sausages and sealed them up, will try them later today. I managed to get through almost all the meat and had a rupture at the end which was fine by me because I tied it up and used the scraps to make sausage patty for breakfast and it was great. I also made 3lbs of prime rib burgers and had the boys by for a taste test which turned out good. Theres going to be alot more fresh ground meat made into whatever and stuffed into casings and smoked and its all thanks to you guys/gals for the great ideas and info here. Alright I think thats enough ramling for now, time for a snack :canada-flag-68:
Will post pics soon
I also got sick of buying prepared sausages and seen so many great tips and ideas here I had to try it. I'm on a small budget so I picked up cuisinart cmg 100c grinder/stuffer (did 3lbs pretty quick) and a foodsaver sealer.Made some fresh (no cure) sausages and sealed them up, will try them later today. I managed to get through almost all the meat and had a rupture at the end which was fine by me because I tied it up and used the scraps to make sausage patty for breakfast and it was great. I also made 3lbs of prime rib burgers and had the boys by for a taste test which turned out good. Theres going to be alot more fresh ground meat made into whatever and stuffed into casings and smoked and its all thanks to you guys/gals for the great ideas and info here. Alright I think thats enough ramling for now, time for a snack :canada-flag-68:
Will post pics soon