Re-visting footlongs

[chopsaw]

Looks darn good to me

Thanks bud .

Good looking foot-long, nice work ! I also use the Purell cleaner

It's fun . I remember as a kid Dad would bring them home . Common way back then .
Yeah , that Purell is a must for me . I spray everything before starting , and after cleaning up .
I clean in stages , so I do the counters between steps and don't have to worry about getting right back on them . I think it's mostly alcohol .

 

[chopsaw]

I love a good dog Rich! Those look fantastic to me. I may have to try it sometime.

thanks Jeff . Appreciate that . If nothing else , get some of the casings . Skinless sausage in general is great . Make them to whatever size bun you have . Standard 6 " , make the sausage 8 .

Nice job Rich! Looks good

Thank you Jim .

 

[JLinza]

Had to share this with ya...

We are going to some Rockies games for the 3rd & 4th of July this year, Coors field is doing this and my kids couldn't be more excited lol.

 

[chopsaw]

Coors field is doing this and my kids couldn't be more excited lol.

Love that . They remember that stuff , just like I did from having them years ago .
Hey if you can find the buns put 2 regular dogs in there for them at the house . Lol .

OH crap . I just saw that's a 2 footer ? ! . Geez .

 

[boykjo]

I've always been a tender quick guy. TQ=FLAVOR. Looks great. Nice texture and color. only problem I see is you didn't make enough...

 

[JLinza]

OH crap . I just saw that's a 2 footer ? ! . Geez .

Ya, thats what I said when I realized it was a 2 foot, 1 lb hotdog

 

[chopsaw]

Nice job Rich! Now you have me craving a footlong chili dog... well at least a chili dog!

Thanks Ryan . I just had one for supper tonight . This time I just poached it on the stove , and chili only .
My goodness . They're good . One og the better dogs I've done .

Oh man that cut shot!

Yeah , it tells a story . If the fat wasn't combined it would show at cold temps . Going to 55 to 58 degrees is key for using the food processor for this . Over 60 breaks it . under 55 it won't combine . Guys say keep it under 40 . I get this from a deep a read on Marianskis site . As well as the 3 day pre cure . It works .

I bet that's gotta be a 1/2lb or more dog right?

Yup . 2 to a pound .

I remember the flap but just how hard to trim out the rib tips? Have not trimmed in ages but not seeing SL cut rib these days.

There's a fat line on the full spares . That's where you make the cut . Hit it right , and the knife goes right through , no cartlidge .
If you look at this , the rack on the far left shows the fat line that runs the length of the slab .
Cut along that fat line , and you have a St. Louis cut rib .
The other two aren't quite as defined . You can see I did trim them some , but wasn't going for St. Louis .
The rack in the middle , would need to be cut at that large section of fat , where it meets the lean .
The rack on the right , I did trim some . Ran into some bones , that's why it's uneven ,
because I wasn't on the seem .

 

[indaswamp]

From one sausage head to another......Hot Dog!.....those look good! (pun intended)

 

[indaswamp]

Feature worthy....congrats.

 

[Ishi]

Your skill level is top notch! Would love to dig into one of those!

 

[forktender]

Thanks for the comment . I'm set up for it , and do so much of it , it's second nature really .
I do it in stages and clean in between . Keeps it enjoyable .
This is a must have for me . I saw Rick posted it once , and I've been buying it ever since .
Food grade , no rinse .
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I us that as well, it makes for an easy clean up.

Damn those dogs look KILL'er, Rich.

I haven't had a foot long in many years, used to get them at the County fair 1/4 mile dirt track cars and flat track motorcycles races with a beer for $2.50 back in the late 80s, early 90s and a cup of chili to dunk them in was $0.75 extra. Those were the days, our fair is in the heat of the summer, which means many short skirts and bikini's due to the water slides.

Man we had a blast, we used to sneak in through the cattle run to save the $5.00 entry fee to spend on cheap ice cold keg beer. LOL!!!

I'll be taking my wife to the fair this week, I bet a normal sized dog and a beer cost close to $20.00 these days. The race track is for horses only, these days, and 90% of the stock animals, and water slides are no longer there, it's kinda depressing, but we still go just for the corn dogs, and people watching. LOL!!!

Nice work on those dogs, Rich, and great photos.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Wow those look great!

 

[schlotz]

That dog just got me hungry Rich! Great write up too.

 

[bill ace 350]

Wow! Those look great!

 

[chopsaw]

I've always been a tender quick guy. TQ=FLAVOR.

My dad used it for years to do the " Christmas sausage " . The salami recipe from Mortons . It's a great product when used correctly .

Looks great. Nice texture and color.

I appreciate that . Normally I would add sodium Eyrthorbate , but I forgot . The 3 day pre grind cure pretty much sets the texture and color .
Thanks for lookin .

 

[chopsaw]

From one sausage head to another......Hot Dog!.....those look good!

Lol ,, Thanks .

Your skill level is top notch! Would love to dig into one of those!

Well now ,, I appreciate that . Thanks .

Damn those dogs look KILL'er, Rich.

They came out great , but that's a lot of dog for one sitting .
My Son said " one of those is a months worth of hotdogs ! "

County fair 1/4 mile dirt track cars

I remember it well from years ago . Used to go to the Missouri state fair , and me and my Dad would watch the races , and my Mom and sisters would go do , whatever they do .

Wow those look great!

Thanks Brian .

That dog just got me hungry Rich! Great write up too.

Thanks Matt . Something I wanted to tweak up from the first time . I like the skinless . The size is a bit much . Might back it down a bit and do some white brats .

Wow! Those look great!

Thanks for the comment Bill .

 

[Steve H]

Damn fine job Rich! A foot long cony with chili and cheese would be awesome! My cooking has taken a bit of a hit with camping every weekend. Need to make some brats asap!

 

[gmc2003]

Boy do those look fantastic Rich. I have some Coney sauce that would go great with those.

Major points for sure
Chris

 

[normanaj]

Awesome. Footlongs made the caraseal.

 

[chopsaw]

Damn fine job

Thanks Steve .

A foot long cony with chili and cheese would be awesome!

I could eat chili dogs anytime anywhere .

Boy do those look fantastic Rich.

Thanks Chris .

I have some Coney sauce that would go great with those.

I remembered that . Based off Michigan sauce ? You did a thread or mentioned it in a thread .

Yup , Good info and worth a look .

Hot dog sauce - similar to the Coney island sauce

Since we're going to my SILs on Sunday for a 4th of July party, and I'm not allowed to bring my pork shots. I decided to make up a batch of my hot dog sauce. It's pretty simple to make and usually goes over well with all age groups. I kept this batches heat index on the low side since there will...

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