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    1st smoke in my new smoker

    g'day. well today i used my smoker i made out of a old fridge.for the 1st time. grinded the pork and beef for the kranskys added the spices .left overnight for 12 hours put them in the skins this morning and dried and smoked them in my new smoker for a few hours .i used hickory to smoke them...
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    just about finished my sausage smoker(pics)

    thanks so much for the info dan .when you say 190 and 270 do you mean centigrade or Fahrenheit ?? its just we go the other way .and it get confusing thanks .darren
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    woods for smokeing pork

    just would like to know what are some of the best woods for smoking pork ( ribs, pork chops etc) and also if one was going to smoke some pork chops how long roughly would you cold smoke them for .just new at this thanks.darren
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    just about finished my sausage smoker(pics)

    thanks for the tips on the fire box tom. well mark i never thought about that mate .you are right .don't want to take the risk. my heads down now . well i hope it would be still good for a cold smoker . does anybody think if a had a fire box with a metre pipe.running from the fire box to the...
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    just about finished my sausage smoker(pics)

    g'day everybody .well i have just about finished my sausage smoker i have been making out of a old fridge.been working on it for a while now. as i was telling you in my 1st post it was just to hard to find a smoker hear in oz.most of the bbq shops .have never seen one in there life .lol .and...
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    smoker question

    g'day .i am just about finished my smoker. i made out a old fridge just want to know if the smoker has to by 100% sealed ??? .between my door and the fire proof seal were the door close on .likes like it may loose a little bit of smoke hear. but its not a lot . is this ok or do i have to seal...
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    50# of smoked Polish Kilbasa

    g'day uncle .wow awsome set up mate. and the sausages look even better .what skins are you using and what size skins are thay .im just a newbie .got to ask this questions lol. thanks
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    newbie question

    do you mean the grate level ,were the meat is sitting on the racks up top of the smoker or down below at the heat source ??? . is it better to mount the thermometer on the fridge door .thanks
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    newbie question

    g'day fire . well it is 3.10 pm sat .we are a day a head its easter sunday in 9 hours lol. well mate i cant remember the brands i had there was so much .the best was from a small butcher in oregon .my mate told me not to bye the stuff from wal mart .and go for the home made jerky in the small...
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    12 bCloves Of Garlic Stuffed Leg Of Lamb - Early Easter W/Qview

    g'day ron nice job mate .just how i love it .just come in from moving the herd.darren
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    newbie question

    g'day everybody . i have a question . i have good mates of mine in oregon ,Wisconsin,Connecticut and Maine which i go and stay with every 2 years for a few weeks last time i was in your country. i just lived on jerky .i love the stuff .well i just started to make my own (trying to find jerky...
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    newbie question

    g'day everybody . i am just building a smoker out of a old medium size fridge and i am going to put a temp thermometer on it. and just wanted to know where would be the best spot to put it on the fridge to get the most accurate reading. thanks for you help guys .darren
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    more kranskys

    g'day everybody thanks for your warm welcome .well my girlfriend was wining that the kranskys i was making were to big (i thought thay like them like that lol) so i made her a batch of kransky in the small skins (collagen) i don't use these skins much .i love natural hog skins the best...
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    sheep and lambs

    g'day everybody .well lamb in my country is a part of the main diet .we love a lamb roast .hear is a few pics of my own sheep and lambs.we have 2 weathers lambs that we will be slaughtering in a few months .i know you don't eat a lot of lamb in the states but you should give it a try its awesome
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    newbie to forum kranskys

    g'day everyone .just joined the forum .just stared making sausage a few months ago .it was always a passion i had inside me. i just got sick of eating the sausages from the supermarket (they taste like industrial cleaner) so i saved and got all the gear "22" hand mincer (got a electric one but...
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