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    The great Debate. Does Wild Game benefit from hanging and aging like beef does or not?

    With the corn fed venision here in Iowa most of the deer we shoot, has a good flavor to it... We don't let  our deer hang for more than 24-48 hours and feel than any long does not help in flavor or tender.... As stated over cooking IMHO is the best way to ruin venision and make it tough to eat...
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    New Fridge Build.

    Your fridge size is very close to mine....I'm using a 1250 watt element in mine,so far I'm very happy with my preformance.. It will climb and hold @ 300 degrees very nicely,,
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    Smoky Canned Big Game Chunks

    When you have pressure cooked "raw packed" you will be amazed how much juice(not water) will be in the jar when your done...
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    Smoky Canned Big Game Chunks

    http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/pdf/5330.pdf  I've used the raw pack method mentioned above for years..... really cuts down on the prep time!
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    Smoky Canned Big Game Chunks

    Use a cold pack for easier yet.... just bump the pressure cook time up to 1.5 hours @10 psi
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    freezer conversion questions......

    The debate on what to use for a smoke generator is strong and divided..... I use a Smoke Daddy with no problems, I have a 3 inch vent with no other air in take and it works great.....
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    Jalapeno jelly making for wedding favor

    The jars that are "loose" as you put it makes awesome Icecream topping.....
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    Bhut Jolokia seeds

    He may be on the small size but he is one of five that I have raised from your seeds..... and they are starting to blossom...
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    Fridge Build Question

    Any older fridge will do (as long as it has a metal liner in it) and the littler amount of plastic inside the better as you want to remove all of the the plastic from the inside...
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    New to the group and have some questions?

     If you are going 110v this is the like that shows what you will need to wire up a PID   http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?315-PID-Controller... I used a 1250w finned heater element I bought out of Grainer, have it wired up as the above link and I too have been amazed by the PID...
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    air pump question.....

    The Big Kahuna comes with a bleed off valve in the line so you can adjust it from almost nothing to full bore.....  
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    Apple and Pear...

    I have the chance to go to a local orchard that has done it's spring prunning... I will be getting a truck load of both pear and apple wood.. Now my question... curing the wood for a year better prior to chipping or after?.... I asume prior to chipping but it would be alot easier to store and...
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    Bhut Jolokia seeds

    Well. so far so good the germination is well over 80%...  I use the heat off  the hearth of my fireplace that gets used daily..... Many Thanks...
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    it's backstrap time again.........

    Great job..
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