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    Gray Summer Sausage Center, safe to eat?

    The gray was not where the probes were. I have seen that before and that would not worry me.  I forgot to mention that I did leave the sausage in the fridge over night after stuffing and before cooking. So the cure should have had plenty of time to work before going into the smoker. My smoker...
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    Gray Summer Sausage Center, safe to eat?

    Long time lurker here in need of some help.  This past weekend I made summer sausage and it now has developed a grayish center I have never seen before. Here is what I did: Sunday I made 25lbs of venison summer sausage, 1oz cure #1.  Smoked until internal temp was 120ish (about 4 hours), placed...
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    I Need a GOOD Summer Sausage Recipe!

    I am not sure about the tangy flavor, I have tried both ECA and Fermento and neither really "spoke" to me.    I did stumble across a recipe last night that looked interesting looks to have about twice the spice per pound of meat than other recipes I have tried. The Nutmeg and Basil looking...
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    I Need a GOOD Summer Sausage Recipe!

    Over the last year or so I have made 3-4 summer sausages recipes from Kutas, Eldon and others and to be honest, nothing has really blown my socks off.  I have the smoke and texture worked out to my taste, but it all seems rather bland (yes I use fresh spices), maybe I have burned out my...
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    Dutch oven cookbook?

    Check out Mark's Black Pot, The guy has a website and sells cook books. His DO potatoes and salmon with asparagus is my new all time favorite DO recipe. I like his stuff. For wild game type recipes try the line of books by Cee  Dub  (google Cee Dub Dutch Oven Cooking). he used to have PBS show...
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    Need Help- PID Smoker controller on fritz

    Ok, I miss spoke, I have a 1250W heater, this one to be exact: http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/TEMPCO-SS-Heater-2XDX4 Which I miss remembered as being about at large as you want on a 15A circuit (I think).  I didn't use glue between the SSR and the heat sink. I can fix that. I really don't...
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    Need Help- PID Smoker controller on fritz

    You may be on to something. I  have a 25A SSR with a heat sink. I pulled the strip heater  and connected it directly to a plug. It headed right up. I put a match under the thermocouple and it readout on the PID shot right up. I guess that means the SSR is the only other part that could go out. I...
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    Need Help- PID Smoker controller on fritz

    Ok, I am a little over my head. I built a PID controller using those directions from Rob at Old's Place to control a finned strip heater in my smoker. It has worked great for months. Now on my last smoke, something when haywire. Now when I turn it on and I barely get any heat from the heater. It...
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    Alternative Door Sealing Materials? Wool or Polyester Felt?

    I am trying to come up with a cheaper way to seal my old refrigerator smoker door (it has a latch). The silicone and fiberglass stove seals materials at 3 to 4 bucks a foot seem expensive. I was looking at a Big Green Egg today and the seal on that looked like some sort of felt (anyone know...
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    Just the beginning of my fridge smoker project

    Smoked, Keep up the good work and the photos. We all are enjoying and learning! What are you going to use to seal the door? I played with some samples of braided wood stove gasket today and it looks like my unit is going to take the 3/4in stuff but that stuff is almost 3 bucks foot! Have you...
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    Just the beginning of my fridge smoker project

    Nice idea with the heater mounting. I am thinking about extending my smoke input pipe across the whole unit and having it thread into a floor flange on the far side. There would be a series of holes in it to diffuse the smoke and I could hang the heater right off it. This way it would be...
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    Just the beginning of my fridge smoker project

    Great build, keep up the good work and the pictures. I have an almost identical fridge that will be converting in the next few weeks. We have independently arrived at almost the same design. What are your plans for mounting the heating element and shielding it from drips? Got a good source for...
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