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    New To Sausage Making - Tips?

    Thats a great site, thanks. Just bought a machine myself so stand by for questions..
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    Hello from Australia

    g,day steelhand. Good to see another smoker from our part of the world. This would have to be the most informative site on the net and the members are only too happy to help us out. cheers mate, enjoy
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    Merry Christmas to all !!

    Merry Christmas from NZ. Hope its a ripper.
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    G'day from Australia.

    g,day Dreegle, nice to see another aussie on board.
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    Smoking Deer.

    ds7662 We are going to have a go with 2 front shoulders this weekend.Shoulders weigh about 5-6lb each. Will marinate prior to the smoke but was wondering what you injected them with ? Sounds like a great idea. Also notice you guys talk of 'rub', what is it made from ? I realise its sold...
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    What have you gained from SMF?

    What have I gained from here ? Enthusiasm, quite a lot of it plus Ive got a wish to get a style of smoker that you guys use, there is no such machine in NZ. Cant get over the freindliness either.
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    free deer meat in waco

    8.5 million deer, amazing. Our govt is determined to control bovine tuberculoses which is carried by deer and possums (mainly) so they have helicopters dropping 1080 pellets in both native forrests as well as pine forrests. It does kill the possums and deer but also anything else that goes near...
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    Introducing SmokerDownUnder... Another Aussie!

    G,day mate. Top site this one.
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    free deer meat in waco

    Are deer protected in the U.S ?. Is there open/closed seasons when you are able to cull them ? Here we have red deer and Fallow along with smaller numbers of other specis and they are classed as vermin which threaten New Zealands agricultural industry. The Govt tries to control them with 1080...
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    o.k. here comes a dumb question

    thanks Ritchtee, looks like thats the next project...
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    o.k. here comes a dumb question

    Good luck with the smoke DonO, What is the most common form of smoking in the USA, hot smoke or cold ? Are the smokers constructed differently, is the smoke 'forced' by way of a fan in a cold smoke ? Can you cold smoke in a hot smoker and vice versa ? The only method I have used is the hot...
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    G,day guys

    yes, dairy cows. 320 of the lovely old biddies, twice a day, 7 days a week. gives the fish and deer a break There is an aweful lot of Americans in NZ at the moment. Must be the dollar , we get on very well with them. Get a lot of tourists putting up their tent for the night inone of our paddocks.
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    G,day guys

    Thanks for the welcome guys. Heres how I have been doing it,, I put the sawdust/chips on the smoker base. Then the tray with the fish (today its 'sole' ) We usually do the brown suger/spices thing. put the lid on and put it over the gas ring on a medium heat for 15-20 mins and you,ve...
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    Deer season begins - Filling the freezer for the smoker

    cheers, thanks for the advice.
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    Deer season begins - Filling the freezer for the smoker

    Is it ok to smoke frozen venison ? I always understood it had to be used asap once thawed.
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