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    Finally got my slicer

    Just got my Berkel 808 meat slicer.  Now to do a little cleaning on it and then it will be time to make some jerky!!
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    White Tail Snack Sticks

    Well what better to do than make 8 lbs of of grond venison than make jalapeno snack stick.  100% venison and used a High Mountain Snack Stick kit someone gave me. Loaded them up last night, little sit in the fridge over night Hung them in the smoker this afternoon and now waiting for them...
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    fan to move air inside smoker box

    Was wondering if anyone has ever added a small vent or computer style fan to pull smoke out of the smoke box into the smoker chamber or move air around to help drying when making jerky. Thoughts??
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    Amber Jack

    Ihave a bunch of amber jack that was caught this summer that I need to do something with and was thinking smoking it over Christmas while I'm off work. Any suggestions on brine/marinade and smoking suggestions too? Have a bunch of black fin but that might be gone by then.
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    WORRIED!!! Hams and roasts not thawing

    I took 2 big hams and 4 roasts out of the freezer Monday morning and stuck them in the spare fridge to thaw for a party saturday.  They should be thawed by Saturday morning to go on the pit, right???
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    cherry jelly

    Looking for a good jelly recipe for cherries.  Just got a bunch of them pitted and ready for the freezer but want to make jelly too
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    how long to let rub sit??

    Got a wild hair last night to try a butt in the smoker today.  Store was closed so running there as soon as they open to grab a small one, hopefuflly don't get slapped!!  I've never done pulled pork befor and was hoping to have it for dinner tomorrow night.  My question was how long does the...
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    Need help from someone good with electronics

    Hey Guys anyone out there an electronics engineer or really good with building electronic controls??  This isn't going on my smoker but have a small projecct that I need assistance with.  It's a control circuit for a dc motor that hasa to be random direction and time. Don't know which forum to...
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    need an electronic engineer's help

    ok I know this doesn't really belong in this area and please feel free to move it to were it does. I need help designing and laying out a remote control system for a project I am working on and it's above basic for me.  So an electronics engineers out there that want to try to help me please pm...
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    New Garden in Houston, TX

    When I lived in Illinois I have over 1500 sq. ft. of garden, now living in a small house in a subdivision outside Houston, Texas I'm going too be hard pressed to get 300 sq. ft. of garden.  I'm buld small raised beds about 10' x 10' each and start out with just  a few plants.  Now I use to start...
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    loose casings

    Well attempt at venison summer sausage round number 2 is in the books.  followed the high mountain summer sausage directions for making 9 pounds but added some garlic powder and cayanne pepper to spice things up a bit.  Used my new northen tool vertical stuffer and stuffed up some of the casings...
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    Soaking casings

    I'm using the hi mountain summer sausage kit and was wondering, do you need to soak the mahogany cases that are supplied befor you stuff them?
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    Screrwed up my grinder now what??

    So in a bone headed I wrecked my grinder blade.  I have a Cabelas pro450, entry level grinder.  As I was cleaning up I didn't see the blade go down into the garbage disposal.  I'm washing everything up and the dishwasher starts emptying and water starts coming up inito the sink.  no big deal...
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    loading this darn thing

    ok so I tried my hand last night at snack sticks.  I was using a 21 mm casings that came with the seasoning kit and was using my Cabelas Jerky Blaster with the small single tip.  Ok now for my questions 1.  how do you easily load this thing without getting air pockets in it. 2. should I be...
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    ground jerky racks

    Wonder what you guys are using for racks??  Want to do some ground jerky but afraid it wil fall threw the standard 1/2" wide grading in my smokers
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    need advise on my first sausage attempt

    Going to make my first sausage or snack stick attempt.  Any advise on what I should try??
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    Just got a Cookshack SM008

    While workring on the ranch the otherday I found a Smokeshack SM008 sitting in the corner of the shed all covered in dust and cobwebs.  I asked the owner is about it and he said I could take it home and use it for as long as I want, he didn't want to sell it but he was happy to let me use it. ...
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    no new dove threads???

    Wow figured it Dove season stating back on Sept. 1st in alot of areas we would see some trafiic on this topic.  Everyone still in the dove fields???
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    Does it have to be round???

    Does a smoker have to be round??  or could you make a square box for the bottom and the top or lid could be half of an octagon?? I teach at a vocational center and with the year winding down the kids are always looking for projects.  I teach small engine but share my shop with the welding...
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    Need some health snack ideas

    OK so the big 35 is knocking on my door and after going threw a pre midlife crisis and buying a motorcycle it's time to start looking at my health and getting back in shape.  I've gone back to the gym and running 6.5 miles 3 times a week and starting to lift again too.  I'm trying to drop 15 lbs...
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