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  1. ibebirdman

    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...
  2. ibebirdman

    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...
  3. ibebirdman

    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...
  4. ibebirdman

    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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