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  1. achilles007

    Vacuum tumbler - Whole Chicken

    I took a cup full of Ranch Dressing and diluted it with a cup of water and used it as marinade for a whole chicken in a vac tumbler cycling 4 times, 30 minutes each time. How can I get more Ranch flavor into the chicken? Looking for it to basically hit me in the mouth with flavor. I jaccarded...
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    Is it true that brines really just don't work?

    Sorry if this has been posted before. But this certainly is interesting: http://amazingribs.com/recipes/rubs_pastes_marinades_and_brines/zen_of_brines.html According to this article-- even after sitting for 24 hours a brine doesn't even make an inch into the meat! I am interested in the...
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    How to figure out how much fat is in meat?

    Hi-- I have recently been trying to get into sausagemaking, and wanted to start with something simple, like using ground chuck to make hamburger. The ideal piece of meat calls for 80 lean: 20 fat. But how in the world do you find out how much fat you already have in a cut of ground chuck in...
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    Is it Possible to Smoke Meat on a Weber Kettle?

    I've been feeling a little down lately, because all I've got is this Weber Kettle my dad got me. I just cant afford anything else right now at the moment-- so this is all I've got. I'm worried that I cant make delicious-tasting Que on this thing. Someone on youtube told me that all a Weber...
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    Why is Charcoal so expensive?

    Seriusly.. $32.00 for a bag?! I heard that one is supposed to use 18 charcoal briquettes just for one 3-hour smoke session! That means the bag would be gone in less than two days! so If I wanted to grill 4/5 days out of the week I would easily be blowing over $200.00! Why is this stuff so...
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    Do cooking syringes work?

    Someone told me online that cooking syringes/injectors dont work because the sauce/marinade never stays in when you inject it, and that the meat pushes it all back out. Is this true? Do flavor injectors/syringes work in your opinion?
  7. achilles007

    Manual Meat Grinder #32 w/ Pulley Wheel?

    Looking for something relatively cheap (no more than $80.00 USD). I know Northern Tool has some-- was looking for anywhere else they may sell them. any good suggestions, guys?
  8. achilles007

    Gatorpits wants 400$ just for a FIRBOX?!!

    Hi, gang. Was trying to build a refridgerator smoker similar to dannyj, and attach a firebox to the smoker. I e-mailed Gator pits for a quote on prices-- and the lowest they go is $400. Which is two times more than my budget. Does anyone else have any better ideas as to how I can get a...
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    Has anyone thoroughly satisfied with their Fridge conversion build?

    Sorry-- but just had my doubts today about whether or not my fridge conversion would go over okay. After being inspired by narwhalsmoker's set-up, I have decided to embark down the same path of my own also. However-- one thing I have yet to see is a discussion on how much smoke penetration is...
  10. achilles007

    Building a sausage smoker

    Hi, guys. Okay-- now here are the specifics. I plan on starting with a 55 gallon drum.. the only question I need answering so far is-- what type of wattage heating element should I put in it that would be able to get me temperatures of >190 degrees? Does anyone know the math for this? And...
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