Search results

  • Some of the links on this forum allow SMF, at no cost to you, to earn a small commission when you click through and make a purchase. Let me know if you have any questions about this.
  1. boykjo

    Olive loaf'in around christmas time

    Inspired by Chops pickle loaf he just made I decided to do an olive loaf. Its based on len poli's olive loaf recipe. I modified ingredients in the recipe and used tender quick instead of cure #1. No smoke here as it was done in the oven so temp control was not possible. Cooked on the lowest oven...
  2. boykjo

    Holiday Butt's

    Had a couple of holiday orders to fill so I smoked some butt's yesterday. Brought one to work for everyone to snack on. The office smells good for a change. It usually stinks here.....lol And yes my splitter doubled as a beer pole yesterday....... Halfway in check Out of the fridge and into...
  3. boykjo

    Baby backs on RF offset

    Baby backs, deviled eggs and some corn cob. ribs were smoked with pecan. I would like to reiterate fire management on an offset. First load with a few sticks to get temps up. Don't rush to get food on. You don't want to smoke food with the fire hitting the top of the firebox. It will give you a...
  4. boykjo

    Holiday Sausage and my smoker

    Well it's getting to be that time of year again with the holidays approaching. I decided to make 50 lb of kielbasa. 30 lb of jalapeno cheddar and 20 lb of plain. It's about a 3-day process. I pulled out the smoker and thought to myself how much sausage has gone through this smoker. I made this...
  5. boykjo

    Hot dogs using the champion juicer review

    Finally found a champion juicer local on CL for $75. Had to order a solid screen plate and a pusher so it was right at $100 for everything. Ive seen these used for emulsifying meat for hotdogs and it looked pretty impressive while watching some video's so i had to get one. I must say this thing...
  6. boykjo

    Champion juicer score

    Santa found this on CL and dropped it off early. I've been wanting one for a while. Now to check on my sheeps and go make some hotdogs. Thanks for looking. Boykjo
  7. boykjo

    Jalapeno cheese hot dogs

    Trying something new. adding some cheese and japs to some hot dogs. Going to give these a light cold smoke of apple wood for about a good hr or so then cook with heat only. These will be making the trip to the south Florida gathering this spring Here's the sausage Room where I keep my...
  8. boykjo

    exploding sausages......Its possible !!!!!

    I've been searching for a casing that Johnsonville uses in their small breakfast link. Mrs B really likes these....  I found these on line at the sausage maker and from what the description said it was what I was looking for. The Johnsonville's are around 16mm but I cant find them that small...
  9. boykjo

    Smokin Al's "Judy's buns"

    I've been making rolls for about a year now using a long ferment time with a small amount of yeast following this instructional and recipe. http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/crusty-european-style-hard-rolls-recipe  Its very time consuming and my results vary every time I make them and have...
  10. boykjo

    beyond ones control "sausage fails"

    I'm always in the kitchen every week making some kind of sausage. last week I decided to make some snack sticks using some seasoning that foamheart sent me from Louisiana and they came out money..... Best I ever had. They were impeccable. So into the kitchen to reproduce the seasoning and make...
  11. boykjo

    grinder got a new pair of shoes

    My Cabela's grinder foot pads were worn and one had broken. I contacted Cabela's here's what they said In speaking with the manufacturer, the 08-2007 Grinder, All Electric - Rubber Foot  is available.  The cost of this item is $4.99 per foot x 4 = 19.96 , plus $5.95  shipping and handling plus...
  12. boykjo

    Oh Yeah... My new oyster shucker

    Been wanting to make one of these for a long time...... I fabricated the parts, sent them to Santa for assembly and it was under the tree Christmas morning..... Thanks for looking Boykjo
  13. boykjo

    Making life a little easier

    I always dread getting out the grinder.... There is no way to properly grab and carry this monster without straining and possibly having some back pain. I noticed the newer models had a carrying handle so I started to exercise what little brain cells I have left and made a carrying handle for my...
  14. boykjo

    A new look for the LEM 5 lb sausage stuffer

    Ordered the LEM 5 lb stuffer with metal gears to go with my collection. Thought I would share what changes were made with some pics. No review... just a preview..... In the box  UN boxed The new framing Metric button head allen bolts that hold the top together The crank handle shaft...
  15. boykjo

    sticks

    Bought a 10 lb beef chub of 90/10 from sams club and some pork butts. Made some of Bears pepperoni sticks, kielbasa sticks and some teriyaki sticks using collogens and naturals. Added some paprika, cayenne and dextrose to the bear sticks. something went wrong with the teriyaki sticks... taste...
  16. boykjo

    brisket, pulled pork, turkey breast and leg quarters

    Did a smoke for my buddy's sons 24Th birthday. I got an early start at 1am sat morning. I finished up at 2pm on schedule to serve at 4pm Brisket turned out great. It was gone in no time smoked 4 butts but only got a pic of 2 Turkey breast turned out great but I was pretty...
  17. boykjo

    Ahhh apple wood smoked Bacon... been a long time since I made some

    dry rubbed with tender quick and brown sugar smoked with apple wood pellets from Todd. Took it to 145 IT... Smells great. In the fridge to bloom for a bit then slice soon Thanks for looking Boykjo
  18. boykjo

    Hot dogs and cocktail smokies

    Its been a while since I made something so I ordered 10 lbs of back fat from my local pork outlet and put it to some good use. Got these  2 butts on sale for 1.29. My kind of Flavor flave...lol Separated the skin from a slab.... good looking stuff. Going to save the skin for some...
  19. boykjo

    Another challeng at hard rolls

    Yep....Back at it again gosh dang it..... I will not retreat. I'm sticking with the same recipe. http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/240048/hard-rolls   This was my last hard roll attempt....  I'm now surfing You tube and watching how other people make kaiser and hard rolls to pick up techniques...
  20. boykjo

    Hard rolls

    I am a horrible bread maker and have failed multiple times but I will not give up easily. I finally made bread that didn't make it to the trash and was edible. Made these hard rolls...... they tasted pretty good. A little hard on the outside but I'm heading in the right direction. I ate...
Clicky