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    Curing vs Preserving

    We are having a debate here.. Define "Curing" Ham is cured, Bacon is cured? But why must they be refrigerated? Country ham and Bacon are "Cured" and they do not? Please elaborate?!?
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    Summer Sausage

    Anyone have some good recipes for deer meat?
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    OFF SUBJECT BUT ?????????

    Cajun Fryer
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    best beer for BBQ

    I'm not even gona read all of your comments... But it's simple... Budweiser! The #1 beer in the world... For good reason.
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    Smoked Sausage

    Slow smoke it up to 160 ?
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    Smoked Sausage

    We are planning to make some smoked sausages with pork and deer. Should the smoking cook the meat or just flavor it? Either way.. Should a cure be used?
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    Wild Boar (Test Run)

    We plan to cook a hog for Halloween. I have never cooked a wild boar and have never cooked a whole hog without the skin on and also have not used my cooker yet. Yes! a few reasons to be a little nervous right? We decided to go get a 60lb boar and cook it this weekend for a little test run before...
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    Wild Boar

    Here is one of the biguns.
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    Wild Boar

    Here they are.
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    Wild Boar

    Ok Wild Boar it is. We cook a whole TAME pig at least once a year, I scald and scrape them and in the past cooked them in a concrete block pit. The skin and fat seem to make a barrier that keeps the meat moist and tender. Now I have my cooker and want to use it. This boar is 150 lbs +, and...
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    Wild Boar

    We're cooking a whole hog Halloween. I have access to a wild boar or a tame hog. I am cooking It on my side firebox, I have posted pics of it previously... If that matters. Which hog is better? Also will a wild hog scrape as easy?
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    When is wood seasoned?

    Smoking a pig for Halloween and I plan to use pecan. I believe it is trees downed from the tornados. How long should it season?
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    First Post

    I am now mobile! A little paint and she's about ready! I still have some room behind the cooker... Firewood storage? Propane burners? Dry storage box...? I need some opinions .... What would you add?
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    How to.....

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    How to.....

    Once you roll em' how do you cook em'? Apply smoke until when? Foil? Lay directly on the rack or lay in a pan?
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