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  1. tddeangelo

    First time butchering a hog

    I'm going on a "hunt" in a week for a meat hog. One of those deals where they put some meat hogs in with the exotics at a ranch. Several hundred fenced acres with critters in it, you pay for what you shoot. I want pork, so I'm after a meat hog....essentially a domestic swine that's got a bunch...
  2. tddeangelo

    Need some turkey help!

    So...wife reserved a young fresh, never frozen turkey. Supposed to be under 20lbs. Finished bird clocked in at 25lbs! It's enormous! I have a 30qt fryer I use for this and it's too small. I have a PitBoss vertical pellet smoker. I think the bird fits in it. I think. My thoughts are to...
  3. tddeangelo

    Wild turkey legs for turkey burgers?

    I took two turkeys this spring, and had the idea to grind the leg meat into burger for patties, with the intent to sear then smoke in my pellet smoker. Anyone tried this? Any suggestions? thanks so much!
  4. tddeangelo

    Smoked venison tenderloins and first run with my new pellet smoker!

    My wife said I was a good boy this year and had Santa stop by early with a Pit Boss 4-series vertical pellet smoker. My daughter knocked down a nice doe last night (12/5) and she and I took the doe apart today to put in my "deer fridge" to drip for a few days. I took out the tenderloins...
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    Going from MES to OK Joe Longhorn....from vertical to horizontal

    When I've done bologna and the like in my MES, I've hung the casings one way or another. While I'm thinking up ways to mod a system for the OK Joe Longhorn combo I just got, if I wanted to do a batch to give smoking on the new unit a go, I'd have to lay the rolls on the cooking grate. So...
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    MES30 acting kinda flaky

    I've had it for a few years, haven't used it super hard, but did a few smokes in it. I keep it on a covered porch, and until a couple months ago when a storm stole my cover, it was even under a cover. It doesn't get much weather on it so as it is. So.... did a pork butt this past weekend...
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    Setting up and seasoning my new OKJ Longhorn Combo

    So, I mentioned elsewhere I just got a new OK Joe Longhorn Combo...the one with the offset firebox/smoker alongside a propane grill. Got good info on seasoning, and I have to even assemble the thing yet, but that's where I got to thinking (dangerous, I know)... I'm reading a bit here and...
  8. tddeangelo

    Need some grill-buyin' advice and wisdom

    So, I have a low-cost gas grill. It does what I want....in other words, it's easy to get started, makes the grills hot and cooks stuff. Over the three years I've had my current one, I've learned its hot/cool spots, and actually make use of them for direct/indirect cooking purposes. I also have...
  9. tddeangelo

    Next step from an MES30?

    So....I did some reading/searching on here, but sort of hit info overload, plus not sure I know enough to even search effectively. :) I've had an MES30 for a couple of years, and I've made some good stuff in it. I was able to smoke pork butts, turkey breasts, venison snack sticks, and venison...
  10. tddeangelo

    Anyone use this stuffer?

    http://www.cabelas.com/product/hunting/food-processing/sausage-making%7C/pc/104791680/c/104723280/sc/104552280/cabela-s-5-lb-sausage-stuffer-with-steel-gear/1968590.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fsausage-making%2F_%2FN-1117843%2B4294388204%2FNe-4294388204%3FWTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3...
  11. tddeangelo

    First PA Dutch sweet bologna is in the home stretch

    I got it in my head to do sweet bologna and found a simple recipe on a hunting forum I frequent.  Got to looking for muslin bags, and my google searches led me to a Mennonite run country store that I've only know about since I can remember, and never though of it! Walked in, found the bags...
  12. tddeangelo

    PA Dutch Sweet Bologna

    Lebanon bologna, or whatever your area calls it. :) I took stock in my freezer and still have some ring bologna left that I had made and then vacuum packed. Was going to tackle that next, but should eat up what I have before making more.  Same for dried beef (venison), have some left I should...
  13. tddeangelo

    First try....didn't go to bad!

    Finally just did it. Made a batch of snack sticks from some venison grind I'd set aside for the purpose (5lbs of grind).  I picked up a Cabela's Commercial Grade 1/2hp grinder for a decent price off Craigslist, and bought the auger kit to use it to stuff. That seems to work pretty well. There...
  14. tddeangelo

    Snack stick and sweet bologna tutorials?

    I've been looking, but maybe I'm missing it.... As I read through threads about various bologna and snack stick recipes (both items of great interest for me as I delve into smoking), it gets kind of confusing because I'm not clear on what some of the ingredients are, what they're used for, etc...
  15. tddeangelo

    Grinder questions

    Hi everyone,  Been reading and not posting, mostly...but it's near to hunting season and I'm gonna need to start asking some questions. :) I've borrowed an ancient...and very good...grinder from a friend, but I can't keep it indefinitely. It's an old beast, probably 100lbs in weight, and just...
  16. tddeangelo

    New smoker here

    Hi everyone,  I'm new here, new to smoking meat, and just a "blank slate" all the way around. :) I'm from Pennsylvania, 40 years old, married with three daughters (it's interesting!), and a life-long hunter/fisherman.  Having recently moved to a home where I can do all my own processing (have...
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