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  1. zwiller

    Questions for RecTeq owners: MAK UPDATE!

    NO PICS?!?!?! LOL
  2. zwiller

    Church Men's Group BBQ, need suggestions / recipes

    Sounds really good to me. Maybe a few bottles of jerk "dipping sauce" that guys could add if they wanted to kick it up a little. This is a good base to play with. I run mine with vinegar, more ketchup and no LS. I use a healthy glop of WW and also the green stuff. It's pureed onion and...
  3. zwiller

    Sweet Italian Sausage Recipe

    Yep 103. Plan to bump the heat with the calabrian pepper stuff I have. Finally have all the italian herbs to play with. Last run I didn't have anise. I always forget that one! Man that sounds killer. HUGE fan of the simple formulas. Think I will be running some italian of sorts this...
  4. zwiller

    Sweet Italian Sausage Recipe

    +1 my understanding as well. I have a few formulas I like but all the italian I tried were fails. I have the Leggs hot italian but have not run it yet. For sweet I would get Leggs mild italian and add some basil. We use the stuff in the tube.
  5. zwiller

    Beef Onion Smash Sliders

    Looks fantastic! You beat me to it, I want to run these just like that.
  6. zwiller

    Got Stuffer Ordered now need Casings and Recipe

    All good stuff. For me, I admit I was put off by natural casings so the first stuff I ran in casings were fibrous for SS and also cellulose/strippable/hot dog casings. Still have not run natty's yet. Tried once and the casings went bad (my fault).
  7. zwiller

    On the Edge of Trying Sausage Making

    You can roll bulk into shape but not everyone is fan of the look. Not my pic... LOL In all seriousness, I read a thread like this one time and went to the store and got ground pork and made Pops breakfast. When I was done I sorta shocked just how easy it was and couldn't believe I put if...
  8. zwiller

    On the Edge of Trying Sausage Making

    Don't need either to get started. Buy some ground pork and make loose stuff like bfast or chorizo. I made brat burgers too. Did that for a few years. I have Hakka 7lb stuffer but fell in love with using a jerky gun to stuff.
  9. zwiller

    Questions for RecTeq owners: MAK UPDATE!

    I found a NIB Smokefire on FB Marketplace pretty cheap and did not expect to be impressed but I was. Very happy with mine. Have no desire to upgrade. I bet you get the MAK fixed and working as good as new. Sure, might some curse words along the way but 'tis life. Grab some cheap socket...
  10. zwiller

    Non fat dried milk

    I call binders insurance. I tend to undermix and feel binders make up for it. Kinda funny to see both pop up in same thread so thought this would be a good place for this... Heads up if you combine STPP and cheese you might run into issues. STPP or "phosphate" is used to make processed...
  11. zwiller

    Our Second piece of Heaven, Little piece on the Atlantic Ocean

    I am usually smack dab in the middle of "the long stupid story". Sounds like you are on the right path. DM if you have any questions.
  12. zwiller

    Non fat dried milk

    +1. Learning and understanding is great but recent posts are right on the limit of it, especially for guys drinking beer and making a few pounds of sausage. I doubt many professionals know the answers to this stuff. I used to go hunting for it but no longer do. I trust members here who have...
  13. zwiller

    Non fat dried milk

    Not used every binder out there but STPP seems to work more noticeably (faster maybe?) to me than others. Also NFDM definitely has a slight flavor and color impact. Could work for you or against you depending what you run. I tend to use STPP with beef stuff like SS and NFDM on pork stuff like...
  14. zwiller

    Pizza Sauce Recipe

    Been awhile since i got into making pies but recently picked up Calabrian oregano which is supposedly a used and the secret ingredient for NY style sauce. Will try and update when I run some.
  15. zwiller

    Are dried spices dried spices?

    It's PERFECT in that/that's why I got it. Want to try it in goulash and other stuff but have not yet. Learned of it from a member here. Went looking for the thread but no dice. Heads up CONTAINS SALT. IMO we're often making stuff we can easily buy at the store, so I want mine to be the...
  16. zwiller

    Are dried spices dried spices?

    Red pill it is... LOL. Most dried spices are best preserved in their whole form like black pepper. I buy the berries and grind as needed. I prefer malabar, already told you I'm a snob. I get them all over. Some whole at store, some online. Grind them in dedicated small coffee blade...
  17. zwiller

    Are dried spices dried spices?

    There are differences for sure. I am sorta a spice snob. I fresh grind from whole pretty much all my stuff. That said, for bbq rubs probably not critical but for sausage and most cooking I think it is. Red pill or blue?
  18. zwiller

    Our Second piece of Heaven, Little piece on the Atlantic Ocean

    Congrats David. Oh man, that is VERY close to my own dream. I know the laws are different but I run a title company and do this stuff for a living. Without any hesitation confirm you have legal access. All the waterfront property here is fraught with weak access and ends in litigation. Also...
  19. zwiller

    RIP OJ...

    Pretty sure he ended up getting fired from SNL from this stuff but oh so good.
  20. zwiller

    Famous Dave's Hot Links

    I have one in my town but has been a LOOONG time since I had it. I recall liking them. My bet the sausage itself is a basic kielbasa formula with some added heat. My guess would be they use their Hot and Sassy sauce in it, something like that. From here they cut up, slathered with sauce, and...
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