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    Any recipies for venison-pork burgers?

    I received a nice amount of venison for xmas and would like to mix it with pork (fat or meat and fat) to make burgers.  Does anyone have a recipe for this in terms of percentages of each to use (my guess would be 60 to 80% venison and 40 to 20% pork depending on whether pork meat and fat or just...
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    Metal for grill surfaces

    Ive seen what looks like regular expanded steel mesh for grill surfaces.  Is this what people are using, or is it solely stainless? Ive currently got coated steel grates, but would like to go to something uncoated  and was wondering what was being used. Thanks!
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    Help! I want full ribs and no butcher understands what the heck Im talking about!

    I am obsessed with the flavor and texture of well cooked full length ribs (ribs that havent had the ends trimmed)  but for some reason Im always being given the wrong thing.  Is there a name or a way to explain the full length of the bone on ribs (both beef and pork)?  I dont understand why they...
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    Question about cured ham

    what are the signs of bad cured ham?  sometimes I find parts that are piney with a strong flavor and Im not sure why that would be. Thanks!
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    Smoked Pork Belly Sandwich

    This was done last week but I finally got around to uploading it. 4 hours - hickory and mesquite spices were from a premixed thing that a family member brought over They thought I was nuts for taking a picture of food...
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    SImple rub for pork and beef

    I use this for pork and beef ribs.  Occasionally Ill use it for steaks 2 parts garlic, 2 parts paprika, 1 part sea salt, 1 part brown cane sugar (not the stuff colored with molasses). sometimes Ill cut out the sugar for beef (especially beef ribs), and sometimes will add 1 part pepper for the...
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    New here

    Started smoking meats a few months ago and found its my favorite new hobby. Now Ive got to cook almost everything outside... Hope to pass on what little experience Ive picked up, and learn a few things from the seasoned vets
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    Food Safety Question

    Im smoking a pork belly and have had the aluminum that I wrapped the smoking wood burn - basically a 6"by 5" hole in the foil (foil was sitting on top of the coals and when I checked on it, the wood inside had burnt up into ash and half the aluminum was gone).  has anyone dealt with this and is...
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