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    Grinding Cooked Meat

    I have a #32 grinder with a 1hp 1750rpm motor with a speed brake. I calculated it to run around 82rpm. I just lately set up the speed brake on it. It used to run around 218rpm. We had ground a lot of deer and hog for years and it worked good but would turn meat to mush. That’s why I put the...
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    BBQ Wild Hog Ribs

    Put them on at 2:00. Hoping to be ready by 4:00 will be rushing them:( Beans are made and taters are in the oven.
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    Smoking Smorgasbord

    Went through the deep freezer to see what’s getting old. Found: 4 Tbones, 12 chicken wings, 2 rib eyes, 6 wild hog tenderloins, and one pork loin. All is seasoned with uncle Chris steak seasoning and then sopped with my own sop recipe. The pork loin was cut in half and one was wrapped in...
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    Master built Smoker Cheap

    I'm not sure where to post this do move it if you need to. Midwayusa is having an awesome deal on Masterbuilt Smoker. $60. I just ordered one:) sharing the deal:) https://www.midwayusa.com/product/886722/masterbuilt-30-analog-electric-smoker-with-red-door
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    Simple Deer Jerky-Cold Smoked

    I'm wanting to make some jerky. I just built a cold smoker out of a paint can, pipes, and fish tank air bubbler pump. I have my smoker set up with it and it smokes great. What I want it a simple salt pepper cure recipe. None of that extra seasoning. Should I wet cure it? Dry cure it? How much...
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    Bbq Pit Chicken!!! Ready by 4:00:)

    Making Bbq chicken today:). Started fire at 12:15. Misquite wood. Put on my barrel pit at 1:00. Seasoned with uncle Chris steak seasoning. Sop recipe: 2 tbsp oil 1/2 cup chopped onions Sauté them for 7 minutes Add 1/2 cup oil Add one stick butter Some salt and pepper 3 tbsp...
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    Smoked Pork Loin

    I'll be making a smoked pork loin Sunday and I'm very new to smoking meat. I'll use an offset smoker. I've upgraded it some since my last time using it. I fixed some rust holes and leaks. I have seasoned the loin and it's in the fridge now overnight. I used about 4tbsp uncle chris steak...
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    BBQ Supper

    This evening my wife and I are going to have a home cooked bbq meal. I've never cooked beans. I've never made potato salad, I've never used an offset smoker. But today I'm going to do it all. I've watched family and friends do it and think I can create the perfect meal:). I'll be using family...
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    First Time Fattie Pics

    I'm doing my first fattie today. 1 lb ground Boston butt/deer Homemade bacon Lettuce Cheese Purple onion Red bell pepper Jeffs rob rub Sausage seasoning Here's what I did. Thawed meat and bacon Seasoned meat with sausage seasoning Flattened meat in 1 gallon bag Cut bag edges Opened bag Put...
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    Smoked Stuffed Deer Tenderloin

    I'm smoking deer tenderloin today in my MES 30. Butterflied them, seasoned with Jeffs Rub, Filled with cream cheese and jelepenos. Wrapped in my homemade bacon. I'm smoking at 200. Should I turn it up? Maybe to 250?
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    DIY Jerky Shooter

    I don't want to spend $20 on a jerky shooter and I like building my own things. I have a fairly new caulk gun, some 2" pvc, and a small sausage stuffer tube end. I'd need to buy a cap for the pvc, and build a piece of something to go on the caulk gun pushrod possibly. I'd cut the pipe to size...
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    Dried Slim Jims and ground meat

    My FIL and I will be making about 100 lbs of ground meat tomorrow. We are using about 50 lbs deer and about 50 lbs Boston butt. We will be grinding it all. :) I decided I want to make a little bit of dried sausage. We have some collegin 26mm casings in the pantry so I'll make about 4 lbs. we...
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    Birthday Wild Pork Ribs

    Tomorrows my birthday and for Christmas I got a MES 30 so I'll be making some pork ribs pit taters and green beans!!! Along with my MIL made birthday cake. I seasoned the ribs tonight. 3 with Uncle Chris steak seasoning and one with Chris Lilly's rub. I'll be smoking at 250. I need them done...
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    First Time Smoking Jerky With new MES 30

    So I got my Christmas gift today. Mes 30 Gen 1. Seasoned it today. Tomorrow I'll be making jerky. 5 lbs deer back strap cut to strips. Seasoning This is my own creation of a recipe. I combined many recipes and created it. Hope it's ok. 5 lbs meat 1.5 tsp granulated garlic 1 tsp salt per lb...
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    Vernier EasyTemp TI 84 Calculator Temp Probe

    Me being a math teacher I have a few of my own calculator temperature probes. I've been thinking about using one for checking temperature of my meat in my smoker and it would graph the temperature so I could see the temp over time but I'm worried it would melt and ruin. It says the max temp...
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    MES 30 for Christmas!!!

    It's sitting in my garage now. Have to wait till Christmas to open it. But I oped it and put it together without the fam knowing...hehe. Plugged it in and it worked. Then I un plugged it and put it back in the box. I'm also getting a nice digital thermometer, and metal brine injector, cure...
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    Did I mess up? Watered down bacon brine?

    I'm making another slab of bacon. I had made 2 gallons of pops brine. I tried to use Pops Brine but it wasn't enough water to cover it in my bucket so I added .5 gal water. And nothing else. Is it ok? Do I need to add more pink salt #1? Do I need to add anything? What should I add? Here's my...
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    First Attempt at bacon...not good

    My FIL and I made bacon for the first time the last few weeks. It turned out dry and super salty. 1 cup kosher salt .5 cup #1 cure 29lbd pork bellies Cured for 9 days. Smoked at 180 degrees until internal temp was 145. Cooled and sliced. Here's pictures: Here's my questions. Do I have...
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    First time grilling in new way in pit

    Just started the grill 20 min ago. Grilling chicken quarters. Seasoned them with salt, pepper, brown sugar-equal parts. Put a pot with wood chips on top of the burner on the right side. Covered it with foil. Have the chicken on the left side. It's cooking at 300*. Smoking good!!!
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    1st Time Smoking on a Gas Grill

    Next weekend for the Super Bowl I will be smoking/grilling chicken quarters on a gas grill. My grill is an old firemagic grill that has been rigged to work. It has a adjustable propane regulator and needle valves on the burners. It will throw 1 ft flames or turn down low. The problem I have...
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