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Yes, you can freeze the sausage before smoking. Make sure to get as much air out of the package before sealing as possible. If you have s vacuum sealer, that would work best. Otherwise, you can use freezer bags that you submerge in water to squeeze out air. I've had to do this with...

to me, even regular iodized salt has a slight metallic "tang" to it. (just the straight salt) Some people don't notice and others don't mind. I use non iodized salt for everything. But to be completely honest, it is more of a preference thing than a food safety thing. Color...

Jalapeno & Cheese Summer Sausage 5 lb Ground Venison 1 lb Ground Beef 2 cup Water 3 Tbsp Mortontender Quick (this is the cure and is VERY important) 2 Tbsp NonIodized Salt 4 Tbsp Soy Flour or non fat dry milk 3 Tbsp CoarseBlack Pepper 1 Tbsp MustardSeed 1 1/2 tsp Onion Powder 2 tsp GarlicPowder...

One note on the salt: You've probably noticed that many of the recipes state to use non-iodized salt, kosher salt, or sea salt (canning salt or pickling salt is also OK). The reason for this is because the added ingredients in common table salt (iodine, de-caking agents, some others) can lead...

OK, Here are some snack stick recipes: Spicy Snack Sticks (10 Lbs) 8 # Lean Venison/Beef 1 # Pork Butt 1 # Beef Fat/Trim 5 Tbsp salt (Don't use iodized salt!) 2 Tsp Curing Salt 5 Tbsp powdered dextrose 1 tsp hickory smoke flavor (I omit this and use my smoker) 3 tsp celery powder 3 tsp...

This actually looks very similar to my mom's venison sausage. The only difference is there are no potatoes and she adds mustard seed. Does this freeze well?

I've had some good results with the LEM seasoning kits. I also have several "made from scratch" recipes for Summer sausage, bratwurst, and snack sticks (slim Jims). I don't have them handy but I'll post up a few later. I generally make 20 pound batches, which might be a bit much.

makes sense. deer is the same way. treated well and it is awesome. leave it on the back of a truck all weekend while showing it off to everyone and it tends to get nasty. This is one reason why I process my own. After field dressing it goes into a cooler. It stays on ice until it is...

I've not had wild boar. I'd be willing to give it a try though. boar and hogs aren't a problem in MN, thankfully. It sounds like they are quite the headache. I've heard bear is one meat that really needs proper care from field to plate to be any good.

mine haven't come up yet either. But I also put them in about 2 inches deep. They have only been in for a week and a half though, so I'm not too worried yet.

I have had quite a few different kinds of game beef deer Gator kangaroo camel rattle snake Elk bison Turkey wild Turkey frog chicken pheasant duck goose quail goat lamb/mutton Moose one of the few on the list I would like to try is bear. traveling for work I have experienced some rather...

I also didn't care much for beer originally. I grew up in an area where Coors, Budweiser, michelob and Busch were popular and many liquor stores and bars didn't have anything else. Then I got sent to Germany for my job. What an eye opener. I've been interested in brewing my own for...

quality control engineer at a fleshlight factory. loving the job is a requirement. No pictures though. Just kidding. I'm a software engineer, writing software that helps keep airplanes and helicopters in the air. Again no pictures. a desk with several computers on it isn't very exciting.

Just making sure no one misunderstood and thought that a 2 wire RTD could be run like a thermocouple, only to be confused when they get no change in voltage with temperature. It is MUCH easier to calibrate the lead resistance out. Some components won't give you their impedance, or they give...

I just realized I have the new total recall movie at home, bought a few weeks ago, and I still haven't watched it.

Please don't. Your contributions thus far have been enlightening.

I have heard somewhere that even though so many Americans are overweight, and that food is plentiful here, the majority of Americans are actually malnourished. It really wouldn't surprise me. I have come to the opinion that processed foods are all very "hollow" in terms of nutrition. Yea...

Just to clarify, you need a current source with any RTD. Ohm's law pretty much requires it. Also, with 2 wire RTDs, you need to account for line resistance, this is why a 3 or 4 wire configuration is more accurate: it negates the line resistance of the wire. You could do a 2-wire setup, you...

This. You can also use spaghetti squash but I prefer the Dreamfields pasta. I also do tacos or fajitas with low carb tortillas. One thing to be aware of is that a salad isn't a healthier choice if it is topped with all kinds of crap like cheese or rich dressing. I've been getting a...

I'm liking the smoke chamber option. I'm pretty sure my next grill will be a pellet grill.