Hey workingpoor - Yeah, those bungs are pricey. I bought my first one, but haven't used it yet.

I made lonzino using synthetic casing and also simply netting, same batch. I chopped the loin into 4 pieces, and stuffed 3 in synthetic and 1 in netting. The synthetic casing had me worried because it...

Quick question everyone. Are all #12 grinder knifes the same size or a standard size regardless of who manufactures them? My grinder came with a Torrey #12 knife and the extra knife I bought from the company that sold me the grinder is a zico #12 knife? My grinder is a Torrey machine.

No,...

It's a great store to just wander around in and day-dream about all the projects that you might do if only you knew what you were doing. :-)

I spend way too much time there when I have the opportunity and always buy something I don't really need. While we are on the subject of equipment, I was in...

Get a piece of pvc pipe as large as you need. Use a router to round over the end edges. slide the netting over the outside of the pipe and slide the sausage through the inside of the pipe picking up the netting as it comes through. Tie the ends.

I have a lot of stainless steel pot lids in my kitchen that are flat on the bottom (no lip extending down). Those times I don't do my bacon in the oven, I grab one of the lids and use it as cheap and handy bacon press. Seems to work fine.

The preparation of steaming and drying is similar to the preparation for Peking duck. I must try this method.

I am smoking the sausage I made testerday. The day is so warm that just the heat of the sun and my remote smoker are holding the temperature at 131 degrees F. Not a good day for cold smoking fish.

Hi Nuynai - good posts from CW. I can't find a good picture of my particular fan setup.

But the details of the charcuterie fridge are really well laid out in the post CW referenced.

The fan detail I was talking about has to do with supplying power to a cheapo ($5) computer fan, which you can't...

interesting blade

Awesome workmanship there Aaron!

A while back I found a similar device called a Biltong Slicer . I wish I would have time to build one of those, for now I just use a knife. :smile:

Hi Revid,
Just to come back to the weight of the mincers. I bought a #22. All stainless. 850 Watts. It's weight is 36 kg and got balls. I am only hoping that it outlast me and my grandkids.
Send me your email address and I will forward a picture with specs to give you some ideas.
Regards,
Jan.

I thought I had Polis recipe but I dont, I will get it from a friend and compare. I know someone that really likes Stanleys recipe and I think I may try that first, I need to go smell and taste caraway seed to see if I like it I guess as I have said before, I am not spice savvy.
Aaron

I toss steaks or chicken into a baking dish, add marinade, slide the whole thing into a FoodSaver vacuum bag. Excellent results, no tumbling.

LOL
Half the fun is watching it tumble....you don't know what your missing :mrgreen:

Sorry Jan, One would think that Spitjack would be more than willing to try and give you the best price available for shipping. The company gave a $20 discount on the big spitjack kit to a forum I belong to so I assumed they were a larger company than i had assumed. I can see what i can do on this...

Hey Duck,
Did you know it's impossible to fold any paper in half seven times?
You can't even do it with a newspaper.

I use it for the oil filled glass candles. Baby oil is the same stuff but scented. Don't use that on food surfaces.

I like to freeze thel meat and then let it warm in the fridge until I can just barely push a knife through. That allows neat clean cuts like these.

Tom I just went through the same thing you are. I ended up getting the Tor rey 3/4 horse meat grinder. I looked at a #22 Lem(which is a nice unit.) It has a 2.25 inch neck to feed the meat down. The Tor rey has the same size neck. Grinding speed is very comparable. I called a online dealer who...

Thanks all! Two more things checked off my list. :smile:

Tom

Everything is going to have to be put on hold for a while,as I blew out my rotator cuff. I am hoping that I can include the making of salami and pepperoni as part of my rehab.I also want to make CW's bacon recipe.Hey blackriver we used to hunt up by the falls,now we are up around Osseo.

JOHN

I accidentally used the wrong soap dispenser, once. It didn't seem to cleanse quite as well, but people complimented me on what soft, clean-smelling sausages that batch were. :roll:

Then there was the time that my wife was out of town and I couldn't find the laundry detergent, so I used...

Topic split by Chuckwagon 2.7.12 @22:11 (See: Hardware - Use of mineral oil)

As a follow-on to my earlier post, I went into town today to the barber shop, and was talking with the gang about pawn shops and scales. They pointed me across the street, where the pawn shop had one that resolved 0.1 grams and maxed out at 750 grams, perfect for the spice measuring that I need to...

I just got my PID put together today, thanks to a lot of help and advice from ajwillsnet, and I hooked it up to a hot plate with a large pan of water and the tempature stayed with in .01 of a degree. My current temp controler on my smoker will fluctuate about 8 to 10 degrees from the time the...

What I did some years ago was to spring for a Honda Pressure washer, got it on sale for around $600. cdn. This little toy blasts out hot or cold soapy water at close to 2000 psi and if yer not careful it can tear the chrome off of a trailer hitch.

I use it all over the yard like cleaning the...

Fractured Engrish Department:
The instructions on the side of my new Kitchener electric grinder say, in part, To avoid short circuit, please don't hit the 'off' switch twice at the same time.

...any ideas how I might go about doing that? :idea: Obviously, quantum mechanics and time travel are...

Thanks Bubba,
I like that idea!! :smile: Their is always more than one way of looking at things. Great advice.
GL

Grinder to be delivered today! Got to go buy some pork!!!!

My string is cotton. I would use no other except maybe hemp but what I have is too heavy. The next time I buy a ball I will cook some tallow into it.
I do that with masons twine using beeswax and pine tar for use on my boat. The smell is very aromatic. I wouldn't get it close to food.

I am looking for a good hog ring pliers does anyone have a suggestion of a good pair?

I assume you are using it for sealing larger collagen casings, try plastic cable clips - they are available in many sizes, can be pulled very tight, do not deteriorate and, what's more, they are cheap !

Go to a welding supply shop and see it they have stainless steel welding rod uncoated. Just make a series of S hooks. Even plain steel rods will serve.

Hi Vagreys,

Looking at your current equipment list I would also maybe rather consider the cold smoker chamber.
At my end I'm also planning a cold smoke chamber, and have been doing some tests with my existing smoker to monitor temperature rises under certain conditions etc, then I also got some...

An update on this topic since I have used the VacMaster vacuum sealer for some time now and I thought the update may be handy for some of the other equipment topics being discussed at the moment.

The point is, this vacuum sealer is advertised as a commercial machine, however they define commercial...

Hey Partycooker,
Your setup looks fantastic. The freezer and fridge are ideal and everything is so.... uh... clean! :shock:
Wow, you even have a spacious room with tables to make sausage. Is there a sink nearby too? And I am green with envy looking at your F.Dick 15 pounder. Just look at the...

Thank you Ross,

I have ordered one from them tonight, this is of course my next step to prepare for brining and smoking some Turkey meat. :grin:

Gotta echo what Nick said... my Maverick ET-73 is great. Indispensable part of my smoking gear.

You may even get a finger into your mix. :lol:

Ross wrote:
...unless you are willing to sit out and tend a fire while yur meat hangs over a smoldering fire for a long time.
Say there pard, that's not a bad idea at all, especially if you happen to have a fishin' pole in your hands! :mrgreen:

Best Wishes,
Chuckwagon

Hi Ross,
I just used and old kitchentowel rolled into a ball, covered in a plastic deepfreeze bag and this seemed to work rather well as it could be expanded and reversed rather easily by hand.
If you would use it every week, obviously a better solution would have to be found.
For me it worked well...

Take a look at this :

He has several make shift methods that appear to work well.

Not the least way disenchanted. I did mix until sticky. I suspect that the temperature was raised too quickly. I am still making shift as you can see. The meat that I used was worthless anyway so there is no loss.

There is an adage: That if you try something once and it works, you will try it a...

I thought you had gone ranchin' again. Where you been old Guru/Moderator?

I`m almost sorry I brought it up but I`m certainly not going to argue with Dad about the issue. I can see his point too but that`s because he has no hair to cover it. :razz:

Now about the helicopter ejection patent. I did...

Ok for you Tool Dude!
We are GREEN with envy!
Of course you're going to share.... right? :lol:
Goodness, that machine is so big you could chase whole cows through it all at once!
Watch yer' ol' fingers pal! And chain that machine down to an underground cement post! :wink:
Best Wishes,...