About 5 lbs here. Now to the store for some beef fat.
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Spicy stix for 5 lbs.
3 lbs lean beef or game
1 lb butt
1 lb beef fat (or 2 lbs butt)
2 1/2 Tbs non iodized salt
1 tsp cure 1
2 1/2 Tbs dextrose pwdr
1 1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 tsp celery powder (not salt)
1 1/2 tsp curry pwdr
1 1/2 tsp white pepper
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup nfdm...Non-fat-dry-milk
Sheep casing or 20mm collagen
Mix, stuff, smoke in your normal fashion.
Note: You can add anything to raise the heat.
Is this what was in the elk sticks you gave me at the SO? They were good. :)
Quote from: NePaSmoKer on July 19, 2011, 05:37:32 AM
Now to the store for some beef fat.
Are we there yet?
Must of had to butcher the cow. ;D
I didn't think the butcher was that far away... :D
Getting a late start. Will stuff tomorrow sometime.
Mix ready
Top left-right
Nfpm, salt, dextrose, celery powder
Bottom
Left-right
Allspice, curry, white pepper, 2 tsp cure #1....1.5 Cups chilled distilled water
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Grinding Elk and fat cut in.
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10 lbs
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Add the cure, curry, salt, pepper, celery & allspice to the water. Stir this together very good.
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Next add the dextrose. Again whisk together good.
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Add the nfpm whisk good and let stand 15 mins. Make sure the pm chunks are dissolved.
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Whisk again
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My mix got darker after standing.
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My wife was supposed to take pics of the mixing with the KC Bucket mixer but she skipped out and went to bed :o
I guess i did get a pic of the meat mix. In the fridge for stuffing tomorrow in sheep casings.
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Got all the equip bleach/water washed and lubed.
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Grinder parts stored.
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See ya tomorrow ;D
Those look awesome Nepas :)
Carolyn
Got the sheep casings ready to be cleaned and rinsed.......
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Arrrrr, now i know why my folks didnt like sheep on the farm.... :P SHEEP DIP
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Sheep casings suck to work with.
Quote from: OU812 on July 20, 2011, 07:24:23 AM
Sheep casings suck to work with.
X2 like trying to put spaghetti on a broom handle... :D
Thats the magic of the vinegar.. The casings open up and slide right on.
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Lets goooooooo. This casing had a knot right in the middle.
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First 5 lbs.
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My 10 cent sausage casing pricker.... :D Be nice
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6 rack time with hickory. 130* for 1.5 hours no smoke.
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PID just about ready to jump to 145* with smoke.
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Second 5 lbs. Prob 6 rack again with Sassafras
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Looking great, Nepas!
:)
Oh, heck yeah! Looking good!
Getting done kinda fast. Must be the outside temps helping.
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Got the other 5 lbs in here.
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Did it get to 100 outside there today?
It was 95 here. I would rather it be zero than in the 90's. :P
Man I hate this terrible weather, praying for snow.
Lookin gooood.
But why didnt ya cook both batches in the proofer at the same time?
Startin to look pretty good Rick...
It was a long night. Cooling then fridge for a day or two.
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Rick
do they have an even smaller diameter sheep casing then the ones you used.
Kirby
Quote from: pikeman_95 on July 21, 2011, 04:37:17 AM
Rick
do they have an even smaller diameter sheep casing then the ones you used.
Kirby
Sheep is the smallest natural i have found and 17mm collagen. There might be smaller ones out there but i have not found them yet.
Way to hot to be standing here cutting worrying about if they all the same length. They is what they is or aint :D
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Heck you are just gonna eat them anyway... :D
Quote from: ghost9mm on July 22, 2011, 12:13:56 PM
Heck you are just gonna eat them anyway... :D
If they taste as good as they look Who cares?? Your gonna be wanting the longer ones anyhow.
All vac bagged.
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Stay cool be happy and hydrated.
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You should have your hat on with that face. ;D ;D ;D
And there should be ice cold hurrycanes in that cup. ;D ;D ;D
Heck!!! I thought is was kermit for a minute... :D