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Lethidox

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you guys ever dry age sausages? idk if that is a thing but i assume you can just like with steaks and then smoke it to cook. i want to get into dry aging meats but seems complicated need a designated room probably for that. i know some restaurants do it in the fridge but i don't think you are supposed to dry age it that way not from everyone i've seen doing it on a larger scale
 

xtsho

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you guys ever dry age sausages? idk if that is a thing but i assume you can just like with steaks and then smoke it to cook. i want to get into dry aging meats but seems complicated need a designated room probably for that. i know some restaurants do it in the fridge but i don't think you are supposed to dry age it that way not from everyone i've seen doing it on a larger scale
I've thought about making salami which isn't cooked but fermented and air dried. I might get some starter culture and give it a try.
 

Lethidox

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I've thought about making salami which isn't cooked but fermented and air dried. I might get some starter culture and give it a try.
nice i wanted to make sausages before but idk i need to buy a machine to grind and put it in the casing but the hardest part for me is just finding the casings. not much butcher shops that i know of that sell any natural casings and i don't want to run synthetic casings either.

im trying to get into smoking/bbq my dad knows how but idk i think he smokes it at too high of a temp and for too long because the meats always taste like straight up smoke and are tough as well. i mean they taste like liquid smoke right out the bottle
 

Singlemalt

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My plan was to make Andouille Sausage but I only had the small casings. I adapted, added some additional spices and made five pounds of pepperoni. I still have ten pounds of meat cut up, seasoned, and waiting for larger casings that I'll get in a little bit. I use the prague #1 so curing in the refrigerator isn't going to hurt. Bong hits, beer, and munching on pepperoni.

That's a .5 hp meat grinder that's been in the family for years. It's really heavy but gets the job done. My father just recently gave it to me on the condition that he gets some of everything I make. Tomorrow when we all get together for Corned Beef I'll have a surprise for him. Have to take care of what's really important. The family.




Nice! Yum. When I was a young man used to hunt wild pig locally. Acorn fed pig made the most sublime and tasty pork sausage you can imagine.
 

xtsho

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nice i wanted to make sausages before but idk i need to buy a machine to grind and put it in the casing but the hardest part for me is just finding the casings. not much butcher shops that i know of that sell any natural casings and i don't want to run synthetic casings either.

im trying to get into smoking/bbq my dad knows how but idk i think he smokes it at too high of a temp and for too long because the meats always taste like straight up smoke and are tough as well. i mean they taste like liquid smoke right out the bottle

Yeah I prefer a natural casing but I use collagen sometimes just for the convenience. Sheep is my casing of choice.
 

lokie

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nice i wanted to make sausages before but idk i need to buy a machine to grind and put it in the casing but the hardest part for me is just finding the casings. not much butcher shops that i know of that sell any natural casings and i don't want to run synthetic casings either.

im trying to get into smoking/bbq my dad knows how but idk i think he smokes it at too high of a temp and for too long because the meats always taste like straight up smoke and are tough as well. i mean they taste like liquid smoke right out the bottle
The key to smoking is humidity control.download (1).jpg

@Gary Goodson had just left to get more beer when this was taken.:lol:
 

ANC

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you guys ever dry age sausages? idk if that is a thing but i assume you can just like with steaks and then smoke it to cook. i want to get into dry aging meats but seems complicated need a designated room probably for that. i know some restaurants do it in the fridge but i don't think you are supposed to dry age it that way not from everyone i've seen doing it on a larger scale
Both biltong and droëwors are forms of dried meat the latter being a sausage.
You eat it dry, no cooking required. If it is done right it will be tender and juicy from the fat when you chew it.
 

Lethidox

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Both biltong and droëwors are forms of dried meat the latter being a sausage.
You eat it dry, no cooking required. If it is done right it will be tender and juicy from the fat when you chew it.
ahh kinda like beef jerky i suppose? but with more fat sounds interesting because might be like those sausage beef jerky sticks which i love those are super fatty.
 

ANC

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It is very basic, as it comes from the days before shops and refrigeration.
Even the spices tend to be basic things like salt, pepper, coriander, and things like that, so it appeals to many people as it is not strong tasting like many of the pork and spicy sausages.
Even my daughter, who hardly eats any meat, loves it.


They are about as thick as your little finger.
 

WeedFreak78

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My nightmare has come true. After 9+ months of getting notices, and being continually lied to by my mother about whether she's paying the mortgage on the house, I got a full note demand /start of foreclosure. My mother refuses to talk to me about what needs to be done to stop it and the mortgage company won't talk to me because my name isn't on anything. All I know is she's AT LEAST 6 months behind at the tune of close to $5000, but I think this letter means they want the whole shebang - $58000+. I told her a year ago I wouldn't be able to help financially if she let it get to this point, so IDK what I'm gonna do. I talked to family for help and unless she transfers the property to me, they won't help. I've already decided I'm not leaving under my own will, so things could get... interesting.

And the fact they send notice on a Friday so there's no way to contact anyone for 3 days is a fucking POS move.:finger: Every single notice had come on a Friday. IDK if it's actually planned that way or coincidence, but it's uncanny.
 

Bareback

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I've been so busy that I haven't been able to post what I accomplished, but here are some pics of the doors I hung on Friday. Sorry for the low quality of the pictures.KIMG1610.jpg KIMG1614.jpg

2 3/4"t X 9'-3 1/2" H X 3'-6" W and about 300# each.

And this was after framing a 30' X 40' building in the five days before that .

I finally got a helper but I've almost worked him to death in his first three weeks.
 

curious2garden

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My nightmare has come true. After 9+ months of getting notices, and being continually lied to by my mother about whether she's paying the mortgage on the house, I got a full note demand /start of foreclosure. My mother refuses to talk to me about what needs to be done to stop it and the mortgage company won't talk to me because my name isn't on anything. All I know is she's AT LEAST 6 months behind at the tune of close to $5000, but I think this letter means they want the whole shebang - $58000+. I told her a year ago I wouldn't be able to help financially if she let it get to this point, so IDK what I'm gonna do. I talked to family for help and unless she transfers the property to me, they won't help. I've already decided I'm not leaving under my own will, so things could get... interesting.

And the fact they send notice on a Friday so there's no way to contact anyone for 3 days is a fucking POS move.:finger: Every single notice had come on a Friday. IDK if it's actually planned that way or coincidence, but it's uncanny.
Since you aren't on the title or note talk to a realtor who specializes in foreclosures. You might be able to buy it yourself for a savings. At this point if you are paying rent etc... I wouldn't pay another dime. I think renter's get a 90 day grace period after the lender takes the property. Google renter's rights in your state.

I'm sorry to hear this but at least you don't have to worry about *if* you know now and can settle this once and for all. I hope it works out well for you.
 
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