I need to thaw 50# of butts by saturday morning,I don't have room in fridge so I have them in a cooler on the porch,temps are low out side is this safe?thanks orf...

jan I got your e-mail but no pic's.orf...

hey ray.why not just a big pot of simmering water,thats what I use. orf...

My recipe for the english muffins is from the fannie farmer cookbook here's one I found on the web(same one)orf...
http://www.girlichef.com/2011/06/50-wom ... annie.html
I make a very soft dough and get pretty good structure,the wetter the dough the more holes it'll have.

jan, I thought the same thing.check out the link.orf... Smoke Generators Factory Made Home Made Venturi Smoke Generators To smoke meat or sausages one needs to generate smoke. That task became easier to accomplish when venturi smoke generators started to appear around 2005. First in New Zealand, the...

I have a wood planer and used cherry wood "shavings" from it. I'm going to try sawdust and chips to see which one works better. If anyone has any advice I'd love to here it.I got the basic idea from the mother site eccept I used 1/2" black pipe, a piece of 4" stove pipe and a wine cork for the plug ...

Her's some pic's of my version of a smoke generator.questions or comments welcome. orf... http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/orforf1/002.jpg http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/orforf1/005.jpg http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/orforf1/004.jpg http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q64...

just got done with my hot dogs.I did the recipe from the mother site. I made a smoke generator and used my propane set up from my turkey deepfryer. the temp control was really easy and the generator worked great.the dogs are delicious I made them 100% beef. If you want to see some pics of my set up ...

the stove is a pittston model#991.it's was a local company here in ne pa. I think it's from the around the turn of the century, and it keeps the house and family warm and toasty.I'm making english muffins on it as we speak. It's my job also to keep the coal bucket filled. orf...

just got my 22-24mm sheep casings and made a kilo of breakfast sausage from the recipe on the mother site.first off the casings were a breeze to work with,I got the full hank ordered from a local butcher and they were great! I probably could have gotten away with the 19-21's with this quality of pro...

the first sample was from the smallest piece it didn't have much fat in it and I baked it @ 375° for 10 minutes or so and it came out a little dry. the other sample had more fat and I fried it in the black iron skillet. much better. the taste was close to belly bacon but the texture wasn't as crisp....

just thought I'd post some pic's of my version of dlfl's honey butt bacon. 1 hr@120°,then 6hrs @150° smoked with hickory and cherry then 30 minutes in my oven @225°.Enjoy! orf... warmig up after 6 day cure http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q645/orforf1/023.jpg ready for the smoker http://i1352.pho...

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hey ray,I quit the smokes about 3 1/2 years now,I blowed up like a balloon,now I can't breath cause I'm fat,not the cigs but it's better than them smokes.Hope to lose some but with site and recipes like these its a gonna be tough. orf...

I failed to mention I'm doin the buckboard bacon from the butt. ooops.orf...