Last few days my smoke generator has been tested. One thing giving me some headache - my smoke generator is too big for aquarium pump. It is not enough air pumped by Tetra Air pump to run fire and smoke. To keep burning/smoking I used a air compressor (ball valve to control air flow) but it is not a...

During searching something interesting on Polish WD I have found that recipe http://wedlinydomowe.pl/inne-wyroby-miesne/wedliny-dojrzewajace/1601-schinkenspeck-przepis-ligawy-na-prawdziwy-rarytas. It was very unusual and different from others recipes by different process of preparation. So lets star...

Butterbean Posted: Today 6:12    Post subject: Adding boiling water is a new one on me. What and why is this done? Partially Chris answered that question, I would like to add one thing - boiling or hot water is destroying/softening collagen structural properties in that case. It is making in other w...

Firs some story... about 50 years ago in my small village in northeast of Poland most of people were killing own pigs by themselves. As young boy I helped also. Without refrigerators, freezers we have to very quickly processing fresh meat into products or make it safe for keep it longer time. Some p...

Here are pictures of today's smoking. kielbasa Szynkowa (ham), Kielbasa wieprzowa (pork kielbasa). Part of that poached, part finished in smoker. Tomorrow tasting by my jury(my Better Half (BH - my wife) and a few friends. Also same leftover of kielbasa stuffing(additional spices plus little more wa...

Yes. I have tried add apples a couple times before. I have stopped use them here because cannot find right variety. Batches with apples were in my opinion not so good like without them. Sauerkraut was not that crunchy (more on soft side). If you want to do a batch with them so best variety is - Jona...

Congratulation BB.

Yesterday in Massachusetts was Kaszanka day. Finally I got 3 LB pig blood(frozen))(Vietnamese market) and decided that will make it. I have used recipe posted by Arkadiusz on polish website WD. Total meat - 6kg including: Jowls - 1 kg pig heart - 0.75kg pork butt - 1.75 kg pork belly trims 1kg meat ...

Foam is visible in first few days of fermentation but should stop so your words -[ For the first 10 days there was a ring of foam (bubbles) around the weight, and that has now stopped. ] giving idea that process is on right tracks. Your question - When you move to a cooler temp for the balance of th...

Hi Sausage Makers. I would like to show you some pictures from my last production of Kielbasa. I have made around 32 Kg/72 Lb total. Krakowska, Hunters, Grill, Swojska. Grill -owa Kielbasa was poached, rest of them were finished in smoker. http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo6/stefan536/DSC_0004_zp...

Some time ago I started to think about improve my Cadillac by REAL COLD smoking. Thanks to additional motivation by Redzed, in last few days I have made it. 1/8 thick stainless steel plates - pain in the neck to cut them then weld them then cut some more, then weld then cut then grind them http://i3...

Don't know if you've ever eaten Bigos but if you haven't you should try making some when your kraut is finished. Lots of different ways to make it but once you make it once you'll know how to tweak it to your liking. It will give kraut a whole new dimension. - agree in 100% - I'm curious as to how ...

When you calculate the required spice for your meat block you don't include the emulsion, just the ground meat. I don't think that you know what are you talking about. recipe is a "RECIPE" with everything including spices, binders, meat, processing etc. In all his cured and fresh sausage What is me...

have tell you that I delight on respond by BB. I have started to think that not many of you just preparing vegies for winter. BB - it is something above imagination that you can help your family survive above average shortage of food sources. Today - Cherry tomatoes in sour hot sauce. 1 kg (2 LB) re...

Today I would like to share with you recipe posted by Gonzo : Sweet and sour tomato sauce 3 kg tomatoes 1 kg onions 3 red bell peppers 2 cans of chunk pineapple 2 cans of golden corn 2 cans of bamboo shoots 1/2 Tbsp. of cayenne pepper 1/2 Tbsp. ground garlic 1 Tbsp. salt 2 Tbsp. spicy brown mustard ...