Nice goin' Mark,
Wow, cognac and winter savory.... very interesting! I'll bet your kitchen smells great. What are you going to call this sausage? How about Canterbury Garlic Sausage?

Best Wishes,
Chuckwagon

Darwin, are you a "Dutcher"? Good on ya! If you cook with black iron, you can ride my pony and share my campfire any day! Especially if you make good sourdough biscuits! It's nice to have you with us pal!

Best Wishes,
Chuckwagon

Sambal , it is important to lance all the air pockets as soon as you can before the casings dry. Just use an ordinary needle for this. You don't need a special tool. A single sewing needle (clean) is sufficient. The holes will seal themselves off. If left as is, the air pockets may develop anaerobi...

Divey, have your read what Stan has to say about cold smoking? Here's some good info:
http://www.meatsandsausages.com/meat-sm ... ld-smoking

Geeeze! I dunnnnoooo!

My gosh that's a nice lookin' recipe Joe. But I would have to have just a touch more black pepper. I have to cram black pepper on everything! Shucks, I even put black pepper on my pickles, ice cream, and cinnamon rolls. :roll: However, I must try your recipe - it looks mighty fine! What are you goin...

Tasso wrote: Thank you Chuckwagon. WD is lucky to have you as a moderator on this forum, and I'm really grateful that you embark on these projects for the benefit of us beginners. OK then - CALLING ALL humble BEGINNERS, and what the heck, maybe some ducks too. :) If you're a beginner who is ready to...

Butterbean for President!

Yeeee Hawwww! More new members at the WD outfit! :mrgreen: Park yer` ponies boys, and mosey, amble, saunter, meander, stroll, or hoof it on down to the ol` campfire and grab yourselves some Arbuckles! Say, are you boys ridin` low in the willows dodgin` the law? You look a little tired and beat into ...

Good luck Mark. Anything said about lawyers was certainly done in jest. I've had much experience with them and for the most part, they are above board and ready to help anyone in a big way. We're behind you pal. You've got a concerned group here and we are all hoping for the best. Christchurch is a ...

Hey Folks, curiosity is killing me. How about letting us in on some more of the secrets behind your handles. C'mon, c'mon... tell us how you got your names. El DuckO got his while flying beneath a bridge... you know.... he didn't DUCK! Wham.... OOOooooo he had a headache for a month! How about YOU ?...

Hey, hey, all you great folks "down under"! I thought you'd like to see an update on your Australian - New Zealand membership. You folks have really grown and we very much appreciate your input and fellowship. You folks "down under" are just simply the best! :wink: Keep up the good work Aussies! You...

Yikes Joe! That looks wonderful. The blackened spices are reminiscent of Paul Prudoe eh? Absolutely delicious. Nice goin' DUDE!

Tasso, What a great message. Good luck in your new job. As far as the next beginning project goes, it all depends upon how quickly we have at least ten folks ready to commit to it. The project is not sponsored by WD and it's strictly my responsibility, fail or succeed. We've had great success in the...

Divey wrote: I have heard that the water 'pot' can be filled with water and then freeze the lot and place it into the smoker immediately at the point of firing up the smoker to give you a cold or cooler smoked product rather than cooking it. It just might be my imagination, but I've tried this by fr...