Welcome to the forum James. Your curing time question is a little complex but I'll try and answer it the best I can or at least how I look at it. First of all I think many people get in a rush to make things. I'm guilty of this myself but I think often its best to let the meat cure longer and by all...

Those look good! I use wooden dowels and bamboo and have never had a problem.

That looks delicious.

Looking great!

I like heat too and dabble with peppers and pepper sauces. In this, the peppers are simply laid on top of the mince so you have the choice of whether to eat them alone or with the sausage but they do add a bit of heat to the sausage if removed but not much. I really like the flavor profile and the t...

One thing I found out is it takes a long time on my pellet grill to get these up to temp. next time I will get it to 135 or 140 or so and then sous vide them. Mux, since you mention time I'd like to offer some food for thought and that is slow smoking is no different than sous vide where time plays...

Scogar, check the pork picnics at the grocer. Often they have skin-on picnics or butts. You don't need much skin to make this so a picnic would be more than enough. It does have some heat but not bad since you only place about two chilis per sausage. I think this whole process is interesting and the...

Interesting to see it displayed like this. Thanks.

Using some of the skin you have I'd suggest you try making Naem moo. I suspect you'd have trouble finding green banana leaves but you might try substituting corn shucks or corn leaves. This is a really good fermented sausage and not to say interesting in process, texture and flavor. https://wedlinyd...

Non-ground and in chunks is my preferred method but life gets in the way sometimes and I sometimes stray from the path I know best. In a perfect world, I would use the process you are doing every time because in my view it simply makes for a superior product in many ways. Here are some I spent two d...

Personally I wouldn't bother using carrot binder. If you find you need a binder for a snack stick it means your process needs improving. Add your salts to the cut up meat and stick it in the fridge for 2-4 days. When you remove it, it should feel like it has a slimy glue on it. Coarse grind the meat...

You are good. I believe the longer is better as this will give the cure more time to work and your sausages should have a much better color in my opinion if you aren't using a cure accelerator. Only problem I've seen in doing it this way is when you salt/cure the meat and grind then let the mince cu...

If you are talking the 70/30 trim it won't matter but if its the 50/50 you need to back up and not add over 30% to the mix. The 70/30 makes a good sausage mixed with venison on a 1:1 mix.

Those look wonderful. I'd be more than willing to sample those. I don't know how or why Mr. Google would not be able to convince them, but there you have it. Everyone's alive and no worse for the wear, but still. I think I know those people of whom you speak and wonder if they even know that Google ...

Can't say I've ever noticed a difference but have never looked to be honest. I've always treated it like I do yeast in wine or beer making. Don't know if this is the correct way but it seems logical and have always gotten quick and good fermentations on all.