Those all look/sound delicious!

Butterbean wrote:MatterOne, I can't wait to hear your review. I hope you like it.

At first, I wasn't really impressed, but it's grown on me. Kind of addictive. And definitely better than the pickled herring from the deli.

I started a pound of tilapia on Sunday. I'll report back on the results this coming coming Sunday.

Wow, that fifth picture looks like Heaven on Earth!

Regardless of what she decides, those experiences sound truly incredible.

That's fantastic! You're living the dream!

Just out of curiosity, when someone orders your dry-cured meats and sausages, how big is the portion for the given cost?

Very cool!

What is your current business? I know you make bagels, but is there more?

cajuneric wrote:Unfortunately the cuisine is not very inspired here and as I've mentioned before there really isn't any charcuterie to speak of.

Sounds like a potential business opportunity!



I'm really enjoying your creative ideas and have been giving your videos a thumbs up. Keep it up!

That's awesome, thanks for the link!

Has anyone here read any of the books by Fidel Toldrá, such as Handbook of Fermented Meats and Poultry or Dry-Cured Meat Products?

Is there a lot of useful information, or are they a lot more in-depth than what your average person needs to know?

I haven't seen what you're referring to, but the problem with powering a sausage stuffer with a meat mixer is that you would need either a clutch mechanism or a limit switch to keep from destroying things when the plunger gets to the bottom of the stuffer. When cranking by hand, you feel when you're...

I think that it would be a constant battle to keep the mold from spreading. I'd take the easy way and case the meat I want mold free in casings or pasted sheets and then peel them. I would agree with cathouse willy that it would be a constant battle to keep some of them mold free, so no it won't wo...

Do you know when that code expires?

I just saw this. Very sad.

I haven't been a member of this forum for very long and don't yet feel like part of the community, but I've read hundreds of Chuckwagon's posts and have learned so damn much from him. He was truly a wealth of knowledge and an asset to this forum.

RIP, Chuckwagon.

Nice!

Gotta love when a random bit of luck comes your way!

It's.... It's beautiful...

*sheds tear*