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by Rick » Sat Mar 04, 2023 20:33 » in Homemade Sausage Making » Sausages

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Is there a trick to using the small pliers and hog rings for closing off a casing? Or a completely different option?

I inevitably end up with too large a ring that leaves a loose ring crimp, or it crimps too tight tearing into the casing. What's the secret?

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I use three different sizes. 3/4 , 1/2 & 3/8 . I also have a taping machine like Scogar suggests. Probably use it more than anything. And then there is always butcher's twine. double granny knot. works for most everything.

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Braunschweiger

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by Rick » Sat Mar 04, 2023 20:03 » in Homemade Sausage Making » Sausages

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Getting ready to make some Braunschweiger. In looking over the Reytek recipe, I don't see anything in regards to a parboil of the meat and liver.

Is it imperative that the meat and liver be parboiled before grinding? If so, how long do you parboil, and can both be parboiled at the same time? Thx

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This recipe came from Marianski’s German Sausage book, but it is identical to the one on . I used venison liver and the only reason I deviated from 50:50 was because my packages of meat weighed what they did, and I didn’t think the deviation would make much of a difference. (it didn't)

I first...

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Making Braunschweiger

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by Rick » Sat Mar 04, 2023 19:47 » in Homemade Sausage Making » Sausages

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I want to make some Braunschweiger and am wondering about the casing used. I see most suppliers offer the orange or yellow plastic casing.
Now I understand that Braunschweiger is to have an application of smoke at the end, unlike Liverwurst which does not.
My question then is when using the...

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Use beef casings or cellulose casings, which will allow smoke to penetrate. Pricking a plastic casing might work—I've never tried this.

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Sopprasota Round II

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by Bentley Meredith » Sun Feb 05, 2023 22:43 » in Homemade Sausage Making » Dry Cured Meats and Sausages

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Having learn a few things since October, I decided I would give a 2nd go to my favorite salami. Think we have the fat more inline with my liking and we dialed back that dextrose to a more traditional amount. We have a casing that will develop mold, and we have a proper curing/drying chamber. I have...

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40%+ loss, I am gonna shoot for 45-50% loss. I have never had Spanish Dried Chorizo, no idea what it should taste like. A uniquely tasting salami as I have ever had. Cant even describe the flavor.

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Newbee with some questions

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by Stinnerfest » Sat Feb 11, 2023 18:03 » in Homemade Sausage Making » Dry Cured Meats and Sausages

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I am quite new to fermented sausage making and am willing to learn from all of the members. I am a rookie. I have made Two batches with T-SPX. Hungarian Salami and Chorizo. Both fermented and dried (drying). Both recipes came from Eric @ Two Guys and a cooler. (Using Umai)

The Hungarian used .2%...

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Thanks a lot…Redzed😊

I’m trying to take a logical approach to beginning to learn about fermented and dried sausages.

1) Trying to stick with one culture T-SPX (for now) and learn to use it well. So that variable isn’t variable (😂lol)

2). Trying to learn the sugar piece of the equation with the...

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Kiełbasa Śląska - Silesian Sausage

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by redzed » Sun Feb 12, 2023 05:07 » in Homemade Sausage Making » Sausages

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Kiełbasa Śląska - Silesian Sausage

Kielbasa Sląska is a very well known and established Polish sausage. It's very popular and available from large and small producers in Poland and abroad. Śląska is a smaller diameter sausage, lightly smoked, and with a mild and delicate flavour. It's delicious...

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Thanks for sharing, redzed.... Another great sausage recipe to try....

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Pitina Salami Concerns

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by Links » Wed Mar 01, 2023 04:29 » in Homemade Sausage Making » Dry Cured Meats and Sausages

I’d like to make some Pitina Salami but have some questions on the process. Pitina Salami is a salami without casing. Usually they are round shaped like a big meatball and coated with dry roasted garlic, herbs, or grated cheese. As this salami won’t have a casing my concern is about mold forming on...

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Starter culture Yes or No

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by jens49 » Sun Jan 29, 2023 13:12 » in Homemade Sausage Making » Dry Cured Meats and Sausages

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Some thoughts on starter cultures.
Most often I use starter cultures when making salami. Never on whole cuts intended for smoking/drying.
However I am planning on making a salami with very coarsely hand cut meat only.
So my thoughts are divided on the use of a starter and I would like to get some...

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So, I went ahead and did it.
Meat, salt, cracked black pepper and a touch of garlic.
No starter etc.
Just hung in a shaded shed at ambient temp and humidity. 0 - 8 c and 95 - 70 % RH.
Some unwanted mold started so I smoked them 8 hrs.
I will definitely do this again, Sorry I can not post pictures....

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My Bologna has a 1st name...

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by Bentley Meredith » Mon Jan 30, 2023 04:55 » in Homemade Sausage Making » Smoked pork products

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Tried some Bologna with beef & pork. I love store bought bologna, but not a fan of this. I think impossible to get the emulsion the way it should be without buffalo chopper, and following someone else recipe and not knowing how much fat is in commercial product just to hard to know. Way to little...

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Thanks.

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Venison Lunch Meat

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by Butterbean » Tue Feb 07, 2023 22:51 » in Homemade Sausage Making » Venison and Other Game

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This is a tweak of the Ham Sausage in Marianski's book Home Production of Quality Meats and Sausages Page 257. I basically followed this recipe but substituted cubed venison in the mix. Cured cubed pieces for 3 days along with the cured emulsion but other than that I pretty well followed the recipe.

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Wow! You sure did a fine job there, peffect cohesion! Sure would like to bite into that sandwich!

I was pleased with the results. A foodie friend said he didn't think it could be improved on. While I don't know about that, but I have learned not rushing these processes and following the older...

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