Hi all- I live the UK
I realise that this subject has been brought up more than once.
However i am finding it difficult to find a PH meter for sensible cost.
Can anyone point me in the right direction.
I find it hard to justify a £100 + spend.
Many thanks
Dave

Hey all

I've been struggling with my all beef sausages leaking and crumbly that I am now looking at the one thing I decided to avoid when starting out with Sausage Making but looks like I'll have to take a walk down that road.

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So, I'm trying to get my head around something that happened today. I made two 30 lbs. pork sausage batches over the last few days. In both cases they were straightforward pork+salt+dried spices/herb recipes with nothing that would mess with the bind. Same cut of pork (shoulder butt), I mixed them...

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Kiełbasa Dobra – Good Sausage
This is a basic and easy to make kiełbasa. If you have never made a smoked Polish style sausage before, it's an ideal starter kielbasa. All you you need is a pork butt and a small amount of pork belly. No need to classify the meat or grind it using three different...

Relatively new research on the effects of dry curing on Trichinella Spirlis. Thought I would post this here...

Results of the Study:
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Presuming the free shipping is today CYBER MON only. I know they do not make a habit of free shipping. This may only be good for the 48 contiguous US States, but wanted to sound the alert for those it may help anyway

I was reading a pdf of the products produced by Mossimo Spigaroli at his salumeri in Italy. He states that Culatello, must undergo 2 autumns of fog and one summer of fermentation.

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I was wondering if a pork/ chicken meat combination was a common usage rather than all beef or a beef/pork combination?

Hello guys,

so I made my first big non-traditional nduja (non-traditional because I can't find de right ingredients so I use what I can find here) and now I'm wondering how can I put it in mason jars to storage it for months, maybe years (in case I forget about it, but I doubt that since I can't...

Hey All,
Hope we are well. I’m looking for a new humidifier, I currently have the pro breeze 3.8L large, it’s been alright. To be honest its my third one, they don’t seem to last very long! A recurring fault seems to be when you refill the tank it doesn’t register there’s water or when the tank has...

So when looking at the salt concentration microbes can handle, Is this salt concentration of the meat or is it salt in water concentration?

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Kiełbasa Polędwicowa - Pork Loin Sausage

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Here is a great deal for Canadians who would like to get the little Hanna meat tester. Works out to less than the American price of $99USD and free shipping.

Anyone have or know of a (simple) Soppressota recipe?

I was wondering if anyone has any experience with these casings when making head cheese that might be able to comment on their use?

Deli Meat Specialist sought for helping with establishment of new commercial operation.
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After over 100 years this iconic establishment may be nearing its end. I can't see penciling out a profit because you'd have to sell a lot of sausage. Shame to see places like this go.

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This is another great tasting summertime grilling sausage. It is a basic Spanish style fresh chorizo, with a good load of garlic and paprika. Based on ingredients in Jeffrey Weiss' Charcuteria: The Soul of Spain . Simple and quick to make and absolutely delicious.

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Hey my friends I'm starting to get back into the game after my total knee replacement surgery.
Had something on my mind about credit and credit cards, and though WTF ... I'd ask some old friends on what their thoughts may be, then we'll put it to rest and get on with the meat stuff.

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I found this ham press to be a very simple affair.
Very light weight and can be placed vertically or horizontally for cooking.
I have just received it. But it requires the meat to be in steamer bags and I have ordered them too.

Hello All !

I came across these on the web, not sure if it has been posted before or not . Have not read it through but it seems to contain useful information.
Let me know your thoughts

Knifeman

For all those interested in using Bio cultures, the faster the culture starts working, or the shorter the lag phase, the faster the culture will reduce the Ph and produce pediocin and bavaricin (kind of antibiotics ), and that keeps Listeria monocytogenes at safe levels.
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The Tublin 10 dry age meat bags sold in North America as Umai, in Australia as Banquet are now sold in Europe as Lava.

They are all made from the same product made by Tub-EX in Denmark.

FYI. Saw this on the local news today.

I start to sell coming weeks Tublin® 05 smokeable bags in Finland and Thailand. I can send also worldwide.
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at the moment

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