Looks like lots of people carry the seeds. When I did a quick check based on name only I learned that there are various chiles with the name Aji but using it's botanical name there's still quite a few sellers of seeds.

Aji Seeds

Thanks El Ducko and Ross. I would have sworn I'd read through the first part of the first post but see that I missed that one integral part. That's what I was thinking and appreciate the clarification!

el Ducko, I was looking over your recipes and was wondering if you could go over the two different recipe quantities, total vs. meat basis? I've been wanting to make a chorizo recipe recently and a friend just asked me to make some for him so I'm finally going to get a chance to try it out (maybe wi...

I'd also love to try a sample. I'm always looking to make as much from scratch as I can.

Can't say as I have any personal experience with any of Cabela's products but have heard anectotally that they're great with customer service and really stand behind their products. That said, I only hear good things about Bradley smokers as well. Only downside to a Bradley is long term cost of wood...

Butterbean wrote:The results were horrid - the wedding that is. The sausage balls were spectacular.

I'm using Rytek's recipe for the honey bacon and just got it in the cure/honey mix 'bout an hour ago (pic below). After the pellicle has gotten everthing happy and sticky I'm going to sprinkle the non-skin side of the belly with some crushed pepper flake before smoking with the other two standard ba...

You're an animal! I noticed your kitchen looks to be on the commercial side... very nice! I love the idea of smoking and you're right to poke holes in the casing. I normally do mine using the meatloaf method then press it to compress the mixture before slicing and service. If you got 'em I'd love to...

I was actually thinking about giving that a shot myself but I get the impression it takes longer.

Is this from your packaging that you inspected or from the website? If you're looking at the website then I'd say that the numbers aren't accurate as the cure is clearly pink and the listing on the website doesn't say anything about Red dye so we know at least one ingredient isn't listed. LEM only l...

Ross, were you able to check the label on a package you have because it doesn't look like there's a full ingredient list on the website. I know that it's in the pink salt I just got from Butcher&Packer.

markjass wrote:Great blog JerBear. Thanks for the link.

Thanks!

This is a favorite gyros recipe around my house, calls for 2# of ground lamb:

AltonBrownGyros

and instead of Alton's tzatziki we use this one. And if you have a middle eastern grocery around I sub labneh for the yogurt, it's thicker and more tart:

MolyvosTzaziki

That's awesome. I was planning on putting my order in shortly!

I linked over to this post from another post asking if Morton's was interchangeable with DC #1 and read with interest the information on propylene glycol. Imagine my surprise when I looked at the ingredients list of some DC #1 I received from Butcher Packer today and saw that propylene glycol is the...