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[the_rayway]

Lol, we always laugh at the year the snow was over the roof of the houses. Folks were snowmobiling right over!

 

[jswordy]

Side one....................

Is it just me, or do I detect a shortcut involving the word "mother"?

 

[vernsgal]

we got a dump of snow a couple of weeks ago.The plow had a bunch of trouble trying to get up road

 

[Avantjour]

Beef and Cheese Snack Sticks...

Another of my Grandsons and I made 12 # of Beef / Cheese / Pepperoni Snack Sticks.

Beef, spice mix, cure and High Temp Cheese in meat mixer.

Today, I smoked them with Mesquite till they reached an internal temp of
160 F and held that for 10 minutes.

Then they got a 10 minute shower to cool and set the Collagen Casings.

 

[Runningwolf]

Avantjour I posted a picture just like that a few weeks ago. I do my beef sticks in a food dehydrator though due to lack of a smoker. I have looked at those meat mixers. Are they really worth it if you're only doing 5-10 pounds at a time? Looks like a lot more clean up.

 

[Just-a-Guy]

Is it just me, or do I detect a shortcut involving the word "mother"?

Yeah, I noticed that. Should I make him do it all over again?

(He doesn't know I know - his mother keeps his punishments secret from me, because "ohhhh, if you're father knew!!!")

 

[jswordy]

YAAAAY!!! We got snow!!!

 

[jswordy]

Yeah, I noticed that. Should I make him do it all over again?

(He doesn't know I know - his mother keeps his punishments secret from me, because "ohhhh, if you're father knew!!!")

GUILT! Sweet tactic.

 

[Boatboy24]

YAAAAY!!! We got snow!!!

You're going to be shoveling for a while.

 

[Just-a-Guy]

YAAAAY!!! We got snow!!!

Is that some sort of secret hieroglyph on the hood? Do you work for Aliens?

 

[jswordy]

Is that some sort of secret hieroglyph on the hood? Do you work for Aliens?

Nope, it's the hood support frame. That got a bit colder. Though I do think I work for Aliens quite often.

 

[Enologo]

So yesterday was bottling time. My first from the barrel.

 

[Runningwolf]

Very cool and I see you got a hydraulic cart from Harbor Freight.

 

[Avantjour]

Yes, Runningwolf...

Yes, Runningwolf, I saw your post and it inspired me to make another batch of Snack Sticks.

Thank you for the idea, they turned out great.

For a small 5 # batch it would be easier to mix by hand then use a Meat Mixer.

I have a Weston 11 # Sausage Stuffer and I always use the 20 # Weston Meat Mixer for Sausage, Summer Sausage, Boudin, Cotto Salami, Snack Sticks and Burgers.

It's easy enough to clean. A bolt detaches the crank handle, the pivot knob on the far side is spring loaded. Pull it out and the blades lift out of the hopper.

It works well when I'm processing Deer or Pig into ground meat or pan sausage or into 1 # or 2 # meat bags for the freezer.

 

[Enologo]

Very cool and I see you got a hydraulic cart from Harbor Freight.

Yes. My wine making area in my basement is very tight my kids tell me I'm a horder (cleaning out a little at a time mostly left over material from wood working projects) but when I was trying to figure out how I was going to work the barrel into things I saw the hydraulic cart and thought perfect set up. I could move it out of they way when I needed, up or down when I needed to rack in or out (didn't think at the time you could vacuum rack from the barrel which I haven't tried yet). The cart made all the difference, works great.

 

[Runningwolf]

You can vacuum pump from a barrel with no issues.

 

[vernsgal]

Look who's turned 1 today! I can't believe a year went that fast

 

[the_rayway]

@vernsgal This is my version of a double 'like'. What a doll!!

 

[vernsgal]

Thanks!! Does it feel like a year already though? Where did the time go?

 

[nucjd]

Hiking Mount Le Conte via the Alum bluff trail this past summer with the fam. Only about 2500 foot elevation climb with carrying about 50 lbs and the wife carrying about 20 lbs