Bragging Board

@Parksider I feel ya! I tend to get serious with my hobbies. When I started making beer it was 5 gallons at a time because I didn’t realize it’s just as easy and time consuming to make 15. Why bottle beer when you can just go straight to a full size keg? I used to use the kitchenaid to make sausage…it was almost a battle to do a few pounds. Enter a dedicated grinder and stuffer. Faster, easier, more meats!!!

@macsinsac Looks awesome! I used this as a post on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram account. I’ve said it before but anyone who wants to be tagged in those posts please update your profile with that information and I will try to get you tagged! @Joe-Hell is all over our instagram page!

My wonderful wife made a Costco run today so I could come up with something to compliment the farm fresh corn that was delivered by a Mello Farms family member. She came home with boneless rib steaks…[image: 1566442049951-img_20190821_184214-resized.jpg] [image: 1566442078653-img_20190821_184329.jpg] [image: 1566442092381-img_20190821_190312-resized.jpg] [image: 1566442102207-img_20190821_191025.jpg] [image: 1566442109331-img_20190821_192309-resized.jpg]

@raypete Jeff Sindelar is awesome and he knows a ton about meat and the science behind it! We’ve actually had him down here to Walton’s a few times to speak at events. Any content you can find from Jeff would be great learning material!

very nice

@Jonathon Sounds good. That will be tried.

@rdab I went on a search for the smoker also. I don’t believe that there are any available in North America. This must be a very popular item. No dates to be found when they will be back in stock.

@chrisndee2 yes I did along with the garlic & 3 hot red peppers from the garden that I added as an afterthought.

@Joe-Hell @KansasDad I wish you the best on your diets. But as for me, I enjoy the whole grain breads, fruits, and the occasional cookie…and lots of beer and protein

@Jonathon 10hrs in the smoker, 1.5 hours resting in foil/towel in the cooler. That sauce is actually store bought Sonny’s Sweet. Pictures were taken about 3 minutes apart. It fell apart easy and had great flavor. Used cherry wood in the smoker.

@Joe-Hell Your ribs look amazing and I actually sprinkled some chorizo seasoning on white fish this weekend! I am sure to no ones surprise it was amazing! I would have posted some pics but A) they were frozen bargain brand so they were extremely thin and B) they were gone before I thought of it! To make up for that here is a pic of the ceviche I had a restaurant make out of my Mackrel and Yellow Tail while on vacation! [image: 1564413011367-ceviche-resized.jpg]

@jason-b I think the cheddarwurst brat seasoning would be a natural pairing too. I might try that one this weekend as well!

@PaulGrant Couple other thoughts about the dryness. Did you put them in the smoker with no smoke to dry them out? If yes, they just need to not have moisture on them, then put the smoke to them. If it was overloaded you may have run it too long to dry them all out. I’m still a believer in the water finish, we don’t bag them, just straight into the water!

@Parksider freezing between stages is a great idea, especially when looking for emulsification. It takes a little longer but it is worth it!

I’m sure glad I had pulled pork for breakfast because looking at that food would otherwise be killing me right now. It looks amazing!

@chrisndee2 Those look great.

@Jonathon I tried it for the first time on chicken thighs using the vacuum tumbler. I didn’t do a head to head unfortunately but the thighs turned out great!

@Joe-Hell awesome, I need to do a little shopping to see if I can find that cut around here.

@Darkfish89 HAHA! I love coming up with band names and aliases! When I was in high school I signed up for a record club under the names Coldwell Binswanger and Garfis Dinler.

@AaronSilves I just saw that the other day! I’ll drive to the Tri-Cities or Pendleton for a good sale at Cash & Carry. I think it’s now called ‘Smart Food Service’ or something like that. There is rumor we might be getting one in Walla Walla. I sure hope so!