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  • HerbcoFoodH Offline
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    HerbcoFood
    Regular Contributors Team Orange Sous Vide
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    Jonathon I think for you to grow, more content needs to be pushed on FB/IG advertising the forum. At first I when I bought seasonings off the website I saw the Meatgistics Community being advertised. After looking at the format of this board I wasn’t a huge fan of it. Then I eventually got used to it, so here we are now.

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    • Tex_77T Offline
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      Tex_77
      Team Blue Power User Traeger Primo Grills PK Grills Canning Sous Vide Community Moderator
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      I found you guys by googling for something, it was complete chance. I think you need to make some cooking videos to drive traffic to Meatgistics. You can only have so many videos of grinding and stuffing sausage, snack steaks, summer sausage, etc, however the with cooking video’s the sky is the limit. There are who knows how many more home cooks out there than there are sausage makers. I know meat processing equipment and supplies is your bread and butter, but with cooking videos you would have ample opportunity to push the spice line up you carry, as well as grills, etc. If you really want to amp up your views, maybe you can try and get say Matt Pitman from Meat Church BBQ, or David Bouska from Butcher BBQ, to come and do a cooking video with you guys, since you carry there products. Maybe you go out an make some videos at some of your customers small meat processing companies and people who are searching those processors would then get exposed to Walton’s as well.

      Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks

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      • GmoranG Offline
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        Gmoran
        Green Mountain Grill Team Blue
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        Lived in the Wichita area since 2007, had never been to Walton’s until I got a Gift Certificate at Christmas. I have been every week to get one thing or another since.

        I agree that advertising on FB/IG can help a lot. That’s our main Avenue for advertising at our businesses, (Equip Rental, Sporting Clays, Towing). We get a lot of interaction and phone calls when we list a new piece of equipment or offering.

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        • LanceL Offline
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          Lance
          Regular Contributors Veteran Cast Iron Dry Cured Sausage Traeger Masterbuilt Team Blue
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          I found meatgistics a few years ago from a YouTube video y’all put out about sausage casings. I was looking into changing from hog casings to collagen for my business

          You never work a day in your life if you love what you do.

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            Gmoran
            Green Mountain Grill Team Blue
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            Also we do a Tool of the Week post, maybe you guys could do a seasoning of the week. Lay out what’s in it, main flavor profile, what can all be made with it, and what things can be added to it to elevate the end product.

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              I was looking to process my venison myself… I googled landjaeger and found a video of you explaining the whole process., and then they have Waltons… I could order everything I need and learn how it’s done…!Then I joined Meatgistics , the community is so helpful, I read as much as I can. My friends say the products I make are awesome!! Thanks to all of you…!! Thank you

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                johnsbrewhouse
                Team Blue Regular Contributors Traeger Power User Veteran Sous Vide Canning
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                It’s been so long since I found Walton’s through a Google search looking for processing products. I just went through the site and found the Meatgistics pages and kind of lurked for several months before I decided to engage.

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                  ND Mike
                  Big Green Egg Team Blue Regular Contributors Cast Iron Power User
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                  Jonathon I actually heard about Waltons from my brother because he ordered all of our seasoning from you guys. He said Walton’s had a ton of videos on YouTube. So I started watching the videos and heard Meatgistics mentioned. I then went to Walton’s webpage and found Meatgistics. The rest is history. I joined that day and found a community that I didn’t even know I needed. I sure am glad I did.

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                    Bob Stehlik
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                    I found Walton’s while googling to find a serrated slicer blade. I found it here at a good $$ and with great CS. That was back in early 2018. I realized that Walton’s could be my “One Stop Shop” place I had been looking for. I kept coming back and finally started engaging in Meatgistics in July, 2018. After being a member of the Community for a while, I decided to broaden my horizons and start making things like breakfast sausage, brats and jerky. I feel as if I have found a Home here and can ask anyone of my Meatgistics Friends for advice or ideas.

                    Improvise, Adapt and Overcome! Semper Fi

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                      ND Mike
                      Big Green Egg Team Blue Regular Contributors Cast Iron Power User
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                      Jonathon to piggyback on your point. I think a big draw to Meatgistics was that the community was able to have direct communication with you and Austin. That is something that is very uncommon in this world now. I know, through no fault of your own, that you guys have had to be away due to other duties. I hope things will get back to a more normal for you guys!!!

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                        Dr_Pain
                        Sous Vide Dry Cured Sausage Traeger Team Blue
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                        I understand that the Meatgistics platform should drive more sales at Waltons but as said above there is only so much content in the sausage making. To expand and diversify you should consider making/adding your user recipes. I am recipe driven in my online searches. If someone searches for boudin on the WWW they should see my recipe from and center and should be driven to Meatgistics. With enough tried and true recipes people will stay and eventually will buy equipment, seasoning etc…

                        In my opinion and after discussing with Chef we should have a moderated only section for the user recipe to prevent the clutter of our conversation. Only thing that should be in the thread would be tools, techniques and seasoning (with hyperlinks). We also need to standardize the format and look.

                        Another idea in the same vein would be if Walton would promote Meatgistics in each of their products or equipment. It would be nice to have an easy hyperlink to a real recipe from Walton’s to Meatgistics. Many times I peruse the seasoning and don’t have a clue as to the application. Having a recipe would drive me to buy more stuff to try.

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                        • Dr_PainD Dr_Pain

                          I understand that the Meatgistics platform should drive more sales at Waltons but as said above there is only so much content in the sausage making. To expand and diversify you should consider making/adding your user recipes. I am recipe driven in my online searches. If someone searches for boudin on the WWW they should see my recipe from and center and should be driven to Meatgistics. With enough tried and true recipes people will stay and eventually will buy equipment, seasoning etc…

                          In my opinion and after discussing with Chef we should have a moderated only section for the user recipe to prevent the clutter of our conversation. Only thing that should be in the thread would be tools, techniques and seasoning (with hyperlinks). We also need to standardize the format and look.

                          Another idea in the same vein would be if Walton would promote Meatgistics in each of their products or equipment. It would be nice to have an easy hyperlink to a real recipe from Walton’s to Meatgistics. Many times I peruse the seasoning and don’t have a clue as to the application. Having a recipe would drive me to buy more stuff to try.

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                          Tex_77
                          Team Blue Power User Traeger Primo Grills PK Grills Canning Sous Vide Community Moderator
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                          Dr_Pain I don’t know if you use it or not, but the chat function is a great tool to converse with other members, if it isn’t something that everyone would need to see, etc.

                          Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks

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                          • Tex_77T Tex_77

                            Dr_Pain I don’t know if you use it or not, but the chat function is a great tool to converse with other members, if it isn’t something that everyone would need to see, etc.

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                            Dr_Pain
                            Sous Vide Dry Cured Sausage Traeger Team Blue
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                            Tex_77 I do use it… any reason for the comment? Was my suggestion out of line?

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                            • Dr_PainD Dr_Pain

                              Tex_77 I do use it… any reason for the comment? Was my suggestion out of line?

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                              Tex_77
                              Team Blue Power User Traeger Primo Grills PK Grills Canning Sous Vide Community Moderator
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                              Dr_Pain No, just wanted to make sure you knew that function was out there.

                              Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks

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                              • Tex_77T Tex_77

                                Dr_Pain I don’t know if you use it or not, but the chat function is a great tool to converse with other members, if it isn’t something that everyone would need to see, etc.

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                                RON PARRISH
                                Regular Contributors Cast Iron Canning Team Orange Veteran Power User
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                                Tex_77 Looking back I cant remember how i found it either saw it advertized on outdoor channel or searched on line. What I do remember is thinking WOW these guys actually talk to their customers and answer questions personally. I thought that was really cool. So I think that is a very important thing for new people to see. It sets you apart from most places

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                                  mrobisr
                                  Team Blue Cast Iron Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Military Veterans Power User Regular Contributors
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                                  Not knowing your advertising budget, but outdoor magazines, hunting and fishing events, BBQ and other cooking events, and military events are all places that have the people you want.

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                                    glen
                                    Regular Contributors Team Grey Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Power User Meat Hack Winner Veteran
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                                    I was browsing your website and happened to notice you had a forum. Don’t think it was as noticeable back then

                                    Give a man a fish and he eats for a day
                                    Teach a man to fish and he drinks beer for a lifetime

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                                    • G glen

                                      I was browsing your website and happened to notice you had a forum. Don’t think it was as noticeable back then

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                                      glen a quick question if you don’t mind? I’m working on a batch of ss right now. Around 4 or 5 pm eastern time I should reach 160 internal temp. I’m new to this but I have been reading. Around 5 pm the outside ambient temp will be around 32. Can I Hang the ss Outside or should I still use an ice bath? I really don’t know anyone else to ask here?

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                                        glen a quick question if you don’t mind? I’m working on a batch of ss right now. Around 4 or 5 pm eastern time I should reach 160 internal temp. I’m new to this but I have been reading. Around 5 pm the outside ambient temp will be around 32. Can I Hang the ss Outside or should I still use an ice bath? I really don’t know anyone else to ask here?

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                                        Tex_77
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                                        #21

                                        Tommy B You are going to want to ice bath. Even though the ambient temp is cold, an ice water bath will cool it much faster and set the casing. Also you can use the magnify glass at the top to search for different topics.

                                        Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks

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                                        • T Tommy B

                                          glen a quick question if you don’t mind? I’m working on a batch of ss right now. Around 4 or 5 pm eastern time I should reach 160 internal temp. I’m new to this but I have been reading. Around 5 pm the outside ambient temp will be around 32. Can I Hang the ss Outside or should I still use an ice bath? I really don’t know anyone else to ask here?

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                                          glen
                                          Regular Contributors Team Grey Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Power User Meat Hack Winner Veteran
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                                          Tommy B Ice bath with a lot of ice will cool many times faster than air and a very fast cool down is what is needed

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                                          Teach a man to fish and he drinks beer for a lifetime

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