I’m a career firefighter from Pittsburgh, PA and am only about a year into this journey. I’ve always liked cooking and creating. I rarely follow a recipe to the tee. At some point I decided that I would like to make my own bacon. I got a recipe and a Masterbuilt smoker to add to my Dad’s home built grill and a gas grill and poof. Here I am. Along the way, I’ve picked up a 5 lb stuffer and a #12 grinder. I’ve made some not so awesome kielbasa that seems to have gotten way too much bad smoke. I’ve tried some recipes for sweet and hot sausages. Now I’ve found this site and this addiction seems to be picking up steam. I saw a video on making summer sausage and it reminded me of buying the “Mall” summer sausages as a gift for my father, and the time we spent eating it, so I made my first orders from Walton’s which included the H Summer Sausage seasoning and ECA which I had never heard of until Meatgistics. So, I’ve and have been sitting around eating the summer sausage reminiscing about Dad. I love the sentimental value food can have. I have some kielbasa seasonings on the way, so not screwing it up again is my next priority.