Grimpuppy Have you tried carrot fiber binder?

Meat Matters January 31 to February 4, 2022

Stay up to date with Jonathon, Austin, PatrickB and JohnG5 as they go through and bring you the latest and most important stories that effect the food industry. These articles can range from the impactful to the ridiculous, serious to scary!

Demand for ‘extreme aged’ meat is exploding and Alliance is cashing in

“Meat processor Alliance Group says demand is “exploding” for its extreme aged meat with sales to local restaurants up 30 per cent over the past two years and wait lists on its Pure South online shop.”

Drought threat expanding

“The Drought Severity and Coverage Index appears to be increasing, which is not good.”

Red meat R&D: 3D printing trial begins at red meat processing plants

Australia plants begin 3D printing red meat.

Post of the week!!!

Pivodog won the processing Post of the Week carrying 9 total votes for his 2-month old Coppa. In what could be considered a controversial decision by me, RafterW & YooperDog are co-champions for the week with 7.5 votes a piece. RafterW shared Tacos with a Toddler and YooperDog displayed the delicious looking Hot Italian Venison Sandwich Congratulations to all winners!!!

Week 1 Winner Idaho Smokey
Week 2 Winner HerbcoFood
Week 3 Winner GWG8541
Week 4 Winners Processing PapaSop, Recipes GWG8541 and processhead
Week 5 Winners Processing Deepwoodsbutcher, Turkey Surg
Week 6 Winners Processing MCURRAN, Recipe mfrievalt
Week 7 Winners Processing lkrfletcher, Recipe GWG8541
Week 8 Winners Processing processhead, Recipe twilliams
Week 9 Winners Processing Surg, Recipe Garry Tarpley
Week 10 Winners Processing @DennyO, Recipe PapaSop
Week 11 Winners Processing mrobisr, Recipe kyle
Week 12 Winner Processing Pivodog, Recipe YooperDog, RafterW

Meatgistics Community

Our community continues to grow at a steady rate. In the past 7 days we have added:
14 New users
991 New Posts
35 New Topics

The Post of the Week is back!!! Users can vote for the best post of a recipe made by a user and the best post of meat processing by a user. So be sure to comment to cast a vote for each category.

These posts can come from anywhere that catch our eye but most will be selected from the Bragging Board “What did everyone cook today” or “User Recipes” sections.

This is not a giveaway contest. Strictly for bragging rights. To vote post a comment, meme, gif, or whatever with the username tag of your top pick on this post. Only one vote per username will be counted per category. The criteria for voting are personal taste. Pick what you think looks the best!!! The winners will be announced with great celebratory fanfare on the weekly Meat Matters post.

Week 12 (starting 01/22/22 and ending 01/30/21)
Week 1 Winner Idaho Smokey
Week 2 Winner HerbcoFood
Week 3 Winner GWG8541
Week 4 Winners Processing PapaSop, Recipes GWG8541 and processhead
Week 5 Winners Processing Deepwoodsbutcher, Turkey Surg
Week 6 Winners Processing MCURRAN, Recipe mfrievalt
Week 7 Winners Processing lkrfletcher, Recipe GWG8541
Week 8 Winners Processing processhead, Recipe twilliams
Week 9 Winners Processing Surg, Recipe Garry Tarpley
Week 10 Winners Processing @DennyO, Recipe PapaSop
Week 11 Winners Processing mrobisr, Recipe kyle

Recipes

GWG8541

HerbcoFood

YooperDog

zbigjeff

RafterW

Processing

Brezer74

daryl

Dr_Pain

Pivodog

Retired157

To leave any comment below with the username of the post you want to see be the winner for each category. One vote per username will be counted.

HerbcoFood How about Not Sure?

Dr_Pain Glad you like it!!!

Grimpuppy I would go ahead and place the order. We are not sure when we will get more Sure Gel in.

zbigjeff Golf training videos? Like Dorf on Golf?

twilliams 3 oz for every 25 pounds.

GWG8541 Glad to see you are recovering. I have avoided it throughout the pandemic so far. Been lucky.

Meat Matters January 24 to January 28, 2022

Stay up to date with Jonathon, Austin, PatrickB and JohnG5 as they go through and bring you the latest and most important stories that effect the food industry. These articles can range from the impactful to the ridiculous, serious to scary!

Meat Industry Seeks Talent

Meat companies looking for capable and talented people to fill some important gaps.

ISU scientists uncover clues to why pigs don’t get sick from COVID-19

Scientists examine pigs’ immunity to Covid-19.

Food price inflation is driven by more than supply chain problems

“Food price inflation was higher in 2021 than in any year since 2008. The December consumer price index (CPI) for food was up 6.3 percent from the same month in the previous year. Meat prices led the way, with beef prices up a remarkable 18.6 percent.”

Luke Clayton: It’s a wrap; Deer season finishes up in the Lone Star State

Deer seasons closed in Texas over the weekend.

Post of the week!!!

After a short hiatus, the Post of the Week returns!!! mrobisr won the processing Post of the Week carrying 8 total votes for his Kabanosy. kyle’s Polish Hot Dish placed first in the Recipe category with 10 votes. Congratulations to both winners!!!

Week 1 Winner Idaho Smokey
Week 2 Winner HerbcoFood
Week 3 Winner GWG8541
Week 4 Winners Processing PapaSop, Recipes GWG8541 and processhead
Week 5 Winners Processing Deepwoodsbutcher, Turkey Surg
Week 6 Winners Processing MCURRAN, Recipe mfrievalt
Week 7 Winners Processing lkrfletcher, Recipe GWG8541
Week 8 Winners Processing processhead, Recipe twilliams
Week 9 Winners Processing Surg, Recipe Garry Tarpley
Week 10 Winners Processing @DennyO, Recipe PapaSop
Weel 11 Winners Processing mrobisr, Recipe kyle

Meatgistics Community

Our community continues to grow at a steady rate. In the past 7 days we have added:
14 New users
1,022 New Posts
35 New Topics

Retired157 That bobcat looks huge. Must be well fed.

After a short, yet painful wait with eager anticipation, the Post of the Week is back!!! Users can vote for the best post of a recipe made by a user and the best post of meat processing by a user. So be sure to comment to cast a vote for each category.

These posts can come from anywhere that catch our eye but most will be selected from the Bragging Board “What did everyone cook today” or “User Recipes” sections.
This is not a giveaway contest. Strictly for bragging rights. To vote post a comment, meme, gif, or whatever with the username tag of your top pick on this post. Only one vote per username will be counted per category. The criteria for voting are personal taste. Pick what you think looks the best!!! The winners will be announced with great celebratory fanfare on the weekly Meat Matters post.

Week 11 (starting 1/15/22 and ending 2/21/22)
Week 1 Winner Idaho Smokey
Week 2 Winner HerbcoFood
Week 3 Winner GWG8541
Week 4 Winners Processing PapaSop, Recipes GWG8541 and processhead
Week 5 Winners Processing Deepwoodsbutcher, Turkey Surg
Week 6 Winners Processing MCURRAN, Recipe mfrievalt
Week 7 Winners Processing lkrfletcher, Recipe GWG8541
Week 8 Winners Processing processhead, Recipe twilliams
Week 9 Winners Processing Surg, Recipe Garry Tarpley
Week 10 Winners Processing @DennyO, Recipe PapaSop

Recipes

HerbcoFood

kyle

zbigjeff

Processing

Lance

mrobisr

To leave any comment below with the username of the post you want to see be the winner for each category. One vote per username will be counted.

dncerdmann Carrot Fiber absorbs more of the water in your sausage. That may have some kind of effect on the density.

Chris Scheppers I sent you an email.

woodwes Welcome to the community!!

Chris Scheppers Meatgisitics has this you can use to get started. https://meatgistics.waltonsinc.com/topic/1108/cured-sausage-206-advanced-cured-sausage-processing?_=1642686722810

samspade puffs. That was your idea wasn’t it?

chrispbrown27 Specs for the Walton’s 22 Meat Grinder: 1 HP motor, 750 Watt. https://www.waltonsinc.com/waltons-22-meat-grinder

peterb How long did you mix for? Was the meat sticky and tacky when you started stuffing?