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Offline Todd_ID

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Finally done!
« on: May 29, 2010, 01:24:02 AM »
Wow, it's been a long time coming, but I'm finally done with my summer sausage project.  3 days ago I needed some room in the freezer for some stuff my wife bought at Costco, so I started to dig to the bottom.  I ended up with 53# of mule deer meat that got missed in the shuffling of the freezer.  There was 2 packages from 08, so I'm quite a bit embarrased to admit that online..........

I bought 34# of pork shoulder to mix in with it.  As it turns out, pork shoulder roasts have a bone in them........(4 roasts equal 6 pounds of bone and scrap, I now know).  Also, I didn't know but it turns out that pork shoulder is the same as pork butt, and they both cost $2.28 a pound at the local store.

Well, I ground the muley meat that wasn't already ground and added it to the bin.  I cut all the pork I could off the bones and ground it.  I bought some High Country Summer Sausage Mix, and I put the in the bin somewhere like the directions said to do. 

I stuffed the mix into the casings through my cheap little grinder.  That's a workout: I can attest to this.  As the meat was starting to bind I had to get my wife to hold the stuffer part of the grinder so I could use both hands to get it pushed into the machine. My hands cramped in ways they aren't supposed to do......

Two days later...last night at 4pm, after 2 full days of flippin' work.....I finally had 19- 4# bags of summer sausage.  I smoked it pretty cold for 20-22 hours with apple, maple, and cherry.  I took it out of the smoker tonight at about 2pm at about 120 degrees on the meat thermometer, and then I put it in the oven at 170 for about a 4 hour average to get the temp to 148 as recommended online.

Now, I'm done with the whole project, as I have 38 vacuum sealed bags in the freezer just waaiting for a good time to be called out into service!
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Re: Finally done!
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2010, 03:23:52 AM »
You were busy! You should be good for a while!
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Re: Finally done!
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2010, 04:29:34 AM »
Dear Todd,as a state inspector,and following this thread I noticed you didn't have it inspected..Pm me for the address to have a sample sent to.Samples as according to law must be 5 lbs minimum..There has been recent outbreaks of DHSS,and we must curb this problem now.And we can do it with the help of individuals such as yourself..DHSS{don't have sausage syndrome}is a debilitating disease that makes one gnash at the teeth..

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Re: Finally done!
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2010, 04:35:50 AM »
Dear Todd,as a state inspector,and following this thread I noticed you didn't have it inspected..Pm me for the address to have a sample sent to.Samples as according to law must be 5 lbs minimum..There has been recent outbreaks of DHSS,and we must curb this problem now.And we can do it with the help of individuals such as yourself..DHSS{don't have sausage syndrome}is a debilitating disease that makes one gnash at the teeth..

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