Post by: billythekidrock on January 20, 2013, 02:05:06 PM
In an effort to make them fairly uniform, I cut the casings into pieces about 15 inches long. I probably stuffed them a bit too much at about ¾ full but they were able to flatten ok.
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To flatten I placed them on cooking sheets, covered with butcher paper and placed another sheet on top. It was about 38 degrees in our covered patio during the day so I weighed the sheets down with a 5-gallon bucket full of apples. At night, when stacked in the fridge I put a 13lb pork butt on top.
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I set them under a fan for an hour then flipped them over for another half hour.
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About two hours in the smoker.
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I will update later tonight as it finishes.
Post by: Widgeondeke on January 20, 2013, 02:07:24 PM
Looks good
Post by: singleshot12 on January 20, 2013, 02:18:27 PM
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Post by: billythekidrock on January 21, 2013, 06:36:06 AM
I then placed them in a deep tub in the cold garage under a ceiling fan to cool for the night.
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I took this one this morning before putting them back on the sticks in the garage.
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I’d say they turned out pretty good for homemade Landjaeger. Not excellent like I buy at Oscar’s Deli but good enough to eat.
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on January 21, 2013, 06:41:50 AM
Good thing I know where you live. I'll come over after you get home from work for my share. :chuckle:
Post by: billythekidrock on January 21, 2013, 06:47:02 AM
Dude your up way to friggin early this morning. I don't know how you can function! :chuckle:
Good thing I know where you live. I'll come over after you get home from work for my share. :chuckle:
Funny thing is.......I don't have to work today. Might go put out a couple cameras in the CF so you would have to find me up there.
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on January 21, 2013, 06:51:33 AM
Dude your up way to friggin early this morning. I don't know how you can function! :chuckle:
Good thing I know where you live. I'll come over after you get home from work for my share. :chuckle:
Funny thing is.......I don't have to work today. Might go put out a couple cameras in the CF so you would have to find me up there.
:DOH: That even worse. Voluntarily waking up before 6am on one of your days off! I wouldn't be able to function. I know one thing at 6am in the morning the last thing on my mind would be taking pictures of my meat. . . .
Post by: billythekidrock on January 21, 2013, 06:54:18 AM
Dude your up way to friggin early this morning. I don't know how you can function! :chuckle:
Good thing I know where you live. I'll come over after you get home from work for my share. :chuckle:
Funny thing is.......I don't have to work today. Might go put out a couple cameras in the CF so you would have to find me up there.
:DOH: That even worse. Voluntarily waking up before 6am on one of your days off! I wouldn't be able to function. I know one thing at 6am in the morning the last thing on my mind would be taking pictures of my meat. . . .
First off, it wasn't voluntary. I just could't go back to sleep.
Trust me, I would have rather stayed in bed instead of taking meat photos.
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on January 21, 2013, 07:01:04 AM
Post by: billythekidrock on January 21, 2013, 07:30:49 AM
I need to teach you the art of "Rolling Over". Thats all it takes and I am right back to sleep.
Said the one who was up all night.
Post by: bucklucky on January 21, 2013, 08:01:46 AM
Looks good Willie , only one way to really know if they ARE good though :tup:
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Post by: Limhangerslayer on January 26, 2013, 03:18:21 PM
kooks like it turned out great
ddjj are you hungry? I see you already posted your dinner tonight :dunno: :chuckle:
Post by: HookedOnQuack on January 26, 2013, 04:16:57 PM
Do you need my address for shipping to me? :chuckle::yeah: i LOVE landjaeger!
Looks good
Post by: Echomules on January 26, 2013, 04:39:36 PM
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Post by: NW-GSP on January 26, 2013, 04:43:16 PM
I have had issues getting meat grinders to work with stuffing.
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on January 26, 2013, 05:07:11 PM
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Post by: billythekidrock on January 26, 2013, 06:26:25 PM
Do you use a sausage stuffer or do you use your meat grinder for stuffing?
I have had issues getting meat grinders to work with stuffing.
Usually I do use a grinder to stuff. Only had issues a couple times. Just make sure to take out the plate & cutter and you should be fine. If stuffing smaller casings use the high speed auger.
Post by: bucklucky on January 26, 2013, 06:31:40 PM
Post by: billythekidrock on January 26, 2013, 06:46:30 PM
I had my son, wife and brother try it and they didn’t care for it either. I am not sure what it is. I knew it wouldn’t taste just like store bought, but I couldn’t eat it.
My wife and son just weren’t into the flavor. I could almost taste what I would describe as a “metal” taste. Kind like biting a piece of foil. My brother had a similar response.
I gave a sample to a couple coworkers and one said that it was good and another said it was great so they both got big bags of lj the next day. I sent the rest to my wife’s family in Pasco.
I don’t know if the spices/salt/cure and cookie sheet had some chemical reaction or what, but I have never made sausage that no one in my house didn’t want to eat.
Post by: bucklucky on January 26, 2013, 09:02:34 PM
Post by: Mossy on January 27, 2013, 07:40:30 AM
Thanks for the compliments. Truth be told…….I don’t like it.
I had my son, wife and brother try it and they didn’t care for it either. I am not sure what it is. I knew it wouldn’t taste just like store bought, but I couldn’t eat it.
My wife and son just weren’t into the flavor. I could almost taste what I would describe as a “metal” taste. Kind like biting a piece of foil. My brother had a similar response.
I gave a sample to a couple coworkers and one said that it was good and another said it was great so they both got big bags of lj the next day. I sent the rest to my wife’s family in Pasco.
I don’t know if the spices/salt/cure and cookie sheet had some chemical reaction or what, but I have never made sausage that no one in my house didn’t want to eat.
We are our own worst critics. I've made some pretty horrible sausage that other people liked as well as some awesome stuff that others didn't care for. Although it's a pita, I do 2.5lb at a time for new recipes. Maybe your family is just used to perfection by now? :dunno: It looks good from here though
Post by: billythekidrock on January 27, 2013, 07:52:09 AM
This looked great, felt great, smelled great and even the bite was great, yet I couldn't handle the harsh aftertaste.