Grinding, mixing, and stuffing about 15# of fresh bratwurst. Using 32-35mm hog casings and LEM Fresh Bratwurst seasoning mix. Substituting beer for water for the mix. The second picture is the longest we could stuff…about 4# in a single casing.
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Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A very good sequel, but stuck with the fact that it is the middle book of a trilogy.
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A friday off means 3 kinds of rub.
Fresh homemade breakfast sausage roll. Very nice smoke ring.
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Start date – 3/15/2012 Finish/Cook date – 3/25/2012
Started off with:
I wanted to go back to a brine cure method for this cook. My last 3 CB cooks have been dry cure, and I need to work on the brine technique. I also am starting to use metric measurements for curing and sausage making. Metric makes scaling of recipes much easier.
Brine:
The bath all mixed up and the pork hitting the tub.
The Green Egg settled in at about 185℉ - Royal Oak lump with a few chunks of hickory.
Setup for indirect cooking with the platesetter – Pork filled up the 13″ rack.
Hand sliced Canadian bacon and buck-board bacon.
Fried up a couple of sample slices of the buck-board…great flavor.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I loved this book. This is the book that got me interested in the zombie horror genre. A must read for any fiction buff.
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Getting the new bread machine some work this morning on the dough cycle….For Sourdough Bread.
Mix in machine on dough cycle…pull and let rise 30-45 minutes under plastic wrap on a seasoned stone with some corn meal dusted on.
Bake at 400℉ 20-25 minutes…let rest/cool on rack.
Next one will be cooked 25-30 minutes…first was a bit doughy in the middle. The taste was incredible.
The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story by Richard Preston
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
What a great book. A gripping and terrifying look at the world of level 4 viral threats. The fact that this book is non-fiction makes it about as disturbing as it can get. Pro-Tip…watch the movie Contagion when you are about 1/2 way through this book…you will be convinced that we have zero chance as a species should any of these nasty bugs ever truly break out.
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