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So I took a stab at making capicola using UMAI dry bags.  I used these to hone in on the spices and taste prior to moving to the added complexities of natural casings and humidity chamber drying.  Anyway, I used the recipe from UMAI as the baseline.  My Pork Shoulders were purchased in January...

There are several projects rolling right now (jerky, capicola, salmon), but after a trip to the Asian market, I noticed the piles of pork bellies in the butcher case!  They were all cut in 2lb chunks, so while not whole bellies, I picked up 4 of them to have a whirl at bacon.  I used Brian's...

Well I have second run of beef Jerky using the recipe I tried a few weeks ago....nice and sunny and cold, so a good time for a smoke.  Anyway, since the beef jerky is coming out perfect, I decided to give Turkey Jerky a try (at the request of my wife who is pushing me for more healthy choices)...

Hey folks....Have not posted on the forum for a long time and have been busy perfecting my smoked salmon....getting bored I wanted to expand to more stuff, so last week I started some Capicola (curing at the moment but will add some photos later) and also have a hankering for some Jerky.  So...

So, I received my model 2 several days ago and have been collecting information to install the permanent probe and a bypass switch to run my Auber.  I removed the back cover and insulation to prepare for the probe install first.  Step one was to power the unit on to make sure everything worked. ...

(Mods, please move this topic if this is not the appropriate place.) Hello,  I am a new member here and have introduced myself over in the Intro forum (thanks for the welcome)!  I am hoping to be the proud parent of a new Model #2 in the coming hours/day and have been reading the forums for as...

Hello all, This is the first time I have joined an online forum AFTER the information on the forum saved me from a purchase I may have regretted!!!  I am not new to smoking and Q, however I do consider myself a novice. In the past I have used the old Brinkmann Smoke-n-Grill and have also used...