Super Bowl LIX - Chiefs vs Eagles

[primeone]

Firing up the smoker today? What’s on the menu—ribs, brisket, or something unique? And while you’re at it, who’s your pick to take the win today?

 

[Slimpicker]

Doing my 6th Turkey since november

 

[Hogan]

Been making sausages all week. Also cooked a couple of 4 cm/1 1/2" pork chops sous vide for 3 hr @136 degrees - best ever. Made a Texas Chili (Chef Billy Parisi recipe) yesterday using last summer's brisket leftover for today's game; wife is making cornbread.
Being Canajun, I'm indifferent to who wins, just hoping for a good game. (NFL games have been much more entertaining the last few years.) But had a dream/premonition (?) that the Eagles win on a pick six on the last play of the game.
Whatever - enjoy the game folks.
And Slim - practice makes perfect, right?

 

[Shedd]

Not a ball sports fan so just a regular day for me. I haven’t been on here much or smoking much lately, my homebuilding business has exploded and expanding so gotta go with the flow. My two sons are getting more involved and trying to get things to the point I can let them take over and keep me on the payroll,lol.

 

[JordanTL850]

Been making sausages all week. Also cooked a couple of 4 cm/1 1/2" pork chops sous vide for 3 hr @136 degrees - best ever. Made a Texas Chili (Chef Billy Parisi recipe) yesterday using last summer's brisket leftover for today's game; wife is making cornbread.
Being Canajun, I'm indifferent to who wins, just hoping for a good game. (NFL games have been much more entertaining the last few years.) But had a dream/premonition (?) that the Eagles win on a pick six on the last play of the game.
Whatever - enjoy the game folks.
And Slim - practice makes perfect, right?

It will be a good game hopefully I’m in KC the Eagles are one good football team it will take everything the Chiefs have on both sides of the football for a KC win !!!

 

[Murph30]

Firing up the smoker today? What’s on the menu—ribs, brisket, or something unique? And while you’re at it, who’s your pick to take the win today?

Late decision so went with racks of ribs. 3 different rubs, and trying out Bear Mountain pellets that I learned about on this forum! Thanks! (First post here, also). Com’ on all my player prop bets!!!

 

[GTHDOOK]

Shotgun shells stuffed with cheese and pork sausage. They were terrific.

 

[RustyJake]

Been making sausages all week.

Tell me more...interested to hear what you've been making

 

[Hogan]

Tell me more...interested to hear what you've been making

Discovered a small oriental butcher shop a few blocks away; they only sell pork and beef, both acquired from a local Hutterite Colony. Picked up 11lb (5 kg) of shoulder as well as the chops mentioned yesterday. Probably half the price of Costco.
Using recipes from Ruhlman's Charcuterie, made Breakfast Sausage formed into 2 1/4 oz patties, semi-spicy Italian (4 oz) and a few 4 oz Mexican Chorizo sausages, which we discovered is the secret to a great Jambalaya.
Today made 2 1/2 kg of chicken/basil sausage (Superstore had a sale on BS thighs), mostly cuz I was on a roll and wanted to try something new.
Too cold to smoke anything - I'm getting cabin fever.
And wow, did the Eagles ever put on a demonstration of dominance at the line.

 

[RustyJake]

Nice,
Wish we had some stores like that here. I miss the prairies for that, but I don't miss the winters.
I made some breakfast sausage patties a couple of weeks back. It is much nicer when you can make them yourself and know what went in them. I have saved a copy cat Jimmy Dean recipe that's pretty good. This is from a YouTube video. I used this for my patties last time
Now you should try to do some sausage in casing.....

I bought a couple of boneless short ribs that Save-On has on sale this week, not a bad deal seeing it's all meat. Your Save-On foods should have them, too. It's worth a look, price is decent

 

[Hogan]

Now you should try to do some sausage in casing.....

Tried that a couple of years ago. More trouble than it was worth, and what do you do with the other 200 feet of casing left over?
I think my sausage making has done a number on our KitchenAid blender. Doesn't work on the Slow setting anymore.
Will take a look at Save On tomorrow, but generally either their selection or prices scare me away. Have given up on Safeway/Sobey - dubious quality and prices out of this world. Sad - a 100% Canadian chain that blew it.
Superstore for decent quality and great prices, and Co-op for higher end quality and better selection. And the local Chinese guys for pork.
Thanks for the recipe.

 

[RustyJake]

Casing isn't that difficult, but if you are using the KitchenAid for stuffing, that is a pain. They don't work well for stuffing.
Grinding does take its toll on the mixer as well. The plastic gears and motors in them now just aren't made for that.
Storing casing afterward isn't an issue. Just make sure you dry any of the ones you soaked, and then re-salt all of them. Seal the bag and back in the fridge. But fresh casing, find a butcher that makes their own sausages and just buy casing from them. I can get the tube of casing in both 22mm and 32mm for $5/tube from them locally. A tube will do about 10 lbs.
For breakfast sausage, the collagen casings work the best, and they keep a very long time if they are stored right.
Our Super Store sucks for selection and quality. We have a Fairways Market that deals in a lot of Asian foods and caters to their meat selection. Usually, some good stuff in there, just not convenient to get to. We have Thrifty Foods here, which was bought by Sobeys. They still have good quality meats, just have to pay a bit more to get it.
Our Save-On is hit and miss, and usually I am just there for sales on BBQ meats.

 

[Parrothead1809]

I made my own McRib sliders with baby backs I smoked. No pics since the crowd gobbled them down so fast!
Lots of vids on YouTube for recipes.
-PH