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6 Underappreciated cuts of Venison

Whether you are DIY butchering or taking deer to a commercial processor, there are a few cuts of venison that are often underappreciated to the point of being entirely discarded. 1. Neck: It is rather disheartening to see pictures of … Continue reading

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Smoked Venison Salami

Working from Michael Ruhlman and Brian Polcyn’s new Charcuterie book Salumi, we made two different efforts at the Smoked Venison Salami recipe, both of which came out excellent. The venison salami recipe is different from traditional salami recipes in 2 … Continue reading

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Venison Pepperoni

Venison Pepperoni is a surprisingly simple process that has many uses and stores for months. You can stuff the sausage into fibrous or natural casings, both edible and inedible, of any size. I used 1.5 inch Fibrous casings on this … Continue reading

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Adventures with Headcheese

While attending the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Competition, we were very generously gifted a pair of Berkshire Black heritage hog heads, which have been sitting in our freezers just begging to be made into headcheese. After doing … Continue reading

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87 Seconds of Texas BBQ

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Snow Geese Sausages

Snow Geese populations have exploded in recent years causing a host of biological problems including damage to the Arctic Tundra habitat  which is shared with numerous other species of waterfowl. In a attempt to reduce the population, biologists at the federal level have turned to hunters … Continue reading

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Fat Tuesday Carnivations

Any excuse for food with friends is a good enough excuse for a good time. As yesterday was Fat Tuesday, we pulled out a few stops (and a few bottles of brown water) and did some cajun cooking along with … Continue reading

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Sausage Making

We recently went on a sausage making bender mixing up and casing numerous Venison Italian, Chorizo, and Andouille sausages. We save up many livers from waterfowl and wild turkeys throughout the year to use in the Andouille. Here are the … Continue reading

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