I love breakfast sausage and Spicy Jimmy Dean's makes me happy.  But in my effort to continue to eat cleaner, I am always looking for opportunity.  Opportunity showed itself three days ago when I found Boston Butts for a smoking sale and purchased three of them.  On this President's Day, I used the day off to make 21 lbs.  I also thinly sliced some beef, brined in Salt and Powdered Garlic and it is on the smoker at 150 degrees for the rest of the day.

 

 

Edited February 17Feb 17 by Mesa_John

That looks amazing!

Good job John. That’s being resourceful and smart. Those commercial sausages alway have a bunch of junk in them. I was shocked when I started reading food labels.


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Just pulled the jerky off the smoker.  7 hours between 140-170 degrees.

My yield is right at 3lbs or 48oz.  Good use of time and meat when grocery store jerky is about $8 for 4oz.  Yeah, great jerky is $30-$40 a lb in the stores.

 

Edited February 18Feb 18 by Mesa_John

1 hour ago, Mesa_John said:

Good use of time and meat when grocery store jerky is about $8 for 4oz

Not only that but probably better for you. I won’t eat the store bought because I font like the ingredients soy and sugar. I’ve been making biltong lately and I think I like it better. 
I need to make some jerky but without soy sauce and see how it comes out. 

I’ve dipped dried bacon into soft butter like as if it was a potato chip dipping into sour cream and the bacon is actually better than chips

I’ve dipped dried bacon into soft butter like as if it was a potato chip dipping into sour cream and the bacon is actually better than chips

Wow,[emoji50] talk about getting your fat macros. That’ll do it.
Sounds tasty too.


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