Ok and the payoff was Excalibur gave you???
samspade haha that’s funny, they never offered to reimburse anything. They did state it was still edible, just unappealing to the eye. I won’t supply my paying customers that type of garbage. I wish I still had the photos but I deleted them
Deepwoodsbutcher it’s definitely always something that could happen. A lot of variables in sausage making. Maybe you forgot to add the cure, or used the wrong salt, or maybe your smoker element goes out in the middle of the cook, or maybe something happens to your hanging strings and all your product ends on the bottom of the smoker, or your smoker blows up from a volatile reaction( someone here has had that happen), or the inside of your smoker starts on fire due to poor maintenance or fat drippings on the burner. The list could go on. It’s never a good feeling but you learn from it and move on.
twilliams definitely experienced some smoker issues in the past. One thing I learned doing curing and sausage making under USDA inspection was to document the ingredients in your recipes as they are added. We had a sheet with the recipe in one column and you had to rewrite the ingredient and amount in the next column as you added it. This was the way they could verify that the correct amounts were used and incorporated into each batch. It was a little redundant, but traceability was a huge concern for obvious reason. Even at home doing small batches, I like to have a check list.
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Deepwoodsbutcher that’s a great idea!!!
Deepwoodsbutcher I am laminating my recipes, I think as I add ingredients I will check it off with erasable marker. This is a good idea, thanks. I usually measure out seasoings in seperate bowls before and add but this is a good way to double check.
twilliams I bet it was all worth a lot more than that.
bocephus that’s a great idea. I also like to measure things out ahead of time.
Tried to make snack sticks the first time with a bunch of hard-earned venison and shanked it. Hard. I’m still pissed at myself.
AdamusLignus I know how you feel. Ruined a few batches myself, however there is a great wealth of information to be found here in the videos and members in the community, to guide you to success.
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