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OI it's just another variation of dill pickles, just like cukes or dilly beans. So long as fresh carrots are used they stay crisp forever. It's all about the taste and a fairly unique pickle to dress up the plate. They don't work well on a burger though, too crunchy compared to a regular dill slice. Like Spiel said they are delicious. Of course I use my own fresh garlic and at least double the amount. Cheers

Not sure how many here are into preserving but we do a lot of pickling here. I used to a lot of dills but after discovering dilled carrots I always do those anymore. Always nice and crunchy and a huge hit at family gatherings. So the other day I picked up 15lb of fresh picked young carrots from a hobby farm a few miles away. I always make around half of the batches hot, adding 1 chili pepper to pints and 2 to a quart jar. This time the only peppers I could find locally were scotch bonnet, way hotter than chilies. So for the first batch of 6 quarts I added half a pepper to each jar and have my fingers crossed that they won't be too hot. The next batch was 9 pints with no heat added. There are enough left for one more smaller batch but I think I will just add some chili flakes this time. So for those who like their dills I highly recommend trying dilled carrots.

Like Dougie said you have to use a curing salt to prevent botulism. I wouldn't worry about it, if it was that bad for you we would all be dead with the amount of cured meats we've all eaten over our lifetimes. The pink in some curing salts is just coloring that is used to differentiate it from regular salts. Actually the one I buy from my local butcher is white, I just make sure to mark the bag. Mesquite and/or hickory works fine for pork, but in reality any wood will work, but the stronger flavours are preferred. Cheers

Brian I haven't bought back bacon since I started doing my own in my Big Chief. There is no comparison to store bought. I'm pretty sure I posted some pics in the past of the process I did with my loins. I buy them when they go on sale for like $2lb. Here's the recipe I basically use. http://nwedible.com/how-to-make-canadian-bacon-at-home/ I increase the garlic lots and all the spices, it's my own garlic and Bay leaf. I also find it has more flavour when marinated for 5 or 6 days rather than the 3-4 in the recipe. 3 or 4 pans of chips over 4 or 5 hours while rotating racks half way. Then finish in the oven to 150°. I've mentioned this before too but next time you do pork chops try a good coating of curry on one side. I did it on a whim one time and now always use it. Cheers

Great pics

I initially bought some from a garlic grower but since then I just plant my own so its all free. I grow mostly music which has large cloves and not many, so around fifty bulbs used for replanting in November.

This is my third time trying this, everything keeps getting mixed up and out of order and I can't find out how to delete the post. Not exactly a cooking post but quite related. I grow 200 garlic each year, my favorite crop that gets used steady for a good ten months. Super easy to grow and close to free every year after. So from just before removing scapes, to just before harvest, to curing for two or three weeks across a ladder, to final cure on the rack before going into the basement on that rack after final root and stem trimming.

Wow, you really haven't a clue of what your talking about. The fact that you don't even know anyone who partakes just proves the point. I've seen enough people ruin their life and even die from excessive boozing, not one from toking pot.

Wow, I'm surprised this thread has fallen so far back onto the second page. Nothing too exciting to post, but breaking in a new smoker is always good. So in go two pans of chips to get it warmed up. In the meantime two packs of pork chops get well seasoned on both sides. This smoker was a gift, a front loading Big Chief. I must say I much prefer the top loader, I can load the whole rack in the house and then slide it into the smoker. The racks in the front loader aren't very stable, the brackets they slide in on are only in the front and back so it's easy for the rack to slide off. But being new it sure heats up well and puts out way more smoke than my old ones. So I went with one pan of Hickory chips and then a pan of Jack Daniel pellets. Boy do they ever taste good, I could never do with plain old chops anymore. Next up I will be making up a rub for two racks of ribs I have in the fridge just waiting to get smoked. Looking forward to that for sure.

Yea they may work but the question is still how well does it work and for how long. It's like using real cheap fishing line to me, not a chance. The standard el cheapo dollar store crap HDMI is only standard rated, not high speed. Plus they use the cheapest materials and labour to manufacture them. Plus it's definitely even worse for longer runs, you absolutely need quality cables. Standard HDMI is only rated to 1080i, maybe 1080p, not even close to handling the data flow from blue ray or 4K signals let alone handle gaming. I'm like that with everything I use, a good habit I learned many years back. You'll never regret buying quality, but often regret buying junk is my motto. No need to go bonkers. Take Monster cables for example, yea they're good quality for sure, but they're still way over priced and over hyped IMO. I'll leave with this. So lets say a new smart TV of decent size and quality brand runs $750-$1G. Wow, it has 3 HDMI inputs, right on. Well on the other side of that chassis are internal HDMI cables. For that kind of money spent, there will be very high quality components inside. No one would expect or accept dollar store quality cheap crap. So why use it between devices then? Cheers

I agree, when it comes to electronics and connectors I would never buy the cheapest crap. No need to buy the most expensive but buying quality is seldom a mistake. Cheers

If he's smart he'd take you up on that offer, I sure would.

Have you checked out Charleston Lake PP? 20km East to Smith Falls then a half hour south gets you to the village or a tad further around the lake to get to the park itself. It also has water access campgrounds but there wouldn't be hydro there. Lakeline Lodge has cabins for rent as well and possibly some camping spots. Kelsey's trailer park is right there as well. It's a gorgeous lake. https://www.ontarioparks.com/park/charlestonlake https://lakelinelodge.com/ Cheers

The In-Fisherman system has been around for a long time and it still applies today. https://www.in-fisherman.com/editorial/the-in-fisherman-system/153683 Cheers

Yea that's why I said generally, there will always be exceptions of course for skinny or very fat fish. Sometimes it can depend on certain waterbodies as well that have poor or amazing forage bases. I was mostly going by fish I have caught and weighed. Cheers

As a general rule I've always found that 25"=5lb, 26'=6lb, 27'=7lb... 30"=10lb, 31"=11lb etc. I've never caught anything bigger than 31.5" which actually was 11.5 lb too so I can't really say when they get bigger than that. Cheers

Pretty well 100% super processed food, exactly what they've been telling people not to eat for the last 20 years. Palms are getting greased for sure as the government stands by and does nothing.

The window is well sealed, not a problem.

Yep I had of those too that I got from Dougie with all the paper rolls. Somehow it disappeared after the fire along with some other things. Never trust those guys. Cheers

I have one also but I only have 2 rolls of paper left. I had picked up a good bunch of rolls from Shag but they got lost after a fire and I can't find them anymore.

Looks like it's Ceci to Toronto for Zaitsev, after the 3M signing bonus gets payed out. I for one am glad he's finally leaving the Sens.

Atinsco makes some excellent products, their Power 1 hull cleaner is an amazing cleaner. https://www.atinsco.com/products.htm Cheers

What I'd like to see is a tournament where no electronics are allowed, then we'd really get to see who the best fishermen are. Now that would be interesting. Cheers

That won't work as you have to respond to an email to confirm your vote.

Buy the best one you can find, you will likely regret buying an el cheapo. Cheers