smitty55

So last week I picked up a couple of 6lb whole picnic shoulders at $1.99lb. One went in the freezer and yesterday I prepared the other one for the smoker. Took all the skin off, and Injected a mix of ginger ale and maple syrup into it. Then I smeared it with Dijon and regular mustard and then coated it with close to a cup of my home made spice rub. I also sprinkled some rub on the skin and took out 3 pork hocks out of the freezer that I had brined for 5 days a couple of months back. Many hours later at 3 in the morning in the big chief the roast had a nice dark bark on it and was up to 158°, the skin was all shriveled up and the hocks were finished. Today I took the roast out of the fridge wrapped it in two layers of heavy foil, added the half can of ginger ale left over and drizzled some more maple syrup over it. It went in the oven at 235° and will be removed when it hits over 200° for pulled pork dinner tonight. I forgot to take a pic of it out of the smoker but did get one before it went in. Looking forward to it.

Fish ON-Line only shows it as 1 lake with Brook Trout being stocked every two to four years. For fish it shows Brookies, Lakers and White Sucker. https://www.lioapplications.lrc.gov.on.ca/fishonline/Index.html?viewer=FishONLine.FishONLine&locale=en-CA

Came across this... https://financialpost.com/commodities/lumber-wipes-out-2021-gain-with-demand-ebbing-after-record-boom?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1626190415

For sure, many of the local farmers around here still kill their fields off every so often. Saw that this late spring.

Or put in a 30A when it needs a 50A

Apparently it's a big no no to charge the battery while still connected to the motor.

Not to nitpick but they still spray for noxious weeds around here. The wild parsnip invasion is going full bore here and Lanark County sprays county roads to try and control them. Residents are allowed to opt out of the spraying but they are expected to control them on their own in the ditches and if they don't they lose their opt out options. It's not blanket spraying though, they actually target individual plants but only within the 66ft wide road allowances.

So I noticed the other day that we're down to our last bag of Schnitzel in the freezer after I take one out for our dinner. I also notice that we're down to our last bag of smoked bread crumbs as well so I make a mental note to grab a bunch of expired half price bread next time I see some as we use it fairly often. Then I see that IG has pork loins on at 1.99lb so perfect timing to make up another batch of schnitzel. So I'm walking by the 50% off bakery rack and see a pile of 450g Italian loafs so I grab 4 of them at 1.10 each. Then I grab 2 large loins, one for the freezer They get cut up in big chunks and then in the oven at 250° for 40 minutes till dry. I barely managed to get them all on the 5 racks of the big chief. 3 pans of pellets and two hours later they are all nicely golden coloured. Filled two plastic grocery bags with them and boy did the kitchen ever smell good. This morning wifey did them up in the food processor and we ended up with 9 bags totaling just under 3lbs. Kept the largest bag out for Schnitzel tomorrow and chicken thighs tonight. Might seem strange going on about bread crumbs but OMG do they ever dress up whatever you use them on, I've never had Schnitzel that comes close to these with that great smokey flavour. Highly recommend anyone with a smoker to try it, you certainly can't buy them anywhere. Cheers

If you have any black walnuts around break a couple up and put in a few gallons of water. Let it sit for a bit then saturate the ground. It will drive the worms to the surface for easy picking, just make sure to have some fresh water in a pail to rinse them off first.

I've been using ATSKO Sportwash on my hunting gear for decades now. Great product for high tech clothing. https://www.atsko.com/sport-wash-laundry-detergent-1-liter-34-wash-loads/

That was a real neat version, guitarist was real good too. You can tell Plant's voice is wasn't it used to be but he's still got it.

Daiwa SS Tournament Series spinning reels are fresh and salt water rated even though they're not in the salt water section. Those reels have been around for a long time and have a rock solid reputation.

Be careful with those cheaper ones. Make sure to let it cool well in between sealing jobs so that the element will last longer and also keep the wire nice and clean.

So I was perusing the latest Princess Auto booklet today and noticed they have a 3 pack of 8in x 22ft vacuum sealer bags for half price at 12.49. That's a good deal for sure if anyone is looking to stock up.

Doug, a Newfie bud of mine always said that the secret to great fish cakes was using cold mashed potatoes as the binder. Looks like Spiel has taters in his mix as well.

I would highly suggest Kipawa. From the launch in Kipawa village Alwaki lodge is a 14 mile boat ride and Kipawa Lodge is another 8 miles past that. It's a beautiful lake the will leave you wanting to go back for more. There are some other lodges accessible from the northern end at Laniel but I'm not familiar with them. Also 1 camp right near the village but it's a busier part of the lake. Lake Trout and Walleye are the main targets but there are lots of Pike and the Smallmouth Bass population is rapidly spreading through the waterway south down to as far as Hunter lake now.

You are right about how it can often be a cheap part that fails on a pcb, capacitors are often the most common failure. Most boards are sealed with conformal coating which can be removed with a strong solvent like acetone. For the most part manufacturers don't repair them, it's just a replacement. However, if you could do a visual inspection on the board and spot an obvious fault like a swollen capacitor can or a dark burnt looking component like a diode or even a burnt track then there would be a possibility of repair without even needing a circuit diagram. That being said I have no idea of the history on the failure of these boards, it could also be an IC in which case there'd be no chance of repair.

Question: Can I use a generator in an Ontario Park? Answer: The use of a generator is permitted provided that campers respect the “No Excessive Noise” rule.

Here's an old locally hand drawn map of the lake. It's quite accurate. That red stripe is the only main lake weed bed that drops quickly into deep water. Big Pike hang around that deep edge looking to intercept roaming schools of Cisco. If you zoom in you'll notice to named rocks in Big Water that will just break the surface in low water seasons. Babcock's and Englishman's rock. Great spots for Smallies but in reality they are everywhere along rocky shorelines. The second map is the depth map and I've marked a lot of the runs I like for Lakers, but again you'll see plenty of boats trolling so that will give you an idea as well. What I really like is that when the wind picks up there are lots of areas to get out of the wind for smaller boats like in between the islands and over in Western Water where I like to go. One thing about Lakers there is the bite is good in the morning and peters out around 10 so we always like to be launching by 7. Lot's of hazards in the lake too but for the most part they are all well marked. Lot's of good hiking trails too. It's a beautiful lake where a section of the shield juts down south close to the border.

The main issue with brush length happens when they get short enough that the spring doesn't put enough pressure to force good solid contact with the commutator. Then you get lots of sparking which cause more damage. Those brushes look fine as does the commutator. Seeing as the motor still works fine I agree that the issue is with the pedal itself, whether it's the motherboard or crappy contacts on the other switches for turning.

That's got to win the award for the troll of the year right there!

I woke up the whole neighborhood I think with the calls and laughs I was sounding off with at the horn, and I live in the country lol. I've been a Hab hater for life but to see that smug arrogant smirk wiped off Mathew's face at the end of the game made me a huge Habs fan for the last week. I'm near Ottawa and I'm pretty sure I heard the center of the universe explode from here, did that ever feel good. Woo Hoo I'll give it a couple of days and then it's back to Go Jets

Yea I find we probably use the smaller bags more often, like for the ramp butter and individual 1lb packs of burger or sausages or chicken pieces even. They certainly are great quality.

Independent Grocers around here often carry them. They come in a small tub.

Doug I use a thin mustard base on the ribs and then a spice rub. Let sit overnite and then into the smoker. After a few hours wrap in foil with some liquid like apple cider or beer or wine and then let them steam in the oven or back in the smoker at 225°. Then finish on the grill or broiler. I don't see a need to use a cure on ribs.