This years version. I'm gonna have to make some more this year - with the distancing I'm putting together a couple of care packages to go out to family - and I only have a small chunk left now.
Differences this year:
I dropped the salt to about 3/4 cup in the brine and used Instacure No 1...
I keep a roll of electrical tape in my pack. Mostly for wrapping the punched tag on the critter. Sometimes I put it on the barrel, but mostly I forget. I've never had an issue with it or without.
Definitely shoot at the range to make sure it doesn't impact. But it doesn't impact your...
I have a Joule. It works fine - and if you are OK with tech - it all runs through their app. It hooks up to house wi-fi, so if I leave for a bit I can still check temp, turn it off, etc. I can see where it would be nice to not depend on that, as I've had to update the firmware a couple of...
I think it really depends on the company and your line of work. In my case, a small group (4 people) worked for a large corporation for 15-25 years (depending on the person) - and we had a very specific product in tech. The large corp was bleeding profit off of us and we were struggling...
As a quick followup - I used to be super picky on getting all of the silver-skin, tendons, etc off the meat - which is initially some of the most time-consuming section of learning home butchery. The only thing I've found to not age well in the freezer is chunks of fat and glands. So my...
I mostly do my own, but will take one in if time limited. I've only taken it in to people I personally know. I really like cutting my own - I can do different cuts for different occasions. I usually have some plan in my head while I am butchering. I'm working through some design's on a...
To the OP - Both Private and Public.
I definitely do the incremental approach. I do wait until they whine and then push them a little further. Then switch gears. Sometimes it's having a snack or water. Last year I tossed snow-shoes on both of them and we went for a little "backcountry" ski...
The 529's have been mentioned before - and we have those for all of our kids.
Some local Credit Union's will also offer CD's. We did that for both our kids. Not the greatest return - but much better than a savings account.
My grandparents created one for me when I was little. I ended up not...
Our daughter turned 11 and this is her favorite dish. Hank's Swedish Meatballs, with elk (her fav). We were out of ground Elk, so I boned out the last remaining shoulder roast. She has reminded me consistently for the last couple of months that we had to have some elk meat for her dinner...