Hello from the south suburbs of Chicago,IL.

[mdhuitsing]

My wife and oldest daughter have a nasty food allergy! Corn and any corn based ingredients. I make all kinds of smoked and fresh sausage, beef sticks and have been experimenting with jerky. We love to do ribs, pulled pork and brisket on the smoker. I love this site and book for tips, tricks and recipes. I have a 40 inch masterbuilt smoker, a weber genisis gas grill. I have been on this site alot I am looking at adding a pellet grill or a weber summit charcoal grill. I am looking forward to exploring more on this site.

[Nate]

Welcome from Indiana

[kmhfive]

Welcome to the Pit! MCS will become a powerful force. You can't go wrong with either cooker. Give us some information about what you like and there will be many choices presented!

[LA Pork Butt]

Welcome to the Pit!

[Henrik]

Welcome to the pit! It sure is fun making your own sausages, ain't it! We look forward to learning from you.

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[Spinaker]

Welcome to The Pit! Thank you for the support. It sounds like you are well on your way to a great outdoor cooking arsenal.

[HouseHomey]

Hunting Beach welcomes you. What's some fine gear you are considering. We love pictures of cooks. Beef sticks.... hmmmm. How are those cased? The same a sausage? I'm thinking like "slim Jim." Are yours fatter? Do tell.

[RonB]

Welcome to The Pit.

[Skip]

Welcome from Minnesota!

[MBMorgan]

Welcome from Colorado!

[mdhuitsing]

I like natural casing for smoked polish and the other fresh sausage I make( brats, sweet Italian, fresh polish, and brat size maple breakfast sausage links.) I use 3" fibrous casing for salami and 3/4" collogen for beef sticks. As soon as I figure out how to post pictures I will. I have also been experimenting with curing and smoking my own Canadian bacon as well as slab bacon. I have 2 awesome butcher shops nearby so getting a hold of quality meat is no problem at all.

[fuzzydaddy]

Welcome aboard!

[DWCowles]

Welcome mdhuitsing

[adamjs83]

Welcome to the forum.

I can't imagine what it is like to have a corn allergy. My oldest has a peanut allergy which isn't easy but at least there is great awareness in society and peanut is not a hidden ingredient in many things. With a corn allergy it must be almost impossible to eat anything out of the house.

Good on you for upping your BBQ game so that they can have great food!

[Mr. Bones]

Howdy from Kansas Territory, Welcome to th' Pit!!!