R-pod Owners Forum : All things venison http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : General non-pod discussion : All things venison Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:28:48 +0000 Wed, 28 Mar 2018 09:21:20 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=11289 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ All things venison : We carry a Lodge dutch oven in... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106488#106488 Author: lostagain
Subject: 11289
Posted: 28 Mar 2018 at 9:21am

We carry a Lodge dutch oven in our Pod to make wonderful Colombian beans.  I'd love to find more things to cook in it.  All I have now is the recipe book that came with it.  The Lodge products are really nice and they've made them in TN since 1896. 

So fire away with your Dutch oven madness!!! 
]]> Wed, 28 Mar 2018 09:21:20 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106488#106488 All things venison : Originally posted by Leo Byou... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106465#106465 Author: furpod
Subject: 11289
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 8:59pm

Originally posted by Leo B

you guys are killing me!! 


HEY.. you don't EVEN want me to start throwing up some of my Dutch Oven madness.. Like Cap'n Crunch French Toast casserole, with blueberry and strawberry compote.. I did that in a 14" CDO, took it to a rally dinner, was gone in seconds.. LOL
]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 20:59:48 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106465#106465 All things venison : Originally posted by lostagainfurpod,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106464#106464 Author: furpod
Subject: 11289
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 8:57pm

Originally posted by lostagain

furpod, you triggered my appetite.  These pieces of sweet smoked pork belly look absolutely delicious; a sweet version of chicharón that I mentioned above.  How's your cholesterol?  Dang that looks good.


Unbelievably, my cholesterol is about 185, with the good stuff in the lead..

my waistline.. not so happy about that.. but so far my DR. has not recommended anything.. but we do heat with wood, and do much splitting and stacking etc, by hand.. plus walk the dog a few miles a day. and we do a lot of oatmeal and cream of wheat breakfasts too..
]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 20:57:33 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106464#106464 All things venison : you guys are killing me!! http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106458#106458 Author: Leo B
Subject: 11289
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 8:37pm

you guys are killing me!! ]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 20:37:21 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106458#106458 All things venison : furpod, you triggered my appetite.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106457#106457 Author: lostagain
Subject: 11289
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 8:35pm

furpod, you triggered my appetite.  These pieces of sweet smoked pork belly look absolutely delicious; a sweet version of chicharón that I mentioned above.  How's your cholesterol?  Dang that looks good.]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 20:35:16 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106457#106457 All things venison : Originally posted by lostagainFor... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106451#106451 Author: furpod
Subject: 11289
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 7:25pm

Originally posted by lostagain

For you pork belly eaters, there is something terribly decadent that you can do with a nicely smoked side of bacon.  Cut it into strips about an inch or so wide, leaving on the skin/rind, then cross cut it into little cubes but don't cut through the skin.  Cook it in it's own fat until it is a fairly well done and is starting to get a little crispy on the outside.  It Colombian version of chicharón and is especially good with things like red beans and rice or patacón.  [Fried plaintain or platano with a little salt].  But be sure to make an arrangement with your cardiologist for a visit to rotoroot your veins.


Or you can candy it up with some brown sugar and rub, and then smoke it down into crunchy outside, melt in your mouth inside.. bites..








]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 19:25:46 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106451#106451 All things venison : Originally posted by mcarterOff... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106449#106449 Author: furpod
Subject: 11289
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 7:22pm

Originally posted by mcarter

Off topic a bit - how many folks do you know that still hunt and eat squirrel? When I was a kid my mother was the Forrest Gump of squirrel. Nowadays, people just kill them like pests. I do, they eat my gas lines and electrical wiring, are a problem with my wife's birdfeeders and I have had them chew holes in my house and store nuts. I feel bad when I shoot them and kick them off into the woods. But when I was young I was the designated cleaner, and I swore I would never clean another squirrel:) Plus my Dad and brother were big eaters and I always got the front legs.


Yes, we do. Fried, stewed, and occasionally, a pot pie.
]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 19:22:17 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106449#106449 All things venison : I see your meatloaf.. and... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106448#106448 Author: furpod
Subject: 11289
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 7:19pm

I see your meatloaf.. and raise you.. 2 smoked, bacon wrapped, cheese and hash brown stuffed, breakfast sausage rolls.. while camping..  LOL




]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 19:19:39 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106448#106448 All things venison : Bacon-wrapped meatloaf: http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106445#106445 Author: GlueGuy
Subject: 11289
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 4:53pm

Bacon-wrapped meatloaf:


]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:53:55 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106445#106445 All things venison : For you pork belly eaters, there... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106443#106443 Author: lostagain
Subject: 11289
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 4:41pm

For you pork belly eaters, there is something terribly decadent that you can do with a nicely smoked side of bacon.  Cut it into strips about an inch or so wide, leaving on the skin/rind, then cross cut it into little cubes but don't cut through the skin.  Cook it in it's own fat until it is a fairly well done and is starting to get a little crispy on the outside.  It Colombian version of chicharón and is especially good with things like red beans and rice or patacón.  [Fried plaintain or platano with a little salt].  But be sure to make an arrangement with your cardiologist for a visit to rotoroot your veins.]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:41:04 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106443#106443 All things venison : Off topic a bit - how many folks... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106439#106439 Author: mcarter
Subject: 11289
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 4:31pm

Off topic a bit - how many folks do you know that still hunt and eat squirrel? When I was a kid my mother was the Forrest Gump of squirrel. Nowadays, people just kill them like pests. I do, they eat my gas lines and electrical wiring, are a problem with my wife's birdfeeders and I have had them chew holes in my house and store nuts. I feel bad when I shoot them and kick them off into the woods. But when I was young I was the designated cleaner, and I swore I would never clean another squirrel:) Plus my Dad and brother were big eaters and I always got the front legs.]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:31:01 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106439#106439 All things venison : Furpod - you tease. They say... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106436#106436 Author: mcarter
Subject: 11289
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 4:13pm

Furpod - you tease. They say bacon is bad for you, I say life without it is bad for you.]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:13:50 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106436#106436 All things venison : Wow...............................my... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106434#106434 Author: Leo B
Subject: 11289
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 4:08pm

Wow...............................my mouth is watering!!!!!  ]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:08:37 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106434#106434 All things venison : Bacon update.. it sat in the... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106432#106432 Author: furpod
Subject: 11289
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 4:06pm

Bacon update.. it sat in the fridge for 5 days, then got rinsed, and into the smoker.. I didn't do it on hickory, ended up using mesquite. Glad I did. after smoking for a couple of hours, into the fridge to rest and cool and firm up over night. Then onto the slicer.. I cut 4 different rasher thicknesses.

Some pictures..


















]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:06:11 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106432#106432 All things venison : After reading all of these posts,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106232#106232 Author: Gregm
Subject: 11289
Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 3:31pm

After reading all of these posts, I am going to get something to eat. Definitely meat!]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2018 15:31:17 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106232#106232 All things venison : Love Canadian bacon, but I think... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106230#106230 Author: GlueGuy
Subject: 11289
Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 2:43pm

Love Canadian bacon, but I think our friends up north refer to it as "back bacon" or something like that. To us 'mericans, it's more like smoked pork chops, and quite similar to ham in flavor.]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2018 14:43:38 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106230#106230 All things venison : Here I am at the other end of... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106228#106228 Author: jato
Subject: 11289
Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 2:33pm

Here I am at the other end of the Bacon, Bacon truckLOL.  Believe it or not, my mother, from the old country (Germany) rarely used bacon except for a garnish in her german potato salad or for wrapping breast meat when we ate pheasant, rabbit, or squirrel.  Really, that was it, she may have used 2 lbs/year, if that.  On the other hand, we were raised on "Canadian bacon", now that is some really good stuff, no fat, and yet, still extremely flavorful.  So let's give a big round of applause to our neighbors to the north, like you marwayne!]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2018 14:33:01 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106228#106228 All things venison : Nice of folks to get a pet of... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106215#106215 Author: mcarter
Subject: 11289
Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 10:17am

Nice of folks to get a pet of any kind, find they don't want it or can't control and turn it lose. Feral cats and dogs, snakes, etc. Then other stuff released like Asian Carp and that fish that eats everything in Maryland. AND the species the government imported to handle some problem then they found out it doesn't do that, like Tilapia and Nutria. I remember when they put Tilapia in the irrigational canals in AZ to handle algae, ever try and bait a hook with algae?]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2018 10:17:46 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106215#106215 All things venison : Originally posted by DavidDid... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106214#106214 Author: GlueGuy
Subject: 11289
Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 10:15am

Originally posted by David

Did somebody say "BACON"?

Heck, I think that I would eat an old boot - if it had bacon on it!
These people have your number with the Bacon Bacon Truck. Star


]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2018 10:15:48 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106214#106214 All things venison : In the everglades they have some... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106212#106212 Author: David and Danette
Subject: 11289
Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 10:10am

   In the everglades they have some kind of a bounty I believe on Pythons. They have been found eating small deer. They are upsetting the balance of nature not being native to south Florida. A full size alligator is able to survive being attacked by a Python. And if gets very cold some pythons will die. Hunting seems to be the only way to control their population.]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2018 10:10:17 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106212#106212 All things venison : Just got back from Florida, Tampa/Orlando... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106208#106208 Author: Leo B
Subject: 11289
Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 9:38am

Just got back from Florida, Tampa/Orlando area only saw one little chameleon wouldn't of got much of a taste off of him.  ]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2018 09:38:59 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106208#106208 All things venison : I think they have a season on... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106206#106206 Author: furpod
Subject: 11289
Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 9:29am

I think they have a season on iguanas down in Florida.. or a bounty or something..]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2018 09:29:38 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106206#106206 All things venison : http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106205#106205 Author: Leo B
Subject: 11289
Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 9:28am

LOL ]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2018 09:28:33 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106205#106205 All things venison : Leo, don't get any ideas.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106204#106204 Author: jato
Subject: 11289
Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 9:25am

Leo, don't get any ideas.  In South America you could get away with it but here in America?  If you took them out you would probably go to jail.  However, they are really, really tasty.  I am a fan of PETA, "People Eating Tasty Animals."]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2018 09:25:59 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106204#106204 All things venison : Hmmm iguana's haven't... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106201#106201 Author: Leo B
Subject: 11289
Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 8:20am

Hmmm iguana's haven't thought of eating them...............................grand kids school has a couple big ones in their classroom Disapprove ]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2018 08:20:27 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106201#106201 All things venison : I have to stop.....I'm gaining... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106199#106199 Author: Guests
Subject: 11289
Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 8:04am


I have to stop.....I'm gaining weight just reading this thread!

You all have me yearning to fire up the smoker but, 3-7" of snow forecast for today. It will remain undercover for a while yet.


]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2018 08:04:47 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106199#106199 All things venison : It has been amazing to see how... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106198#106198 Author: jato
Subject: 11289
Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 8:01am

It has been amazing to see how the deer have made a comeback over the past years.  We live on a strip of land that is between 1 - 2 miles wide and located between Lake Michigan and Torch Lake which is just over 19 miles in length.  The deer are pretty much corralled by the lakes but have dramatically increased their numbers.  Because of that deer/car accidents are quite common.  Just yesterday I counted 6 kills along a 10 mile stretch.
On a happier note, I must agree, pretty hard to top elk meat, although venison is near the top as well.  Also iguana is fantastic, had it a few years ago while in Crabwood Creek, Guyana, S.A.  Had to wait a few days for the seller to procure 3 large, live iguanas.  Chopped heads off, pretty much filet them like a fish, lots of currey and cooked over a large charcoal fire.  Makes my mouth water just thinking about it.  Don't think they are native to N.A. though so one would have to travel a way to experience this enjoyment to the palette.
]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2018 08:01:55 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106198#106198 All things venison : Originally posted by... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106196#106196 Author: furpod
Subject: 11289
Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 7:52am

Originally posted by David


Let me make 2 comments:

1. I am pleased and gratified that you clarified your position on bacon. I am quite fervent and passionate regarding bacon and will rest much easier tonight.

2. When are you serving?








Next week we will be at a rally in Maggie Valley NC.. This bacon will be used as part of a dish I am doing for an evening stroll, meet and greet.. a " amuse bouche"..

Pig Shots.

Just for brevity..

You take a piece of Polish sausage, about 3/4 to an inch long, wrap it with a piece of bacon, just long enough to go around it with a little overlap, pin in place with a tooth pick. forming a "cup" Mix whipped cream cheese with you favorite pork rub, then pipe it into the "cup". Place them in a smoker at 225F until the bacon is happy.

Enjoy. After "pork belly burnt ends" my favorite finger food for a group...
]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2018 07:52:14 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106196#106196 All things venison : Bourbon barreled peppered bacon... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106194#106194 Author: Leo B
Subject: 11289
Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 7:45am

Approve Bourbon barreled peppered bacon that sounds amazing!!!]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2018 07:45:25 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106194#106194 All things venison : Let me make 2 comments: 1.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11289&PID=106193#106193 Author: Guests
Subject: 11289
Posted: 24 Mar 2018 at 7:36am


Let me make 2 comments:

1. I am pleased and gratified that you clarified your position on bacon. I am quite fervent and passionate regarding bacon and will rest much easier tonight.

2. When are you serving?






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