don't forget about Dirty Jobs!!!!

Alot of pros and cons didnt portray the work involved very well but nice to see that the industry was on tv someone should getRatzenberger to do a show . I was amazed of all the Galv. stuff though. not like it was a backyarder

I finally watched the show last night.

The number was 2,000...not sure if that's taps or trees.

The kitchen was very nice.

I too noticed there are 3 large evaporators, which seemed overkill for 2000 taps...maybe they used to be much larger? For that matter the entire operation (evaporators, kitchen, filter press) seemed overkill for 2000 trees.

I couldn't believe the size of the filter press and I too thought there was a lot of sludge in the bottom of the finishing pan for filtered syrup. I wonder if he ever produces light syrup w/ his current method.

There is a lot of galvi. being used...a lot. A lot of handling and spilling during collection (most of which is due to Mike Rowe...I wonder if he's really that clumsy/not careful or if it's just for TV?)

I too noticed that about the dust from cleaning the flues.

I cringed when I saw him tapping the trees. Did anybody notice he was using a brad point bit and not a maple bit?

I was glad to see maple hit the TV. I don't think it really applies to Dirty Jobs, unless it's the end of the season. If you go to anybody's operation there'll be stuff you'll disagree with.

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Originally Posted by Amber Gold

If you go to anybody's operation there'll be stuff you'll disagree with.

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Exactly I disagree with your extravagant use of metal roofing :lol:.
One odd thing with sugaring is very rarely do we get to see other operations during the season.

First day back to work after the show aired, and I'm mentally exhausted. I was pummeled with questions all day long!

What was I asked the most? "What was the white stuff he put in the syrup?" Which was always followed with "You don't put that in yours do you?" ( I don't) Then came "What do you put in yours?" (Other than lots of hard work, nothing)

And then the big one, "So its not really "pure" maple syrup with that stuff added to it is it?" And sure enough, one of the health-food diet folks overheard this and asked, "If I'm buying organically grown maple syrup with that in it, its not really organic, right?"

Everyone, please, just leave me alone. Thank you.

Steve

LOL actually filter aid is organic thats why its used for a organic bug killer in gardens. Really works well for slugs when you spread a line around the plants. That's unfortunate that they showed them using it with out a proper explanation of what it is and what it does.
I had to make sugar pies for our Xmas dinner at school and it came to me in time that I had to use crisco instead of lard for the pastry because I have Muslims in my class. My syrup is already kosher so it was okay. We had to ask everybody whatthey put in certain foods to find out what they could and could not eat at the meal.

The cool thing about all the sludge in the bottom of the finish pan is the amount of sludge in the finish pan:rolleyes: the sludge is filteraid and all the things you want to filter out. I use alot of filter aid SO WHAT it doesnt get past the filters. To those people that dont use filteraid what do you use in your press? I dont own a prefilter or a Orlan filter I burned the **** things and could'nt be happier:) So if I was selling a filter press that size for $100.00 would buy it:rolleyes:

Huh???????

Huh???? twice

Well lets see we draw off as close to finished syrup as we can and we dump it in the finisher and we finish it. So far so good right. Then we dump in the filter aid as its boiling and we filter. Cool good so far. Then when the finish pan is empty of all the syrup Just what do you think is going to be left in the bottom of the finish pan???? A clean shinny bottom with no crud HA HA HA get a press and call Me 303 8105501

I don't have a finish rig--so ALL of my crud goes into the press, where ALL of the syrup is taken out of the crud!! When you graduate to finishing on the evaporator, call me!!!! HAHAHA!!!