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Title: Kiebasa Sausage (with picture)
Post by: muzzletim on October 13, 2009, 05:26:03 PM

After reading about Big John and his Kiebasa I got hungry so whipped up a batch it came out great!! Picture shows it in full bloom!

(http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu222/twebb10146/smoking/SausagePolish4.jpg)

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Post by: NePaSmoKer on October 13, 2009, 05:34:16 PM

Very nice there.

nepas

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Post by: FLBentRider on October 13, 2009, 06:21:43 PM

That is some mighty fine looking sausage there!

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Post by: smokeitall on October 13, 2009, 06:34:48 PM

Wow that looks fantastic and its not 1:30 am like John's ;D ;D
SIA

Title: Re: Kiebasa Sausage (with picture)
Post by: muzzletim on October 13, 2009, 07:06:27 PM

I did mine the night before then put in refrigerator with a paper towel in between each one. I forget which post suggested it, boy did that work great!

Got up early and put them in and smoked for 3 hours and left in the smoker til I had a internal temp of 135 then steamed them up to 151. done before noon.

I 've been down John's route, this way is much more fun!!

Tim

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Post by: pensrock on October 13, 2009, 07:47:58 PM

Looks great and yes the paper towels help a lot.

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Post by: Tenpoint5 on October 13, 2009, 08:17:22 PM

Looks great better send one to Nepas and myself for quality control.

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Post by: JDNC on October 14, 2009, 02:57:21 AM

Great looking sausage! I noticed there is no wrinkles or shrinkage. Do you contribute this to the steaming? I can never get sausage with that smooth surface. I mean..great looking sausage!

JD

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Post by: Hopefull Romantic on October 14, 2009, 03:38:35 AM

Real nice sausages. Got to try thenm some time

HR

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Post by: BigJohnT on October 14, 2009, 07:35:43 AM

Tim,

Now I have a goal to work for. They look real nice.

John

Title: Re: Kiebasa Sausage (with picture)
Post by: muzzletim on October 14, 2009, 08:09:44 AM

Tenpoint - I am humbled that you would want to be my quality control person, but my to sons have already took 4 each so I think i only got a couple left!!!! :D :D

JD - No wrinkles come from a number of things for me. Number one is to stuff the casing to the maximum, but when you do this you have the occasional explosion (casing breaks) and have to start over on the ring. Second is to cool them in Ice water immediately when you take them out of the steamer! I think maybe the steaming helps as the casing seems to shrink to the meat more, but I could be imagining that.

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Post by: Roadking on October 14, 2009, 10:34:24 AM

Quote from: muzzletim on October 14, 2009, 08:09:44 AM

Second is to cool them in Ice water immediately when you take them out of the steamer!

Your Kiebasa looks fantastic!! The ice water is the trick - you have to get the temperature down as fast as possible.

Again they look gre-e-e-a-a-t , nice job.

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Post by: OU812 on October 14, 2009, 03:50:12 PM

Tim thats some good looking sausage, I can almost taste it from way over here.

Got some in the fridge thawing out right now.

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Post by: ArnieM on October 14, 2009, 04:39:28 PM

Gotta do it. Gotta do it. Gotta do it. Can I have the little one ??? ???

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Post by: Smokin Soon on October 14, 2009, 05:16:14 PM

They look great! How did you steam them?

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Post by: BigJohnT on October 14, 2009, 06:31:47 PM

Yes, tell us more about steaming Kielbasa please.

John

Title: Re: Kiebasa Sausage (with picture)
Post by: muzzletim on October 14, 2009, 08:46:01 PM

I smoke them for three hours and let them cook for about 1 hour or til the IT is about 135 degree's IT in the Bradley.

I use my turkey fryer pot! I put 3 or 4 inches of water in the bottom and bring it to a boil. I leave the basket in the pot. I cut a dowel rod that goes across the top of the basket and hang 4 sausages at a time on it. put the cover on and in 4 or 5 minutes the sausage is at about 150 degree's IT.

It is amazing that the steam brings up the IT so quickly.

Kind of a homemade affair but it works really well.

Tim

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Post by: BigJohnT on October 15, 2009, 03:50:19 AM

Tim,

Thanks for sharing that. One more question, what kind of smoke did you use?

Thanks
John

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Post by: muzzletim on October 15, 2009, 06:50:39 AM

I used Hickory pucks with natural hog casings 38-42 mm.

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Post by: BigJohnT on October 15, 2009, 08:39:22 AM

Thanks Tim

John

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Post by: kcsmoker on October 22, 2009, 11:40:00 AM

Great looking sausage. Today I am smoking my first batch of Italian Sausage. I hope it turns out like yours.

KC Smoker

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Post by: muzzletim on October 22, 2009, 12:36:31 PM

Thanks, I am sure it will. Remember to start out at 120 and work your way up to 160 temps. When you finnish don't forget to cool in ice water!

Tim

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Post by: kcsmoker on October 22, 2009, 12:52:48 PM

Great Looking Sausage.

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Post by: classicrockgriller on October 22, 2009, 04:09:31 PM

I have been keeping up with this thread and just wanted to say thanks for the learning of a new trick.

Some great looking Kiebasa.

BRADLEY SMOKER | "Taste the Great Outdoors"

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