Hello to everyone. I have been makeing some sausage for several years but without a smoker. My Christmas present this year is a digital 4 rack Bradley. My wife has already let me play with the smoker and I have done a 10 pound batch of kielbasa and a 10 pound batch of snack sticks. Both turned out beyond my expectations and were very easy to produce. I think I am going to really like this smokeing. Thanks for all the information you folks have posted. I am starting a batch of jalapeno summer sausage today.
Thanks again,
Ed
Glad to hear it's turned out great for you! Keep up the good work and get some pictures posted so we can believe you. ;D
Welcome to the forum nighthunter. I'm happy you're pleased with the results. 20 pounds of sausage sounds like a bit more than "playing around" ;D
Welcome Aboard Ed!!
W E L C O M E to the Forum nighthunter!
Welcome to the fun nighthunter.
Sounds like you have your new tool all figured out all ready.
I did up some Jalapeno Swiss Summer sausage this weekend also.
Welcome aboard Ed and have fun with you new smoker. Here is the link on how to post pictures. We all love them.
http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showpost.php?p=768&postcount=11
Hady
The jalopeno summer sausage came out fantastic. I don't think it is going to last for too very long. I made a spacer for the top shelf of the smoker and gained almost 3 inches for the sausages to hang and not contact the heat shield. I just can't stop eating this stuff. Hung them at 140 for a little over an hour then increaser the heat to 160 and applied hickory smoke in that period for 2 hours. Then raised the temp to 190 for 8 hours till the sausage reached an IT of 160 degrees. I know its a few degrees than 156 but I'd rather be safe that sorry. Total smoker time was 12 1/2 hours. I'll get some pics to post in the near future.
Ed
hey nighthunter, welcome to the forum.
Yes, we do like pics.
Quote from: nighthunter on December 16, 2009, 07:01:37 PM
I'll get some pics to post in the near future.
Ed
Looking forward to it.
Sounds like they turned out great.