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Smoking Techniques => Sausage Making => Topic started by: NePaSmoKer on March 22, 2010, 07:38:43 AM

Title: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: NePaSmoKer on March 22, 2010, 07:38:43 AM
Doing some summer sausage for my neighbor. 80/20 all GB, smoking with pecan. Starting at 140* no smoke for 1.5 hours. Bumping to 150* with 5 pucks pecan. Not going to exceed 175* with this summer.

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2 full chubs with a mini mie  :D Total just about 4.96 lbs
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Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: NePaSmoKer on March 22, 2010, 08:09:42 AM
Getting with it.

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Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: pensrock on March 22, 2010, 08:23:17 AM
Looks great.  :)
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: Tenpoint5 on March 22, 2010, 10:34:56 AM
Looks good so far. That six rack is starting to get some nice coloring in it.
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: dbondy on March 22, 2010, 12:17:39 PM
Looking good, can,t wait to see it finished, I also like the casings.
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: RickWL63 on March 22, 2010, 03:09:38 PM
Looks good Nepas.  I'm all out of deer meat, so my next batch will have to be GB too.
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: Up In Smoke on March 22, 2010, 03:14:54 PM
Looks great Nepas,
looking forward to the finished product.
i have got to try making some......i am starting to gain a little confidence in the snack stick sausage
area.
trying to ramp up to the summer stuff.
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: OU812 on March 22, 2010, 03:34:27 PM
Lookin good NePas.

You gotta be on the home stretch by now, just waitin for that last 10 deg.
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: NePaSmoKer on March 22, 2010, 04:06:11 PM
I hit the stall point @136* about an hour and half ago. Should be ready to climb again soon. 
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: OU812 on March 22, 2010, 04:14:06 PM
Quote from: NePaSmoKer on March 22, 2010, 04:06:11 PM
I hit the stall point @136* about an hour and half ago. Should be ready to climb again soon. 

Bummer. I hate it when it stalls that long.
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: NePaSmoKer on March 22, 2010, 04:48:13 PM
Quote from: OU812 on March 22, 2010, 04:14:06 PM
Quote from: NePaSmoKer on March 22, 2010, 04:06:11 PM
I hit the stall point @136* about an hour and half ago. Should be ready to climb again soon. 

Bummer. I hate it when it stalls that long.

Yeah and what a quick temp rise. Went back out and they were done  ;D The little mini mie chub got an air pocket in it, guess i will keep the little guy  ;D

Got em hanging now and when cool going in the fridge for a couple days.

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Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: OU812 on March 22, 2010, 04:55:22 PM
I was wonderin how quick they would climb with a stall that long, good thing you check on them when you did.
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: NePaSmoKer on March 24, 2010, 09:21:36 AM
Got the mini mie chub cut up. Not bad looking and taste pretty good.

One thing i wont have my neighbor do when he wants summer or bologna is buy the meat  :-\  He got 73/27 and it has just a bit too much fat content for me.

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Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: squirtthecat on March 24, 2010, 10:28:30 AM

Would ground chuck do?   They always seem to have a decent price on the fresh ground stuff around here...   I think it is 85/15.
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: Tenpoint5 on March 24, 2010, 10:39:29 AM
yeah sometimes cheaper is not always better
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: NePaSmoKer on March 24, 2010, 11:22:17 AM
Quote from: squirtthecat on March 24, 2010, 10:28:30 AM

Would ground chuck do?   They always seem to have a decent price on the fresh ground stuff around here...   I think it is 85/15.


Yeah chuck will be good.
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: OU812 on March 24, 2010, 11:38:45 AM
Ground chuck works great, when I add beef to sausage or sticks its always ground chuck.
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: squirtthecat on March 24, 2010, 11:40:28 AM

Ok, thanks guys...

I'm getting closer to pulling the trigger on some snack sticks.
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: sodak on March 24, 2010, 12:31:10 PM
Just did ground chuck on a pile of snack stix.  Tastes great!
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: OU812 on March 24, 2010, 12:57:35 PM
Quote from: squirtthecat on March 24, 2010, 11:40:28 AM

Ok, thanks guys...

I'm getting closer to pulling the trigger on some snack sticks.


You Can Do It.
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: Rich_91360 on March 24, 2010, 02:03:33 PM
 was this added fat or just a large piece of meat that you ground. how did you arrive at  the ratio of 73/27?
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: NePaSmoKer on March 24, 2010, 02:25:46 PM
Quote from: Rich_91360 on March 24, 2010, 02:03:33 PM
was this added fat or just a large piece of meat that you ground. how did you arrive at  the ratio of 73/27?

He bought the GB at the market.
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: dracothehound on April 04, 2010, 03:47:14 PM
That looks good you should take the little one and hang it in a cool room if you have one and hang it for 2 to 3 weeks and then try it i find it has a much better taste   
Title: Re: Pre Summer Sausage
Post by: NePaSmoKer on April 04, 2010, 07:02:18 PM
Quote from: dracothehound on April 04, 2010, 03:47:14 PM
That looks good you should take the little one and hang it in a cool room if you have one and hang it for 2 to 3 weeks and then try it i find it has a much better taste   

There gone already.