I found a video that shows how to twist a rope into the English 3 link twist. I see them hanging in all sorts of butcher shop photos and I had no idea as to how to do it. It is really pretty simple after watching the video. I am thinking a person can hang a few more links in a Bradley if the rope is twisted this way. Perhaps of of our experts has been doing this and can expand on it a bit.
http://www.sausagemaking.org/linkingSausages.html
I wonder how much smoke flavor gets to the sausage's that are touching each other because they are so close when hanging?
Pretty neat video.
Nepas can do that ! :) Somewhere on this forum there are pictures.
Quote from: watchdog56 on June 16, 2010, 12:40:32 PM
I wonder how much smoke flavor gets to the sausage's that are touching each other because they are so close when hanging?
I was thinking the same thing as I watched. I always arrange my sausages as close as I can get them with having them touch each other.
That feller has done that a time or two..... I'd still be fumbling all over myself.
It's got to be tough when you're try to tie a knot in your sausage with wet slippery fingers :-\
They twist'em for fresh not for smoking.
Believe me it is no where near as easy as it looks!! :-[
I have watched this video numerous times and even been into my local butchers shop for lessons at 6.30 am on a Tuesday when he makes up his sausages for the week and even after all that I am fingers and thumbs. ::)
The only time I (cold) smoked some I did so before making the links. :)