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Smoking Techniques => Sausage Making => Topic started by: Keymaster on August 07, 2011, 10:20:12 AM

Title: Summer Sausage
Post by: Keymaster on August 07, 2011, 10:20:12 AM
I started with one of Nepas' Secret Summer Sausage recipes, I had everything but corn syrup solids so I opted for Corn syrup in it's replacement.
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8 pounds of ground beef 80/20 and 2 pounds of ground pork.

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All mixed up

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I stuffed them in 1-1/2" X 24" fibrous casings and had to tie my own strings which I did not like, I'll buy prestrung ones next  time.

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Into the smoker and ready for some Pecan smoke today.....

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More to follow ;D
Title: Re: Summer Sausage
Post by: Tenpoint5 on August 07, 2011, 10:27:32 AM
Looks good so far Aaron.

Suggestion get you some 1x2 board to sit on the top rack to raise the sausage up so the bottoms don't get burnt
Title: Re: Summer Sausage
Post by: NePaSmoKer on August 07, 2011, 10:28:09 AM
Nice SS Aron

Love them secret receipts  ;D
Title: Re: Summer Sausage
Post by: Keymaster on August 07, 2011, 10:33:16 AM
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on August 07, 2011, 10:27:32 AM
Looks good so far Aaron.

Suggestion get you some 1x2 board to sit on the top rack to raise the sausage up so the bottoms don't get burnt
I hear yah Chris, I already had to retie all the strings twice to get them shorter, as soon as the smoke stops I'll toss in a couple boards. Thanks for the great Idea!!!
Title: Re: Summer Sausage
Post by: Tenpoint5 on August 07, 2011, 10:36:19 AM
Oh yeah and hog ring pliers along with hog rings are real good friends when making summer sausage!!
Title: Re: Summer Sausage
Post by: ghost9mm on August 07, 2011, 11:02:25 AM
Really nice Aaron, just a good lookin job on the sausage, will be some good eatin when finished...
Title: Re: Summer Sausage
Post by: Keymaster on August 07, 2011, 06:25:46 PM
Got them all done, I took them to 155° F IT and then gave them a ice bath and took the IT Temp down to 90° F and now there in the Garage watching all my junk Bloom ;D It was a 8-1/2 hour smoke total.

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Title: Re: Summer Sausage
Post by: ghost9mm on August 07, 2011, 06:36:10 PM
Aaron..mighty mighty fine my friend, they look just great, like the finished color, will be watchin for the final cut...
Title: Re: Summer Sausage
Post by: Tenpoint5 on August 07, 2011, 06:53:20 PM
Looking good my friend!! How did you like the board idea? I see we had one casualty just have to eat him first
Title: Re: Summer Sausage
Post by: Keymaster on August 07, 2011, 07:28:17 PM
Yep, one casualty but already sliced that end off and heres the Money shot, It even tastes dang good too ;)

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Title: Re: Summer Sausage
Post by: NePaSmoKer on August 08, 2011, 04:10:19 AM
Nice SS

And wow your junk really is blooming  :o
Title: Re: Summer Sausage
Post by: SouthernSmoked on August 08, 2011, 06:22:41 AM
Very, very nice!

Title: Re: Summer Sausage
Post by: Tenpoint5 on August 08, 2011, 08:20:41 AM
That looks really good Keymaster.
Title: Re: Summer Sausage
Post by: OU812 on August 08, 2011, 10:44:19 AM
Niiiiice.

The money shot looks awesome and very moist.
Title: Re: Summer Sausage
Post by: SamuelG on August 08, 2011, 04:44:11 PM
Making Hungry ;)