Hey guys!
I just posted my first attempt at kielbasa on my food blog! check it out. I got my bradey this summer and am hooked using it. In the weeks to come I am going to be putting up my many different things I have smoked. Bradley is AWESOME. love it. Being Ukrainian I love that I can make my own kielbasa.
http://www.theblackpeppercorn.com/2011/08/smoked-kielbasa/ (http://www.theblackpeppercorn.com/2011/08/smoked-kielbasa/)
Kewl Deal and congrats on some good sausage.
Really a nice job on the kielbasa, you should drag a picture or two from your blog and bring them over to this forum...
Good job Steve... Looks awesome!!
Good looking kielbasa!
QuoteI did not want to grind all the meat as I like to have 'ham' chunks in the sausage. So I reserved about 1/3 of the meat and diced it. Well, in the end, I diced it too large and it was very difficult to get through the stuffer. Next time I will dice the meat in smaller pieces.
I found that a small 1/2" dice seems to work well, particularly if you use a smaller casing.
QuoteAfter they have been in the smoker for 4 hours take them out and put them in a hot water bath that has the water preheated at 165F. Keep them in the hot water bath for 45 minutes.
Here's where a good temp gauge comes in handy.
After 2 hours of heavy smoking (smoker temps below 160°), I discovered 10 pounds of large diameter (38-42mm) kielbasa in 165-170° water bath will reach the 'done' stage (157°) in less than 30 minutes.
yeah - I diced them too big. It took forever to push them through. in the end it tasted great as the chunks in it were great, but i really had to force it through. Oh well. Good to always be learning!
Looks great for your first attempt!
Quote from: MrRaven on August 25, 2011, 12:47:23 PM
yeah - I diced them too big. It took forever to push them through. in the end it tasted great as the chunks in it were great, but i really had to force it through. Oh well. Good to always be learning!
That just means you get to make another batch to try it again!!
Nice right up over on your blog.
Them kielbasa look GREAT.
looks great
Nice Work!
tenpoint5- you are right, it does men another batch. I tried them again but this time tried grinding it all. I wanted to see how much I would care if there were no chunks. they tasted great, but i REALLY missed the chunks of meat. Now I know
Quote from: MrRaven on August 30, 2011, 05:12:35 PM
tenpoint5- you are right, it does men another batch. I tried them again but this time tried grinding it all. I wanted to see how much I would care if there were no chunks. they tasted great, but i REALLY missed the chunks of meat. Now I know
Like I said before now you get to make another batch, but this time cut the pieces a wee bit smaller. So they will go through the stuffing horn and into the casing without a fight. Don't cha just love it!!