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Smoking Techniques => Sausage Making => Topic started by: Meat tooth on September 25, 2011, 07:03:57 PM

Title: Sausage Quetion
Post by: Meat tooth on September 25, 2011, 07:03:57 PM
I got some farmers sausage at a local vendor the other day. Put them in the Bradley with Maple for 2 hrs, then waited til they split to serve 'em. They turned out pretty good, but the casings were tough. Why? Is it the type of casing? Or the method of cooking? Just curious for some opinions on this... thanks
Title: Re: Sausage Quetion
Post by: cobra6223 on September 27, 2011, 03:28:35 PM
not real sure were you got thye farmer sausage from, my wife and I have gotten it at a butcher Abbotsford BC and I thought it to be dry whengrilled and yes the casings seemed tough on it also, not sure though what kind of casing they used, it was still very good though.
Title: Re: Sausage Quetion
Post by: Tenpoint5 on September 27, 2011, 05:04:12 PM
I am guessing the casings were tough due to the cooking method.
Title: Re: Sausage Quetion
Post by: NePaSmoKer on September 28, 2011, 05:29:50 AM
Farmers sausage? Like links?

When the casing split the juice came out of them, 2 hours was too long. More than likely the casings are natural hog or sheep.
Title: Re: Sausage Quetion
Post by: cobra6223 on September 28, 2011, 07:14:40 AM
hey Rick the one Karen and I get back home is more like a ring bologna, it's a big round ring, almost 2# per ring and to cook it we always slice it in half and grill it.
Title: Re: Sausage Quetion
Post by: NePaSmoKer on September 28, 2011, 07:45:22 AM
Quote from: cobra6223 on September 28, 2011, 07:14:40 AM
hey Rick the one Karen and I get back home is more like a ring bologna, it's a big round ring, almost 2# per ring and to cook it we always slice it in half and grill it.

Amish ring bologna

(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/nepas1/new/DSC00324.jpg)
Title: Re: Sausage Quetion
Post by: cobra6223 on September 28, 2011, 11:04:39 AM
Rick that's exactly the size and what it looks like, would beef rounds work for that and how does it compare to a trail bologna?