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Smoking Techniques => Sausage Making => Topic started by: STLstyle on December 09, 2012, 08:56:25 AM

Title: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: STLstyle on December 09, 2012, 08:56:25 AM
First off thanks to Sailor for the recipe (recipe site), and to 10.5 for the sausage rack idea!
I used my Cabelas Grinder to Stuff these.  It fairly well.  I had to do it by myself.  The foot pedal attachment was key.

I just started the dry off stage:

(http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s417/nickwilfong/DSC_0001.jpg)

More pics to come...
Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: Tenpoint5 on December 09, 2012, 09:02:09 AM
Nice start you will really like the sausage hanger when you go out and give it a 1/4 turn every hour. Open Spin Close its that fast!! While your just getting started I would suggest tying your strings shorter to raise your sausage higher up and away from the heating element. So it doesn't over heat and fat out the bottom of the sausage.

Might help if you turn the smoker on too!! ;D ;D
Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: STLstyle on December 09, 2012, 09:09:08 AM
If you look close I broke one of my hooks off like you before I realized what I was doing.   :(.

Any recommedations on temp schedule?

I'm at 130 for an hour to dry
then crank to 150 for first hour of smoke
160-170 for the remainder???

Thoughts?  I have 8-10 hours to kill.
Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: NePaSmoKer on December 09, 2012, 09:30:15 AM
Quote from: STLstyle on December 09, 2012, 09:09:08 AM
If you look close I broke one of my hooks off like you before I realized what I was doing.   :(.

Any recommedations on temp schedule?

I'm at 130 for an hour to dry
then crank to 150 for first hour of smoke
160-170 for the remainder???

Thoughts?  I have 8-10 hours to kill.

130
140
150
160
170
175 If you need to get the IT. Try not to exceed 180 if you can
Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: STLstyle on December 09, 2012, 12:00:22 PM
Almost 4 hours in.  Running 155 in the cabinet and sausage is at 115.  Gotta feeling this is gonna take a while...

(http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s417/nickwilfong/DSC_0002.jpg)
Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: STLstyle on December 09, 2012, 06:32:26 PM
10 hours in and the sausage is only at 137 degrees.  I'm now running at 175 degrees in the box.  I did not plan for this long of a process.  For 10lbs is this typical?  I was thinking 8-10 hours and I'd be done.  After the sausage IS done (153-155), what steps do I need to do?

Water bath?
bloom?

Can I store in fridge until tomorrow or do I need to vac seal right away?

Thanks in advance for the help!
Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: Tenpoint5 on December 09, 2012, 07:25:42 PM
Yep water bath then bloom will be fine in the fridge over night
Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: STLstyle on December 09, 2012, 09:07:40 PM
Alright!

13 hours and here we are 152-153 degrees I pulled them.

Into a ice water bath for 5 minutes:
(http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s417/nickwilfong/DSC_0004.jpg)
My buddy Leroy is ready for a taste!

Bloom pic:
(http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s417/nickwilfong/DSC_0005.jpg)

Money shot to come...
Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: STLstyle on December 09, 2012, 09:23:04 PM
Thanks for everyone's help! 

(http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s417/nickwilfong/DSC_0008.jpg)
Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: Consooger on December 10, 2012, 12:43:53 AM
very nice go around for your first run. I'm itching to start this whole process but the wife "needs me to do this, and go there, christmas this, tree that, sigh, gotta love it"
Title: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: mikecorn.1 on December 10, 2012, 05:22:23 AM
Man, that looks good! Nice work!


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Title: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: STLstyle on December 10, 2012, 06:41:44 AM
Thanks guys.  I think next time I'll add the cheese right before I stuff.  It kind of lost its consistency on the overnight wait.  Don't know if it would make a difference, but only one way to find out!
Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: Tenpoint5 on December 10, 2012, 07:00:32 AM
That looks great!! Well done for a first shot out of the gate. As the chubs cool over night in the fridge the cheese should come back close to its original consistency. If you used regular cheese and back to normal if you used High temp cheese
Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: Robert Rose on December 10, 2012, 01:39:50 PM
Yeah, I was gonna say "Thought you said Jal/Cheese, Where's the cheese" Looks good though. Wish I had some.
Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: NePaSmoKer on December 10, 2012, 02:12:42 PM
Yup thats good.

Thanks for posting pics
Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: JZ on December 10, 2012, 02:24:42 PM
Looks real good to me. Nice job. :)
Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: hotspur76 on December 28, 2012, 07:00:11 PM
I really like that rack hanging ideq....any chance to point me in the right direction so i can make something like that as I think thats a brilliant idea
Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: NePaSmoKer on December 28, 2012, 07:35:18 PM
Quote from: hotspur76 on December 28, 2012, 07:00:11 PM
I really like that rack hanging ideq....any chance to point me in the right direction so i can make something like that as I think thats a brilliant idea

Gander Mountain

http://www.gandermountain.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?pdesc=Smoke-Hollow-Universal-Sausage-Hanger&i=438239&aID=505O3A&merchID=4006
Title: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: STLstyle on December 28, 2012, 09:55:49 PM
10.5 came up with this idea.  Works great.


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Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: Grassman on December 29, 2012, 08:52:32 AM
How did you install this rack -
Title: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: STLstyle on December 29, 2012, 09:28:06 AM
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=30127

Here's the thread with instructions.


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Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: Geoff_S on December 31, 2012, 04:12:29 AM
They look good enough to eat. Smart job!!

You can get sausage hooks for the Bradley smoker.

http://www.amazon.com/Bradley-Smoker-BTHOOK-Sausage-Hooks/dp/B004FLHM8I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356955896&sr=8-1&keywords=bradley+sausage+hooks

Are these any good?
Title: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: STLstyle on December 31, 2012, 05:46:22 AM
I haven't seen or used these.  I'll defer to others who may have.


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Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: josbocc on December 31, 2012, 06:26:10 AM
Am I to assume that once you mount the rack in the top of your smoker that it stays there?  If this is the case, has anyone experienced any problems with the "rotisserie" interfering with the top rack of the smoker?

Jeff
Title: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: STLstyle on December 31, 2012, 10:15:56 AM
It's definitely removable.  You just have to unscrew one of the nuts off the threaded rod. I haven't removed mine yet bc it's sits so close to the top of the unit it does not interfere.  If I loaded all 6 racks with ribs there is still enough clearance.  Probably not with a pork butt...


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Title: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: STLstyle on December 31, 2012, 10:20:13 AM
On the top rack I mean...


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Title: Re: First Deer Sausage Run - 10bs Jalo / Chedder
Post by: josbocc on December 31, 2012, 12:25:28 PM
STL,

Thanks for the input.  As long as the ribs will fit, it's all good.  If I'm doing butts or briskets, they usually aren't on the top rack anyway. 

Jeff