I spent all day yesterday doing a 150 lb batch of my Kielbasa for a friend. I used a blend of 50% deer and 50% pork for this batch. I didn't have many pictures but I do have a couple. It was along day so I was a little tired by the time we had it all ran through the smoker, bloomed and packaged. I think start to finish it was about 18 hours and a bottle of rum. ;D
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Mike
Thud....that was my jaw hitting the ground :o Good thing you have that large smoker or you would still be smoking a month from now. ;D
Quote from: Sailor on March 30, 2013, 11:40:24 AM
Thud....that was my jaw hitting the ground :o Good thing you have that large smoker or you would still be smoking a month from now. ;D
No kidding! Hope your buddies hungry! Looks great!
Mike, did you hot water bath them to finish or do it all in the big smoker? This looks like a Kirby smoke :o ;D
Mike;
Another great batch of sausage. I don't know how you can make 150 lbs., or the 200 lbs. you posted not too long ago, at a time.
Great job!!!
Between you and Devo, you are going to make Canada the "Sausage Capital of the World". :)
Thanks guys.
I did finish them in a hot water bath. I usually apply about 2 to 3 hours of smoke and look for that nice mahogany color, then in to the hot water bath at 160 degrees till they reach 155 degrees.
Mike
Mike
Another great looking batch. Go big or go home. Your friend sure must be happy. Looks like lots of cracked pepper in that sausage.
Thanks Kirby.
Your mixer and stuffer got another work out! 8)
Mike
impressive! Did u have help or did u drink the rum by yourself?
Quote from: car54 on March 30, 2013, 02:24:20 PM
impressive! Did u have help or did u drink the rum by yourself?
;D ;D ;D
My friend brought the bottle so... Well... we had to finish it! ;D
Mike
Those look perfect and I can't believe you can do all that in ONE day. If I do a 10lb batch I think it was a busy day. Best be keeping my mouth shut. :-X
I have a printout of one of your earlier posts with your recipe and smoke / cook / bath recommendations and still use that. Great stuff.
That looks amazing!
Great looking batch Mike! :)
Awesome Job Mike!! Those look really good!!
Quote from: Mr Walleye on March 30, 2013, 01:47:52 PM
Thanks Kirby.
Your mixer and stuffer got another work out! 8)
Mike
Quote from: JZ on March 30, 2013, 05:44:13 PM
Those look perfect and I can't believe you can do all that in ONE day. If I do a 10lb batch I think it was a busy day. Best be keeping my mouth shut. :-X
I have a printout of one of your earlier posts with your recipe and smoke / cook / bath recommendations and still use that. Great stuff.
Mike has a few time savers. Here is an example of the time the mixer will save. This is a 30 pound batch in around 45 seconds to a minute.
http://s943.photobucket.com/user/pikeman_95/media/mixinggermanFrankfurters_zps58019731.mp4.html
Mike also has a large stuffer that can crank out some serious sausage.
That looks PERFECT !!
Quote from: pikeman_95 on March 30, 2013, 08:17:38 PM
Quote from: Mr Walleye on March 30, 2013, 01:47:52 PM
Thanks Kirby.
Your mixer and stuffer got another work out! 8)
Mike
Quote from: JZ on March 30, 2013, 05:44:13 PM
Those look perfect and I can't believe you can do all that in ONE day. If I do a 10lb batch I think it was a busy day. Best be keeping my mouth shut. :-X
I have a printout of one of your earlier posts with your recipe and smoke / cook / bath recommendations and still use that. Great stuff.
Mike has a few time savers. Here is an example of the time the mixer will save. This is a 30 pound batch in around 45 seconds to a minute.
http://s943.photobucket.com/user/pikeman_95/media/mixinggermanFrankfurters_zps58019731.mp4.html
Mike also has a large stuffer that can crank out some serious sausage.
Nice, do you have any more information on the mixer you were using?
send me a pm with your email address.
Looks good Mike, You beat NePa on that one !! ;D
Holy Smokes Batman I think we found the sausage factory!!!!
Looks great and I bet even taste better.
I can barely get through 25 lbs in a day. My wife would kill me if I tired to do more.
Did you build your own smoke house or are you using a large commercial smoker????? This is obviously more than a hobby!
Quote from: Big_George on March 31, 2013, 03:05:51 PM
Holy Smokes Batman I think we found the sausage factory!!!!
Looks great and I bet even taste better.
I can barely get through 25 lbs in a day. My wife would kill me if I tired to do more.
Did you build your own smoke house or are you using a large commercial smoker????? This is obviously more than a hobby!
Hi Big_George
I have a 220v smoker I built that is inside my heated garage. It will hold up to 100 lbs but I typically put it through in 50 lb batches.
It is 100 % hobby, although I do a far bit for family and friends.
Mike
Mike,
You are truly an asset to the forum. It is nice to see you put the products to use that you have designed and helped others design. Great looking batch of sausage.
Another great batch Mike!
OK,,,,,,,,,,,now Im REALLY hungry!!
That there Kielbasa looks gooood!!