This was a fun project for sure. I had some irritations but nothing serious. I tried Kutas' recipe but I used more pork than beef, that's one thing I'll change next time, bump up the beef content, about 6.5 pounds total.
I ground them first, mixed in the spices then emulsified in the food processor, I probably didn't emulsify quite enough but I'll nail it next time. I used 25 mm cellulose casings, these are both a dream and a curse. Getting them on the spool was tough, they sure are finicky, I tried water, cooking oil but they just didn't want to go on. But they slip off real nice at the end.
I smoked for 2 hours with hickory, then it was into the water for a bath at 165 F until they reached 152 F, then a cold soak.
All in all a good experience, I'll do it again for sure.
Stuffed and ready for smoke
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Into the drink
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Blooming along with two loaves of sourdough bread cooling
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Ready for a BBQ
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Here's one cut
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Looks real good!
Those look awesome! Every time I check this forum I see something else I'm going to add to my list to try.
Those look really good. How do they taste?
That looks great, I like the look and texture of the cut one, I think you hit it perfectly on the emulsifying. I think I would like that better than ending up with the really smooth commercial dog texture, you're bread looks awesome also.
Quote from: pjplovedog on April 06, 2014, 03:13:56 PM
Those look really good. How do they taste?
Thanks everyone, the support on this forum is first class. I just finished one of the dogs grilled on the bbq, it was quite excellent actually. I didn't have any grilled peppers which is my norm with dogs. I followed Kutas' recipe closely except I dialed back the salt a bit, his dishes seem to have more salt than I prefer. I might add just a touch of turmeric next time for a bit of punch but it doesn't need much.
Yup, they look really good. I agree about the texture, look dang near perfect to me!
Hot diggity! Yummy!
Nice lookin' weenies. I too prefer the courser texture.
Those look delicious. I think I need a 6 pack of those while I watch the game tonight.
Looks Great, I also like the texture more course :)