Store - bought sausage question

[SoCalBuilder]

Making my own sausage is on the list, but it's down there aways, but while I was doing a little recon on Xmas gift exchange possibilites, I spotted some big ole polish sausage in the meat case. Can I assume these are ready to just take some smoke and bring up to an appropriate IT? The butcher mentioned something about making kielbasa, and I just nodded my head like I knew what he was talking about. Is a cooked polish sausge the same as Kielbasa?

Thanks and BTW, first crack at baby backs this weekend also ;D

[FLBentRider]

In my world, kielbasa = polish sausage.

You will want to "hot smoke" (@225F or above) these. I don't know the desired IT off the top of my head.

[ArnieM]

I agree with FLBR.  Sounds fresh (no cure) so a hot smoke is in order.  I'd probably go to about 155 IT.

[GusRobin]

Yes, kielbasa is Polish sausage.