Low Temp Cooking

[niucs04]

 

Hi All :) 

Sorry for the noob question but I was thinking of getting the 4 rack Digital Smoker to make some Venison Sausage this hunting season.  When the smoker is operating, does it operate at a lower temp for the smoking portion, like around 140 degrees ish and then rise as it gets to the cooking portion?  Thanks so much for any help you may be able to give!

Cheers!

[KevinG]

It can do that, but you have to change the temperature during the cook to do that. If you want it to automatically do it, you'll need to buy a PID.

[classicrockgriller]

A lot of us use what is called an Auber PID.

That will ramp your temps for sausage drying/smoking/cooking for you.

I start mine at 130* for hr dry time. Then it is programmed to rise in temp to

140* for 3 hours while I smoke my sausage. I then ramp it gain to 150 for 2

hrs and again to 160 for 2 hrs and finally to 165 till my sausage reaches an

internal temp of 152 to 155.

I guess you could do it with the Bradley controls, but I like doing other things

while the Sausage is cooking.

Welcome to the Forum.

[mikecorn.1]

http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=14_28
This is the kink to the PID some us us use. Welcome to the forum.


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[niucs04]

Thanks for the info everyone!!!  I can't wait to make my first batch.  Definitely going to check out the PID's!

[zueth]

Hi All :) 

Sorry for the noob question but I was thinking of getting the 4 rack Digital Smoker to make some Venison Sausage this hunting season.  When the smoker is operating, does it operate at a lower temp for the smoking portion, like around 140 degrees ish and then rise as it gets to the cooking portion?  Thanks so much for any help you may be able to give!

Cheers!

Yes it can do that, the lowest it goes is 120. I do a very similar thing when doing smoke salmon.  2 hrs at 120, 4 hours at 140, finish at 170 for 1-2 hours.  The PID is nice, but it isn't that hard to turn up the temperature twice on a 8 hour cook :)

[mikecorn.1]

The good thing about the PID is
That it will hold the temps, eliminating the temp swings.


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[zueth]

The good thing about the PID is
That it will hold the temps, eliminating the temp swings.


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Very good point....................