First try at stuffing sausage w/ pics!

[KyNola]

After much ranting, wailing and gnashing of teeth I finally got the courage up to stuff sausages today.  The mix is a smoked sausage mix from Oak Grove Smokehouse in Prairieville LA.  These guys have been around for a while!  I used 32mm smoked collagen casings.  Was pretty happy with the first attempt.  Only had one bonafide casing blowout.  Did have the string used to tie the ends together to slip off twice under the pressure of the meat.  I can live with that for the first attempt.  Jan was a HUGE help on this.  In my book, sausage stuffing is a two person job when you have zero experience at it.  They are drying in the frig and will smoke tomorrow.

Pics are below.  I would welcome any suggetions or criticism from what you see in the pics.






A huge thanks to NePaS, Tenpoint5 and STC for their advice.

[Sailor]

Looks like you did a fine job!  It is too late to tell you .....DON'T start making sausage.  Once you start you can't stop.  I agree that the first time is a 2 person job but once you get the hang of it you can do it all by your lonesome and crank the sausage out pretty fast.  Kinda like milkin a cow.  Once you get the hang of it you can one hand feed the casings and crank with the other hand. 

Fantastic job!

[NePaSmoKer]

Them look very good.

Like Jim said run away. But i think your stuck in sausagville now and you cant go back  :o

I can hear Sonny now laughing.

[KyNola]

A quick question.  I am beginning to suspect that I may not have time to smoke these tomorrow due to a scheduled gig I was not aware of when I started today.  Will it hurt anything if these stay in the frig tomorrow and smoke on Thursday?

[pikeman_95]

Those look great KN You are on the way. You should have never started.

I can hear Sonny now laughing.
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Speaking of Sonny has anyone seen him for a while??

[pensrock]

You can wait a day or two to smoke em. I have actually stuffed one weekend and did not get to smoke till the next weekend, no problems.  :)

[KyNola]

Thanks Pens!

[Sailor]

You will be OK!  Only thing with collegen casings is that the casing my get a bit loose.  I know when I put snack stix in the fridge overnight uncovered they lose moisture and the casings are lose after the smoke.  Might want to cover them to keep some moisture in them.

[SiFumar]

You really did good!  Waiting on $$$ shot!

[OU812]

Niiiiiiice.

Wish I could have been there to see this.  ;D

It gets faster and easier with time.  ;)

I would cover them sausages so the fridge dont suck out any moisture wile there waitin for the big day.

[ghost9mm]

Well done my friend, ya did good, will be watchin for the finished money shot...

[SnellySmokesEm]

Looks good to me, I am sure its going to be awesome with all the experts helping your out.  Cant wait to see the finished pics.

[Keymaster]

Looks good Kynola, I think you'll want to let them get to room temp or close before smoking as usual with most things we smoke. Looks like you got your knots good and tight ;) Can't wait to see some of that on a cracker with cheese ;D

[smokeNcanuck]

Looks like it was you 100th time, not your first!
Great work, will be looking forward to the finish pics.

[hal4uk]

Speaking of Sonny has anyone seen him for a while??

He's alive  :o
Got a text today...  Came home kinda sick from deer camp.  Probably needs to recharge his CR TANK.   ;)

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Dang, Larry!!! you really are RETIRED!!!!
Looks awesome to my (NOT RICK) eyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!