Wife's kabanosy

crankybuzzard · Dec 13, 2014

My bride told me that she needed a meat and cheese tray for her company Christmas party this coming week. I asked her what meats and cheeses she needed, and of course, it's some of the stuff I've been making. Both styles of summer sausage and smoked cheddar and Colby jack.

But she said she wanted to cut up some snack sticks into bite size pieces. I drew the line there, the snack sticks I've made so far are for my hard working boys and girls at work, not for engineers! So she said she'd make the sausage if I'd grind the meat for her.

She told me that kabanosy was her stick of choice. She has good taste!

Meat and spices

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Her doing the mix thing

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Smoked and sliced.

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Took them to 153 IT and then placed them on the granite countertop to slowly cool. Worked great.

diamondmarco · Dec 13, 2014

Awesome. You've prompted me to start gathering my ingredients !

crazymoon · Dec 13, 2014

Looking good ,nice treats for a shindig !

themule69 · Dec 13, 2014

Looks very TASTY!

Happy smoken.

David

smokinvegasbaby · Dec 13, 2014

CrankyBuzzard said:
My bride told me that she needed a meat and cheese tray for her company Christmas party this coming week. I asked her what meats and cheeses she needed, and of course, it's some of the stuff I've been making. Both styles of summer sausage and smoked cheddar and Colby jack.

But she said she wanted to cut up some snack sticks into bite size pieces. I drew the line there, the snack sticks I've made so far are for my hard working boys and girls at work, not for engineers! So she said she'd make the sausage if I'd grind the meat for her.

She told me that kabanosy was her stick of choice. She has good taste!

Meat and spices

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crankybuzzard

Dec 13, 2014

Her doing the mix thing

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crankybuzzard

Dec 13, 2014

Smoked and sliced.

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crankybuzzard

Dec 13, 2014

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crankybuzzard

Dec 13, 2014

Took them to 153 IT and then placed them on the granite countertop to slowly cool. Worked great.

Wow CB.... those look delicious. I've made a ton of sausage in the last week but I haven't smoked any sausage yet. I will definitely try these - what spices did you use? Be Blessed and Happy Saturday. Josie

Rafter H BBQ · Dec 13, 2014

Looks awesome CB, nice smoke !

:beercheer:

crankybuzzard · Dec 13, 2014

SmokinVegasBaby said:
Wow CB.... those look delicious. I've made a ton of sausage in the last week but I haven't smoked any sausage yet. I will definitely try these - what spices did you use? Be Blessed and Happy Saturday. Josie

For Kabanosy, we use this recipe. It's spot on and has worked so we we've never experimented with it.

http://www.meatsandsausages.com/sausage-recipes/kabanosy

Good stuff for sure.

I forgot to add, the casings were 22mm collagen. I don't care for the bite with them, but the bride has already stripped it from the sticks, so no biggie I guess.

driedstick · Dec 13, 2014

Dang it Cranky them sure look good!! I will have to give this a try

DS

crankybuzzard · Dec 14, 2014

driedstick said:
Dang it Cranky them sure look good!! I will have to give this a try

DS

You won't regret it! The only problem we have with them is that we never make enough! Thumbs Up

foamheart · Dec 14, 2014

Those sure look good, and don'tcha just love that smell when you open the reefer door the next morning after ya make 'em? LOL

I have not tryed cellose yet, all mine are sheep. But they are awfully proud of those sheep casing. I see another learning curve on the near horizon. any suggestions?

Looks great, brownie points, perfumes the air, how can ya lose?

fished · Dec 14, 2014

CB those sure do look great. You make some good stuff, but it looks like your better half might looks like she is out stepping you. Well done.

Ed

disco · Dec 14, 2014

Terrific looking sausage but I do have a question. How did you survive telling your wife you wouldn't make snack sticks?

Disco

pc farmer · Dec 14, 2014

Wow, looks awesome

crankybuzzard · Dec 14, 2014

Disco said:
Terrific looking sausage but I do have a question. How did you survive telling your wife you wouldn't make snack sticks?

Disco

I know better than that! :biggrin:

I told her she couldn't have the ones I made for my folks at work. I'm giving them out this week since a lot of our employees are off the week of Christmas.

She volunteered to make her sticks of choice, as long as I ground the meat. She's nervous about the grinder.

I'd never deny her, she let's me make sausages and BBQ! :sausage:

smokinvegasbaby · Dec 15, 2014

CrankyBuzzard said:
I know better than that!

I told her she couldn't have the ones I made for my folks at work. I'm giving them out this week since a lot of our employees are off the week of Christmas.

She volunteered to make her sticks of choice, as long as I ground the meat. She's nervous about the grinder.

I'd never deny her, she let's me make sausages and BBQ!

ha-ha CB wise decision~

SVB

capt7383 · Dec 16, 2014

You mentioned that you stripped the casings off. Couldn't you make these with a jerky shooter and smoke on racks instead of hanging?

tropics · Dec 16, 2014

CB sorry I am late on this didn't see it. Give the wife a point for me

reinhard · Dec 16, 2014

Your wife will feel great serving these great looking sticks. Not only because they look so awesome but because she made them herself. Great work by your wife [and by your grinding]. Love the color. Reinhard

crankybuzzard · Dec 16, 2014

capt7383 said:
You mentioned that you stripped the casings off. Couldn't you make these with a jerky shooter and smoke on racks instead of hanging?

Call me olde fashioned, but I like the stuffing part and love the shape and texture I get when I hang sausages. Most of the time these would be done in a sheep casing, but she didn't want to "freak" any of the girls, and a few guys, at work out with the sheep casings.

If they only knew how collagen was made! :biggrin:

tropics said:
CB sorry I am late on this didn't see it. Give the wife a point for me

Late? Nah, we just put the platter together tonight.... The sticks are cut up and on a tray, but the sausage and cheese platter needs. To be shown! I want it for my work gathering!

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Dec 16, 2014

Regular SS and cheese and peppercorn SS with mustard seeds. Smoked Colby Jack and pepper jack cheese.

crankybuzzard · Dec 16, 2014

Reinhard said:
Your wife will feel great serving these great looking sticks. Not only because they look so awesome but because she made them herself. Great work by your wife [and by your grinding]. Love the color. Reinhard

Reinhard, I'm amazed each time I smoke sausages at the color and texture change achieved. You start out with a cold, limp, funky colored tube of goop, and end up with something that resembles art to some of us! :yahoo:

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