Wood Sausage Sticks

[cruiser rod]

When I bought my MES (used), 3 wood dowels for smoking sausage came with it. I'm guessing the sticks are maybe hickory. I went to Home Depot and bought the same size dowel and that turned out to be a mistake. The dowels bent while in the smoker and fell. It wasn't pretty. Where can I get wood dowels for smoking?

 

[ssorllih]

Dowels come in many sizes all the way up to 1 inch. I just cut my own on a table saw. 3/4 inch and 2 feet long will support several pounds.

 

[cruiser rod]

The dowels I bought where the same size but bent in the smoker. I'm guessing they are made from a different wood.

 

[dirtsailor2003]

The dowels that are sold in the big box stores usually aren't made from a hardwood. You need to look for something like oak. You may need to order online unless you have a good hardwood supplier in your area.

 

[DanMcG]

Just buy a larger diameter dowel. The box stores around here they have poplar and oak. I use 3/4" in my MES with no issues.

 

[tropics]

Lowes has 1/2" and 5/8" oak dowels

Here is a link to a rack I made for mine.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/174140/sausage-rack-mes40-w-step-by-step

 

[gary s]

You can find Hardwood dowels around here but you have to look, most are pine or other soft woods

Gary

 

[cruiser rod]

I'll get some larger size dowels and I have to look for oak. The dowels I'm using are so smoked colored it's hard to tell what kind of wood they are made from.