Here is my 1st try at Hotdogs......... I need to give Craig (fpnmf) a BIG THANK YOU !!!!!!!!! for ge

[shoneyboy]

So I’ve wanted to try my hand at making hotdogs for a while now

. I've been doing some research and decided to use this recipe......http://www.wedlinydomowe.com/sausage-recipes/wiener.... The only thing I changed was, I used 50/50 Beef/Pork, 80/20 beef and the rest was Boston Butt,  With Craig’s (fpnmf) help, I have no reason not to give this a try now, so first things first....Let us

that I don't screw this up……

.......2nd, before I start I want to give Craig (fpnmf) a big “Thank You” for sending me the casings to try this out with….....

…..Craig, this one's for you……

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• shoneyboy
• Dec 28, 2012

Casings that fpnmf (Craig) sent me......

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• shoneyboy
• Dec 28, 2012

5lbs of meat and seasonings mixed together, I ran it through the fine plate on the grinder 3 times........

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• shoneyboy
• Dec 28, 2012

My help was working today, so I couldn't take pictures and run the stuffer so I only have a few pictures so far.....Here is the pan,  filling up with hotdogs.....I couldn't get them to twist, so I had to tie them with some string.....If that is my only problem them I will not cry......LOL The plan is to smoke them for a hour tomorrow them poach them the rest of the way........Any suggestions on what wood to use ??? Thanks again Craig.....and Thanks for reading my post....Shoney "HotDog" Boy........

 

[fpnmf]

You are welcome!!

The dogs look great!!

You are a great man too!!

  Craig

 

[venture]

Interesting point?

When making sausages, does anyone else get tired of the hand washing?

Does anyone else go through towels so fast the old lady is looking at you? 

Then, getting clean hands?  Clean towels?  And the dang camera?

It just never seems to happen for me?

Good luck and good smoking.

 

[driedstick]

Shoney Those look great hate it when the help leaves also - looks like Craig had your back on this one nothing like that kind of help either - lets see a final pic when you are done.

Ven, you are right washing so much sucks i finally went to using disposable gloves it helps some but still bot thru alot of them and you still wash alot

 

[chef jimmyj]

They are looking good to me. There is a serious lack of Good Hot Dogs in central PA. I have to drive into NJ to get the good stuff. I will be searching for a homemade Wiener that will get every ones approval...JJ

 

[woodcutter]

 I ran it through the fine plate on the grinder 3 times........

Running that meat through the fine disc 3 times is like running around the block, not a small job! Your making hungry for hot dogs. They look great!

 

[rstr hunter]

We used hickory on ours as you won't be smoking them for very long a stronger wood like hickory is fine.  Look good so far. 

 

[diesel]

Very nice.  Can't wait to hear how they turned out.

Aaron.

 

[shoneyboy]

I had to go out of town this morning, but now I'm back to work on getting these dogs going, here are some pictures of the progress......

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• shoneyboy
• Dec 29, 2012

Been in the smoker for about 20 minutes with Hickory........I'm going to let them go for an hour or so to get some color.....

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• shoneyboy
• Dec 29, 2012

The color was good and smelled great, so out of the smoker and in the water bath.....till I get a IT of 155.....

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• shoneyboy
• Dec 29, 2012

IT of 155, out of the water bath and guess what ? I have a pan FULL of some of the best hot-dogs I've ever tasted !!!!!!

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• shoneyboy
• Dec 29, 2012

Taste, texture and the snap......I got it all and it's good !!!! Real Good

!!!! I really like the texture, it is a little more coarse that the store bought dogs and I like that.........

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• shoneyboy
• Dec 29, 2012

The taste test plate .........The word "FANTASTIC" was thrown around by my taste tester #1 and MMMmmmm!!! More please !!! from taste tester #2, so I think I got this........ The only thing I need to do is work on getting my lengths the same and maybe next time a little harder smoke, they were not very smokey tasting, but other than that, I will chalk this up to a great experience....

....I can see now I will have to make more than 5lbs at a time......My son was home when I took them out and 2 of them seem to have disappeared

!?!?!? He said, I don't know what happen to them, they just vanished

!!!! Yea, Right !!!! Thanks again Craig, your the man !!!  I will defiantly be doing these again, soon !!!!! ShoneyBoy

 

[idaho hutch]

Wow that looks good! You may have pushed me towards the grinder purchase and away from the hunting boot purchase with this one. I can always buy hunting boots right!?!? 

Hey does everything come with a grinder? All the plates and that tube on the end that fills the casings? Or is that separate? 

 

[shoneyboy]

Wow that looks good! You may have pushed me towards the grinder purchase and away from the hunting boot purchase with this one. I can always buy hunting boots right!?!? 

Hey does everything come with a grinder? All the plates and that tube on the end that fills the casings? Or is that separate? 

It depends on which grinder you buy....Which one are you looking to buy ?????

 

[diggingdogfarm]

Looking good!!!!!

Wow that looks good! You may have pushed me towards the grinder purchase and away from the hunting boot purchase with this one. I can always buy hunting boots right!?!? 
Hey does everything come with a grinder? All the plates and that tube on the end that fills the casings? Or is that separate? 

They're all different, but many grinders come with a 3/16" and a 3/8"plate.

You'll turn the air blue trying to stuff wiener mud with a grinder!!!!
You really need a stuffer to do it without a lot of grief.


~Martin

 

[dairydennis]

These are looking great. Now I would take them and wrap some bacon around them and make, as my son calls them, some great "shamewiches"!

Good job!:sausage:

 

[idaho hutch]

Well this one is pretty cheap. http://www.sportsmanswarehouse.com/...Grinders-and-Slicers/prod9999002401/cat100467

But I don't know what "Number 8" means, or if 575 watts is sufficient. My guess is this would be a starter grinder?

And then there's this one..

http://www.sportsmanswarehouse.com/...inders-and-Slicers/prod999901363749/cat100467

A lot more expensive but I noticed it has all metal gears and the cheaper one doesn't.

 

[idaho hutch]

So the stuffer is a whole different animal huh... I though they were the same unit. Well I better start doing some research. It's obvious I need to! Thanks.

 

[diggingdogfarm]

#8 is the size of the grinder plate.
Yeah, I'd call it a starter grinder.
I'm not a fan of the aluminum barrel/auger grinders, but a lot of folks use them.



~Martin

 

[tjohnson]

Awesome looking weiners Shoney...That just sounds weird!!

How'd those sheep casings work for you?

I had a terrible time with the last batch of sheep casings

 

[thoseguys26]

Looks great Shoney!!  Gotta try these.

When making sausages, does anyone else get tired of the hand washing?

I've been using disposable latex gloves. I went thru about 13 gloves with the last batch of 40lbs of sausage I made.

 

[cmix]

Gonna have to try this!  They look fantastic!

 

[smoking b]

Man those do look good! Now I have something else I need to make soon