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    First Sausage SUCCESS Story / Recipe, Details, Pictures.

    KJ: Like Boykjo said ... I started out low, around 110-120 and worked the smoker up from there. I've got a wood-burning smoker, so it probably wasn't as precise as 10 degrees every hour. So once the heat got up to 160 I kept an eye on the meat's temperature so that I could pull them off and...
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    First Sausage SUCCESS Story / Recipe, Details, Pictures.

    Thanks! I did add the Tender Quick to the whole batch, then I stuffed all of it. After that is when I pulled some for fresh sausage and the rest for the smoker. From what I researched beforehand, like you said, you don't have to cure the meat for fresh sausage, but several resources also said...
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    First Sausage SUCCESS Story / Recipe, Details, Pictures.

    Thanks! My grinder is the Open Country 400-watt/1.75hp Food Grinder, which I bought from Bass Pro. It works pretty well as long as you don't cube the meat too big before hand. It came with 3 plates for fine, medium and course grinding, as well as two attachments for stuffing. And it's stainless...
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    First time / Smaller Amounts with Morton Tender Quick / Other

    Hey folks ... I started a new thread to detail my first successful batch of sausage! Check it out here, and let me know what you think!
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    First Sausage SUCCESS Story / Recipe, Details, Pictures.

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    First Sausage SUCCESS Story / Recipe, Details, Pictures.

    I spent this past weekend working on the various processes of making my first successful sausages! It was a lot of fun, and the reward of a great batch of sausage was well-worth the effort! Backstory: A couple of years ago I made breakfast sausage links using collagen casings. While they were...
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    First time / Smaller Amounts with Morton Tender Quick / Other

    Thanks for the info! That helps a lot ...  I'm starting the process now ... will post pics soon, hopefully. Cg
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    First time / Smaller Amounts with Morton Tender Quick / Other

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    First time / Smaller Amounts with Morton Tender Quick / Other

    Hey folks ... I'm new to the forum, so I'm looking forward to delving into all the information here in the near future. And I'll also make sure to stop by the Introduction area. But for now, I've got some wild hog meat that I took out of the freezer earlier this week, with the intention to make...
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