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  1. ryaninmichigan

    summer sausage qview

    Back in the day, which was a Tuesday BTW, It was called summer sausage because it was considered a dry sausage and kept well in the warmer months. Rich is right about the ice bath, it helps keep the fat clump instead of dispersing. It also helps control shrinking. Lastly I do not drink Michelob...
  2. ryaninmichigan

    summer sausage qview

    Turned out great. We make close to 100lbs a year. that was about 22lbs. In some of it we packed pepper jack cheese cubes in the center. rotate the racks about half way through. Ice bath when done. wipe them down, then let them bloom on the counter for few hours. then into the fridge or in the...
  3. ryaninmichigan

    summer sausage qview

    Here is some sausage my brother and law and I kicked a couple weeks ago. ready to sit it out in garage over night. In the smoker. windy and 20 outside.
  4. ryaninmichigan

    waiting for garden time

    Well I am getting the itch to get the garden started. Even though I have 2 feet of snow covering it. The garden is about 9x15. This year I am planting the following. Cucumbers Tomatoes Green onions Green peppers Yellow banana peppers Jalapenos Spanish yellow onions Zucchini Maybe potatoes...
  5. ryaninmichigan

    How cold???

    65 TO 70 is perfect IMO
  6. ryaninmichigan

    New in Michigan

    Thanks everyone! Smoked sausage would be venison summer. Fresh Sausage gotta be brats. Who am I kidding I have yet to try a sausage I did not like.
  7. ryaninmichigan

    New in Michigan

    Hey everyone new guy here in Michigan. I have lost count as to what generation smoker I am, you could say I have been smoking and making sausages my whole life. Maybe I will learn some new stuff here.
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