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Don’t bother adding one to the unit itself, the ones that do come on them are inaccurate. Get an external thermometer, preferably with at least two probes. Can be found on amazon or just about anywhere.
I think you’ll be fine if you don’t over cook them. The meat should have plenty of water in it. The water is more for the even distribution of the cure and spices. I’m shocked you didn’t have issues stuffing after sitting overnight.
Are you cooking them to completion in the smoker? I found that when I hung them I would get the bottoms over cooked before the tops. I now just lay them on racks so that I can rotate them. I just bend the sticks back and forth on the racks in a Z pattern. You really don’t get grill marks on...
Read this, it’s found in the sausage sticky.
https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/best-practices-for-sausage-making.255662/
If you are talking about the casings that came in the package they are probably collagen casing and should not be soaked. This will make them weak. Put them in the...
My wife was able to secure me a PB440D for a whopping $35. She is a manager at a big box hardware store and they were clearancing them out.
I got it all put together and did a test run on a pork picnic, the wife said it was the best one I ever did! I have only ever used electric before then...
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