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  1. hfitch

    cedar

    I see where people are building smoke houses with cedar. What type of cedar is it?? I was always told not to smoke with cedar because of the resins. We're looking to build our own wooden smoke house to use for both hot and cold smoking, would cedar for the walls work for that or would the...
  2. hfitch

    Hamburger for Snack Sticks?

    I've got a kit for snack sticks coming from the Sausage Maker. I also have a 1/4 of beef coming in soon. My question is, can I just use the ground burger to make snack sticks? I didn't know if that would be too fatty of a meat or not. I know you can use beef, but is 80/20 hamburger ok?
  3. hfitch

    Chips or Sawdust Question??

    I have a MES 30 electric smoker. I've used it a couple of times to smoke ribs, butts etc... all higher temp recipes. I'm making summer sausage for the first time today and I'm having a hard time generating smoke at the lower temps. I' even using chips that have NOT been soaked. My...
  4. hfitch

    Hello from Michigan

    Hello, my name is Heidi and I reside in the Thumb of Michigan. I've got an electric smoker that I've had for about 4 years now and of course a gas and charcoal grill. Have smoked a lot of different meats like ribs fish and butts but am really looking to get into sausage making, My husband...
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