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  1. mikerags

    Kitchen Aid attachments for making sausage

    I say go ahead and get one. I did for my first few sausage matches. Grinder works well, but the stuffer is painfull. Took me about 30 minutes to stuff 5lbs. After three batches I bought a vertical 5lbs stuffer. After a 10lbs batch I bought a dedicated grinder. For about 40 bucks it is a...
  2. mikerags

    First Summer Sausage and Salami in Smoker

    Ha ha, yeah don't get me wrong by my post, they are all good. I will post the recipies in a bit an let everyone know what I would do differently next time.
  3. mikerags

    First Summer Sausage and Salami in Smoker

    Ok well the smoke is complete. Took almost 20 hours, although 6 were "interrupted" by Thanksgiving and had to turn the smoker down. So here's the deal. It is ok, but not the best salami and summer sausage. It was my first batch and a bit bland. Reminds me of the first fresh sausage I made...
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    First Summer Sausage and Salami in Smoker

    Great thanks for the info. Just took out the pan of water. Your right, the casings were looking a little moist. Should dry out over the next few hours. Did 2 hours at 130F, 4 hours at 150F and now just kicked the temperature up to 165F. Internal temperature is 125F. I see you said 170F, do...
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    First Summer Sausage and Salami in Smoker

    Do you normally put water in the water pan while smoking summer sausage? I did, but am wondering if this will cause them to not dry out as much as they should?
  6. mikerags

    First Summer Sausage and Salami in Smoker

    Made up my first batch of Summer Sausage last night. Went into the smoker this morning at 8am. Some pictures below. Made 20lbs total. 10 lbs of beef salami and 10lbs of cheddar jalapeno venison summer sausage. Used regular cheese, will have to see how much it melts. No pics of the prep...
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    New to the Forum from California

    Great to meet everyone. I live in Hayward, the East Bay. Dont hunt as much as I would like, but if all goes well will head up to Santa Rosa to hunt some pigs this weekend.
  8. mikerags

    Grinders

    I have this grinder and it is great. Last run was 30lbs of pork shoulder and back fat. Ate right through it without slowing down. I have also put through whole chicken breasts with the bones in for my dog. Again no slowing it down. Mike
  9. mikerags

    New to the Forum from California

    Hello everyone, my name is Mike I live in the Bay Area. I am 25, an electrical engineer and work in the aerospace industry. Found this forum while looking for information on smoking summer sausage. I have been making sausage for the last few years and am going to make the plunge into summer...
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